Wouter Jacobs

TL;DR: In this paper, the location patterns of firms that provide specialized advanced producer services (APS) to international commodity chains that move through seaports are analyzed and the authors conclude that while port-related APS activities predominantly follow the world city hierarchy, a number of port cities stand out because they act as nodes in global commodity flows and as centres of advanced services related to shipping and port activities.

TL;DR: In this article, path dependence in seaport governance has been studied and a process of institutional stretching takes place when port authorities see a need to develop new capabilities and activities, gradually leading to a formalised governance reform but without breaking out of the existing path of development.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a more encompassing perspective that includes both design and evolution dimensions, invoking various components from theories of policy change, inspired by the work of Kingdon.

TL;DR: In this paper, path dependence in seaport governance has been studied and a process of institutional stretching takes place when port authorities see a need to develop new capabilities and activities, gradually leading to a formalised governance reform but without breaking out of the existing path of development.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify contemporary geographic theories which help us understand the often increasingly urban attachment of core economic activities despite globalization and explore how these theories may apply to port studies, highlighting both how they have been used by maritime scholars to this point and also why further development and application are warranted.