The Interplay of Trade, Regional and Technical Factors in the Evolution of a Port System
The Case of Taiwan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12034945 |
|---|---|
| Authors | DANIEL TODD (0000-0003-0627-2712, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-18 |
| Publication date | 1993-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geografiska Annaler Series B Human Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0435-3684 • E-ISSN: 1468-0467 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/04353684.1993.11879646 |
| OpenAlex | W2323141590 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
A port system may occur when some central authority imposes control over the operations of the individual ports which constitute its elements. Central control is virtually synonymous with planning and the responsible authorities must juggle national and regional factors when considering means for improving existing cargo handling and accommodating growth in traffic throughput. They must also be fully alive to technical innovations which, when harnessed to port operations, conspire to raise efficiencies and reduce costs. This complex brew is explored against the backdrop of Taiwan, an island hosting a port system composed of long-established harbours (Keelung, Kaohsiung), an early 20th-century introduction (Hualien) and creations of the 1970s (Taichung, Suao). The paper sets about this task by pursuing three themes. First, it describes the emergence of the ports. Secondly, it affirms the strong linkage between industrial policy and the growth of trade, especially exports, noting the indispensable role of ports in this process. Thirdly, it examines port performances. A number of particular and general conclusions arise from these efforts. In the specific instance, vestiges of a hinterland set-up persist around Hualien, but are essentially absent from other ports. This absence effectively deprives Taichung port of a local market area and severely handicaps its container trades. In the general instance, port planners have preferred to indulge in capacity provision, confident that trade expansion will utilize it eventually or, failing that, have justified their investments in terms of balanced regional development
Business · Economic geography · Geography · International trade · Port (circuit theory · Regional science · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Engineering · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2014 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |