Wouter Jacobs
University of Antwerp
32 Papers
264 Citations
Wouter Jacobs is an academic researcher from University of Antwerp. The author has contributed to research in topics: Port (computer networking) & Urban planning. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 31 publications. Previous affiliations of Wouter Jacobs include Erasmus University Rotterdam & Utrecht University.
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Papers
Integrating world cities into production networks : the case of port cities
TL;DR: In this paper, the location patterns of firms that provide specialized advanced producer services (APS) to international commodity chains that move through seaports are analyzed and the authors conclude that while port-related APS activities predominantly follow the world city hierarchy, a number of port cities stand out because they act as nodes in global commodity flows and as centres of advanced services related to shipping and port activities.
A Theory of Institutional Change: Illustrated by Dutch City-Provinces and Dutch Land Policy
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a more encompassing perspective that includes both design and evolution dimensions, invoking various components from theories of policy change, inspired by the work of Kingdon.
Institutional plasticity and path dependence in seaports: interactions between institutions, port governance reforms and port authority routines
TL;DR: In this paper, path dependence in seaport governance has been studied and a process of institutional stretching takes place when port authorities see a need to develop new capabilities and activities, gradually leading to a formalised governance reform but without breaking out of the existing path of development.
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The Location and Global Network Structure of Maritime Advanced Producer Services
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the role of advanced producer services (APS) and their role within both global urban hierarchies and network formation between cities by empirically focusing on those APS related to the port and maritime sector.
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Shifting Proximities: The Maritime Ports Sector in an Era of Global Supply Chains
Peter V. Hall,Wouter Jacobs +1 more
TL;DR: Hall et al. as mentioned in this paper examined various dimensions of proximity in relation to maritime ports and argued that organizational proximity between dominant port users has increased through vertical and horizontal integration, territorially based institutional and social proximities, especially as regards stable and shared regulatory systems, are increasingly important as a counterbalance to ensure openness to innovation and upgrading.
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