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The City Network of West European advanced logistics
Journal Title: ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI 
Author/s: Cécile Sillig, Hilda Ghiara, Sébastien Antoine, Juste Ndayishimiye 
Year:  2019 Issue: 124 Language: Italian 
Pages:  26 Pg. 96-121 FullText PDF:  185 KB
DOI:  10.3280/ASUR2019-124005
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This paper proposes an analysis of West European logistics according to theWorld City Network approach. Unlike analysis on traffic flows, this approachfocuses on advanced services functions. The analysis shows that West Europeanlogistics is mainly governed from Central and Northern European cities. Firmslocate knowledge intensive and management functions in centers characterized byeither specialized knowledge, i.e. transport hubs and headquarters of competitors,or generic knowledge, i.e. World Cities.
Keywords: Logistics; Advanced Services; Western Europe; World City Network;Social Networks.

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Cécile Sillig, Hilda Ghiara, Sébastien Antoine, Juste Ndayishimiye, The City Network of West European advanced logistics in "ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI" 124/2019, pp. 96-121, DOI:10.3280/ASUR2019-124005

   

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