For decades, the spatial approach to network analysis has principally focused on planar and
technical networks from a classic graph theory perspective. Reference to models and …

In spite of serving as the purported goal of the global production network (GPN) approach,
development has been left undefined in the GPN literature, with 'GPN 2.0'now offering an …

The current dynamics in the Western European urban system are in marked contrast with the
bourgeoning literature stressing the importance of agglomeration for economic growth. This …

With the advent of multinational corporations, the traditional urban service function has' gone
global'. In order to provide services to globalizing corporate clients, the offices of major …

We combine the concept of location derived by economic geographers with theories of the
multinational enterprise (MNE) and the liability of foreignness developed by international …

The Connected City explores how thinking about networks helps make sense of modern
cities: what they are, how they work, and where they are headed. Cities and urban life can …

The Competitiveness of Global Port-Cities: Synthesis Report Page 1 OECD Regional
Development Working Papers 2013/13 The Competitiveness of Global Port-Cities: Synthesis …

This paper introduces the theme of the special issue 'Agglomerations and the Rise of Urban
Network Externalities'. Urban network externalities are defined as external economies from …

This paper examines the position of the 'interlocking network model'for studying world-city
networks in the context of an increasingly diverse literature on cities in globalization. The …

Though ports may appear to play a primarily economic role at a local scale, they also are
important in global and geopolitical processes. Ports connect the two geographical realms of …