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Port Towns

Port Towns is a type of medieval urban settlement distinguished by its strategic location on navigable waterways, where economic activity and urban development are fundamentally organized around maritime trade, shipborne commerce, and the facilitation of goods and travelers between sea and land routes.

62

Publications

2.9K

Citations

110

Authors

66

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

11

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Publications

62

The Use of Blacks for Medical Experimentation and Demonstration in the Old South

Todd L. Savitt · The Journal of Southern History · 1982 · 250 citations

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A tale of Asia’s world ports: The spatial evolution in global hub port cities

Sung-Woo Lee, Dong‐Wook Song, César Ducruet · Geoforum · 2007 · 242 citations

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The Major Seaports of the United Kingdom

Guido G. Weigend, James Bird · Economic Geography · 1964 · 163 citations

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The Major Seaports of the United Kingdom

J. H. Appleton, James Bird · Geographical Journal · 1963 · 155 citations

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Spatiotemporal variation analysis of driving forces of urban land spatial expansion using logistic regression: A case study of port towns in Taicang City, China

Bangrong Shu, Honghui Zhang, Yongle Li et al. · Habitat International · 2014 · 142 citations

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Authors

110

  1. JB
    James Bird

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 318 citations

    2

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  2. CP
    Colin Platt

    Brookline Public Schools, United States

    2 publications · 72 citations

    2

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  3. JW
    Josef W. Konvitz

    Michigan State University, United States

    2 publications · 36 citations

    2

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  4. CD
    César Ducruet

    UMR Géographie-cités, France

    2 publications · 376 citations

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  5. NR
    Nicolas Raimbault

    Nantes Université, France

    1 publications · 58 citations

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Institutions

66

  1. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    324 citations

  2. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    81 citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    58 citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  5. Hong Kong Baptist University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    134 citations

  6. Chalmers University of Technology

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    312 citations

  7. Institute for Research on Innovation and Services for Development

    Naples, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    51 citations

  8. Antwerp Maritime Academy

    Antwerp, Belgium

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    268 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Transport Geography

    5 publications · 444 citations

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  2. The Economic History Review

    4 publications · 120 citations

    4

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  3. Geographical Journal

    4 publications · 189 citations

    4

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  4. Azania Archaeological Research in Africa

    2 publications · 129 citations

    2

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  5. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 2 publications · 83 citations

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