De fijnzinnige kunst van co-evolutie: een complexiteitstheoretisch perspectief op besluitvorming over estuaria in Duitsland, België en Nederland = The gentle art of coevolution: a complexity theory perspective on decision making over estuaries in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands
Gerrits, L.-M. (2008). De fijnzinnige kunst van co-evolutie: een complexiteitstheoretisch perspectief op besluitvorming over estuaria in Duitsland, België en Nederland = The gentle art of coevolution: a complexity theory perspective on decision making over estuaries in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. PhD Thesis. Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam: Rotterdam. ISBN 978-90-75289-16-9. 283 pp. |
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| Abstract | Seaports in Europe are constantly engaged in fierce competition over market share and one of the strategies utilised to survive this competition is to increase the capacity of the ports. Such a strategy can include the extension of quaysides, the building of new terminals and the construction of better road and railway connections between the port and the hinterland. Th e maritime connection between the port and the sea is another important factor that aff ects the ability of the port stay competitive. Since new ships are designed with larger drafts, port authorities are obliged to increase the dimensions of the navigation channel in order to allow the ships safe passage. After all, if ships do not fi t into the channel, they can never reach the port. |
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