Author: Jean-Paul Rodrigue

Air mobility for both passengers and freight shows an ongoing growth, often at a faster rate than other transportation modes. This industry, at the aggregate level, remains a high growth sector with peak air travel demand uncertain at this point. World Air Travel and World Air Freight Carried, 1950-2018

Updated an existing page about air transport fatalities. There is an enduring downward trend in facilities that is even more impressive if juxtaposed with the substantial growth in passenger-km carried by air transport. Number of Yearly Fatalities due to Air Transport Crashes, 1918-2018  

Map showing the most suitable cereal for cultivation based upon the existing biophysical conditions as well as the average market value. Part of the global food logistics material being developed. Most Suitable Cereal

Added a new page about the global photosynthesis potential for agriculture. This is part of the food logistics page I am currently building. Length of Growing Period (LGP), in Days

I am honored to have been awarded today the prestigious 2019 Edward L. Ullman Award for outstanding contribution to the field of transport geography by the Association of American Geographers: “The Edward L. Ullman Award has been offered by the Transportation Geography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers

Wrote a short article for Port Technology International addressing the role of ports in the emerging global manufacturing landscape, particularly as they relate to changes in the importance of the factors of production.

Updated an existing page depicting the main Asian trade routes around the 12 century. The Silk Road and Arab Sea Routes (11th and 12th Centuries)

Added a new page that provides an overview of the main actors involved in a food system (Western Europe). In spite of the size of the market (technically the total population), there is a high level of market concentration in the hands of large agricultural and food dealers. The Agri-Food

Added a new page trying to resume the supply chains related to the food system. This is part of a section about food logistics that I am working on. The Food System

Added a new page providing a synthetic representation of commodity chains, particularly in terms of stages, locations, channels, costs and added value. Supply Chain Analysis