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Locational Characteristics of Dry Ports in Developing Economies: Some Lessons from Northern India

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  • Adolf K. Y. Ng
  • Ismail B. Cetin

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Ng A. K. Y. and Cetin I. B. Locational characteristics of dry ports in developing economies: some lessons from Northern India, Regional Studies . Contemporary economic development has triggered the importance of establishing distribution centres at appropriate locations in developing economies. However, so far, academic studies addressing this issue are rather scarce. Hence, by investigating dry ports within two industrial clusters in Northern India, this paper investigates the locational characteristics of distribution centres in developing economies. Analytical results indicate that the spatial dynamics of dry ports in developing economies are different from Western, advanced economies due to geographical diversifications, the different paces of regional development and local practices. This paper also suggests that dry ports in developing economies are more cluster (rather than supply chain) oriented. Ng A. K. Y. and Cetin I. B. 发展中经济体无水港的区位特征:来自北印度的相关证据,区域研究。当代经济发展 强调了在发展中国家特定区位建立配送中心的重要性。然而迄今为止学术界对该问题 的关注甚少。通过考察位于北印度两大产业集群的无水港,本文考察了发展中经济体 配送中心的区位特征。分析结果表明,发展中经济体无水港的空间活力与西方发达经 济之间由于地理差异、不同的区域发展节奏以及地方实践而有所不同。研究同时表明 ,发展中国家无水港多是集群(而非供应链)导向的。 无水港 区位 发展中经济体 印度 Ng A. K. Y. et Cetin I. B. Les caract�ristiques des emplacements des ports secs situ�s dans les �conomies en voie de d�veloppement: des leçons à tirer du nord de l'Inde, Regional Studies . Le d�veloppement �conomique contemporain a d�clench� l'importance d'�tablir des centres de distribution dans des emplacements appropri�s dans les �conomies en voie de d�veloppement. Cependant, jusqu'ici, plutôt rares sont les �tudes th�oriques qui abordent cette question. Donc, en examinant les ports secs situ�s au sein de deux clusters industriels dans le nord de l'Inde, cet article cherche à examiner les caract�ristiques des emplacements des centres de distribution dans les �conomies en voie de d�veloppement. Les r�sultats analytiques laissent voir que la dynamique g�ographique des ports secs situ�s dans des pays en voie de d�veloppement se distinguent de celle des �conomies avanc�es de l'Ouest à cause des diversifications g�ographiques, de la variation du rythme de l'am�nagement du territoire, et des pratiques locales. Cet article laisse supposer aussi que les ports secs situ�s dans les �conomies en voie de d�veloppement sont orient�s plutôt vers les clusters (que vers les chaînes d'approvisionnement). Ports secs Emplacement Economies en voie de d�veloppement Inde Ng A. K. Y. und Cetin I. B. Standortmerkmale von Trockenhäfen in Schwellenländern: Lehren aus Nordindien, Regional Studies . Aufgrund der modernen wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung ist es in Schwellenländern wichtig geworden, Vertriebszentren an geeigneten Standorten zu errichten. Dieses Thema wurde jedoch bisher in wissenschaftlichen Studien nur selten behandelt. Aus diesem Grund werden in diesem Beitrag die Standortmerkmale von Vertriebszentren in Schwellenländern anhand des Beispiels von Trockenhäfen in zwei industriellen Ballungsräumen Nordindiens untersucht. Aus den analytischen Ergebnissen geht hervor, dass die räumliche Dynamik von Trockenhäfen in Schwellenländern aufgrund von geografischen Diversifizierungen, unterschiedlichen Geschwindigkeiten der regionalen Entwicklung und lokalen Praktiken unterschiedlich ausfällt als die Dynamik in westlichen Industriestaaten. Ebenso wird in diesem Beitrag der Schluss nahegelegt, dass Trockenhäfen in Schwellenländern stärker clusterorientiert (statt lieferkettenorientiert) sind. Trockenhafen Standort Schwellenländer Indien Ng A. K. Y. y Cetin I. B. Caracter�sticas de ubicación de los puertos secos en las econom�as en desarrollo: lecciones del norte de la India, Regional Studies . El desarrollo económico contemporáneo ha impulsado la necesidad de establecer centros de distribución en ubicaciones apropiadas de las econom�as en desarrollo. Sin embargo, hasta ahora se han llevado a cabo poco estudios acad�micos sobre este tema. Por este motivo, en este art�culo analizamos los puertos secos en dos aglomeraciones industriales del norte de la India para investigar las caracter�sticas de ubicación de los centros de distribución en econom�as desarrolladas. Los resultados anal�ticos indican que las dinámicas espaciales de los puertos secos en econom�as en desarrollo son diferentes de las econom�as avanzadas de Occidente debido a las diversificaciones geográficas, los diferentes ritmos del desarrollo regional y las prácticas locales. En este art�culo tambi�n sugerimos que los puertos secos en las econom�as en desarrollo se orientan más hacia las aglomeraciones (en vez de hacia la cadena de suministros). Puerto seco Ubicación Econom�as en desarrollo India

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  • Adolf K. Y. Ng & Ismail B. Cetin, 2012. "Locational Characteristics of Dry Ports in Developing Economies: Some Lessons from Northern India," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(6), pages 757-773, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:46:y:2012:i:6:p:757-773
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.532117
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