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Source: adapted from Manuj, I. and J.T. Mentzer, (2008) “Global supply chain risk management strategies”, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 192-223. World Economic Forum (2012) New Models for Addressing Supply Chain and Transport Risk. The complexity of supply chains requires assessing the

Source: NOAA, Satellite and Information Service. Global mean sea level change is the outcome of two processes on the volume taken by the oceans on the earth’s surface. First, changes in the quantity of heat accumulated by the oceans and their salinity level will impact the density of oceanic water

Source: adapted from T.S. Molinski, W.E. Feero and B.L. Damsky (2000) “Shielding grids from solar storms”, IEEE Spectrum. The geomagnetic north pole is located approximately at 80 degrees of latitude on Ellesmere Island in Canada. Because of the structure of the earth’s electromagnetic field, a geomagnetic storm creates field disturbances

The boundary between tectonic plates is indicative of earthquake risk and potential disruptions of local transport systems, namely roads, telecommunication infrastructure, airports, and ports. The above map depicts a global distribution of earthquake risk, ranging from a low probability of a significant earthquake over the next 50 years to a

Author: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Transportation systems are complex assets that are under a governance structure and managed accordingly. 1. Transportation Governance Transportation systems and their supporting infrastructures have become so complex in terms of management and scale of operation that governance models need to be revised. The main circumstances under

Author: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue The resilience of transportation is challenged by congestion and the need to add capacity and better manage existing infrastructures. 1. The Enduring Challenge of Congestion Congestion is likely to remain one of the ongoing issues in transport geography because unprecedented demands for transportation are generated by

Source: Background map from Google Earth. Ports are significant consumers of land involving terminal operations and port-centric logistics activities, which are generating large volumes of cargo flows and the need to store this cargo temporarily. The port of Tianjin is the third-largest in the world in terms of tonnage and

Source: ICC International Maritime Bureau. As long as there has been trade, there has been an incentive to plunder the valuable commodities transiting along long-distance maritime trade routes. The conventional response was for ships to travel in convoys, escorted by military ships if the trade was of sizable value, with

Note: Video is provided through YouTube. At 9:45 AM, Eastern Standard Time, an hour after the first hijacked plane collided with the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York, a complete closure of the North American airspace was ordered. This was the first time in history that