Title: THE EMERGENCE OF A MEGA-PORT - FROM THE GLOBAL TO THE LOCAL, THE CASE OF BUSAN*
Abstract: Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale GeografieVolume 96, Issue 4 p. 421-432 THE EMERGENCE OF A MEGA-PORT – FROM THE GLOBAL TO THE LOCAL, THE CASE OF BUSAN* ANTOINE FRÉMONT, ANTOINE FRÉMONT Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Transport and International Affairs (CIRTAI), Le Havre University, 25 rue Philippe Lebon, F-76085 Le Havre, France. E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected] for more papers by this authorCÉSAR DUCRUET, CÉSAR DUCRUET Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Transport and International Affairs (CIRTAI), Le Havre University, 25 rue Philippe Lebon, F-76085 Le Havre, France. E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected] for more papers by this author ANTOINE FRÉMONT, ANTOINE FRÉMONT Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Transport and International Affairs (CIRTAI), Le Havre University, 25 rue Philippe Lebon, F-76085 Le Havre, France. E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected] for more papers by this authorCÉSAR DUCRUET, CÉSAR DUCRUET Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Transport and International Affairs (CIRTAI), Le Havre University, 25 rue Philippe Lebon, F-76085 Le Havre, France. E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected] for more papers by this author First published: 25 July 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9663.2005.00473.xCitations: 21AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat ABSTRACT Busan port was ranked in third place of the world container ports in 2001. This port growth was implemented within a major urban settlement of over four million inhabitants. It could be explained by the insertion of the port city in the maritime networks of the world leading ocean carriers. The co-existence of port and urban functions in the same area could lead to asphyxia. The efficient articulation of reticular and territorial logics, in different scales, from the global to the local and conversely, is a necessity to improve the development of the port city. Citing Literature Volume96, Issue4September 2005Pages 421-432 RelatedInformation