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Competitiveness of Port-Cities: The Case of Marseille-Fos, France

Title
Competitiveness of Port-Cities: The Case of Marseille-Fos, France [electronic resource] / Olaf Merk and Claude Comtois
Author
Merk, Olaf.
Publication
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2012.

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Additional Authors
Comtois, Claude.
Description
70 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
Summary
This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the port of Marseille-Fos, an analysis of the impact of the port on its territory and an assessment of policies and governance in this field. It examines declining port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to it. The effect of the ports on economic and environmental questions is studied and quantified where possible. The value added of the port cluster of Marseille-Fos is calculated and its interlinkages with other economic sectors and other regions in France delineated. The paper outlines the impact of the ports? operations, and shows how their activities spill over into other regions than the one in which the port of Marseille-Fos is located. The major policies governing the ports are assessed, along with policies governing transport and economic development, the environment and spatial planning. These include measures instituted by the port authorities, as well as by local, regional and national governments. Governance mechanisms at these different levels are described and analysed. Based on the report?s findings, recommendations are proposed with a view to improving port performance and increasing the positive effects of the port of Marseille-Fos on its territory.
Series Statement
OECD Regional Development Working Papers, 2073-7009 ; no.2012/11
Uniform Title
OECD Regional Development Working Papers, no.2012/11.
Subject
  • Urban, Rural and Regional Development
  • France
LCCN
10.1787/5k8x9b92cnnv-en
OCLC
oecd-lib-001081
Author
Merk, Olaf.
Title
Competitiveness of Port-Cities: The Case of Marseille-Fos, France [electronic resource] / Olaf Merk and Claude Comtois
Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2012.
Series
OECD Regional Development Working Papers, 2073-7009 ; no.2012/11
OECD Regional Development Working Papers, 2073-7009 ; no.2012/11.
Connect to:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k8x9b92cnnv-en
Indexed Term
Urban, Rural and Regional Development
France
Added Author
Comtois, Claude.
Other Editions:
Compétitivité des villes portuaires: Le cas de Marseille-Fos - France fre (FR-PaOEC)5k8x9b79bmlw-fr
Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/5k8x9b92cnnv-en doi
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