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Freight and the City: An Ambiguous Relationship. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Associate Professor, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University, New York, USA Van Horne Researcher in Transportation and Logistics, University of Calgary, Canada. Lets Meet the Couple…. Problem.
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Freight and the City:An Ambiguous Relationship Jean-Paul Rodrigue Associate Professor, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University, New York, USA Van Horne Researcher in Transportation and Logistics, University of Calgary, Canada
Lets Meet the Couple… Problem Partners barely know one-another. Uncertain about the extent and depth of the relationship. Partners “misbehaving”. Freight Potential Solutions City As is. Divorce. Counseling.
Divorce is Not an Option… Multi-Nodal Nodal Core activities Peripheral activities Central area Central activities Major transport axis
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