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Updated a page describing the main freight facilities, which come into five main categories. Each facility is a combination of the functions of fabrication, storage, and distribution. Types of Freight Facilities | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Updated a page discussing the main differences between conventional retail and e-commerce. Since e-commerce is distributional consumption, logistics plays a more important role than standard retail, which is accessibility-based consumption. Retail Logistics and E-commerce | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Updated a page presenting the three major types of clusters supporting manufacturing activities. The propensity to cluster has characterized manufacturing from artisan guild towns of the Middle Ages to contemporary logistics zones. Types of Manufacturing Clusters | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Updated a page discussing location factors and location theory. Three scales of locational analysis are considered: the socioeconomic environment (macro), accessibility (meso), and the site (micro). Basic Location Factors | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Added a new page showing global container port activity in 1970, which is pretty much the oldest year where statistics are available (1968 was the year that the TEU became a standard). At that time container shipping was strongly oriented around direct trade partners with the United States. The Dawn

Added a page providing a simple explanation of the main differences between the least cost to build and the least cost to use networks. Network Connectivity Options | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Updated the material discussing the foundations of the growth poles theory leaning on the principle of leading firms, supply chain linkages and economies of agglomeration. The concept is behind the agglomerative effects of many transport terminals, particularly ports. Growth Poles Theory | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Updated the page discussing under what main conditions intermodal transportation is taking place and with expected outcomes. Conditions and Outcomes of Intermodal Transport | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Added a new page discussing the main supply chain risks and for each type of risk which supply chain configuration is more resilient. Types of Supply Chain Risks and Their Resilience | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

2022 Annual Meeting of the Association of American GeographersFebruary 25 – March 1, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked the worst financial crisis in the century-long history of commercial aviation. Recovery has begun but very unevenly, and the future of airlines, airports, the many communities linked by aviation networks, and