A Hybrid Network: Sea-Land Connectivity in the Global System of Cities

EasyChair Preprint 10081

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to analyze the connectivity of cities in a coupled network made of planar (railways) and non-planar (maritime) topologies. It takes the state of the network during the period 1880-1925, namely the context of the First Globalization wave (1880-1914), when trade and urban development were closely tied to progress in communications systems and especially steam propulsion. Edges represent intercity physical infrastructure on land, and inter-port ship voyages at sea. Main results underline a stronger relationship between railways and steam shipping compared with sail across ports and port cities of the world.

Keyphrases: Globalization, Ports, coupled networks, hinterlands, maritime transport, multigraph, multilayer networks, railway networks, urban network

@booklet{EasyChair:10081,
  author    = {Cesar Ducruet and Barbara Polo and Bruno Marnot},
  title     = {A Hybrid Network: Sea-Land Connectivity in the Global System of Cities},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 10081},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2023}}