Mobility and economy The relationship between the movement of goods and people, and economic and social development appears to be stronger than ever. Indeed, the assumption of a `postmodern' or `postindustrial' economy and society has intensified the focus on different forms of mobility (Creswell, 2001). A general hypothesis in this respect is that the significance of flows of goods, people, an...

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The globalization of production and the geographic dispersion of economic activity have elevated the importance of the transportation and logistics sectors of the economy. One sector in particular that has experienced significant expansion is maritime transport and container shipping. As the cargo has become increasingly “discretionary” such that it can conceivably be transported through any po...

In regression models with a large number of potential model terms, the selection of an appropriate subset of covariates and their interactions is an important challenge for data analysis, as is the choice of the appropriate representation of their impact on the quantities to be estimated such as deciding between linear or smooth non-linear effects. The main part of this work is dedicated to the...

Measuring the degree and extent of economic globalization is subject to a variety of issues ranging from theoretical conceptualization to the selection of appropriate data. This examination of economic globalization underscores the importance of a geographic perspective that is necessarily situated within a temporal context. International trade data and exploratory spatial data analyses are use...

A resurgence of interest in industrial agglomerations can be found among many different academic disciplines. This trend has been accompanied by a focus on how spatial proximity and the emergence of links between colocated actors may generate benefits for firms, namely, in the generation and diffusion of knowledge. By conceiving industrial agglomerations as territorially based networks, we argu...

Die Langzeitstabilität des optisch transparenten p-Typ-Halbleiters Kupferiodid ist eine aktuelle Herausforderung, da die elektrische Leitfähigkeit von CuI-Dünnfilmen empfindlich auf Umgebungseinflüsse reagiert. Deckschichten aus Aluminiumoxid erhöhen Stabilität beträchtlich. Systematische Untersuchungen Al2O3/CuI-Heterostrukturen in Abhängigkeit der N2- oder O2-Partialdrücke bei Oxid-Abscheidun...

In this article we examine the developmental consequences of globalization at multiple scales, using a commodity chains framework to investigate the case of the North American apparel industry. In the first section we outline the apparel commodity chain and offer a brief typology of its lead firms. In the second section we discuss the concept of industrial upgrading and describe several main ex...

This paper focuses on biotechnology innovation in a peripheral region of Canada. It views the industry sector from a cluster standpoint. The paper presents descriptive data on nine companies and 13 support organizations that have been visited as part of a continuing study. At this point in time, it is not clear whether the collection of organizations in Halifax, Nova Scotia represents a biotech...

Fast hundert Jahre nach der Vorhersage von Neutrinos sind wir heute in Lage, diese faszinierenden Elementarteilchen als Boten aus dem All zu nutzen. Sie helfen uns, die extremsten Phänomene im Universum verstehen. IceCube ist das erste Neutrinoteleskop, kritische Größe erreicht hat, um Neutrinosignale messen. Damit lassen sich Schlüsse über ihre Herkunft und Eigenschaften ihrer Quellen ziehen. ...