The authors investigate how the intermodal freight-transportation network affects the ability of regions to position themselves more effectively in the national space economy. The case of domestic containerized freight traffic is examined because it is closely associated with contemporary forms...

This paper proposes a spatial statistical approach to identifying the deprived areas where the access to grocery foods is restricted due to the destitute economic status of the target residents (the poor). For this purpose, the ratio of the expected population demand and observed food supply in...

Recent years have seen considerable changes in the technology of transportation with the development of high-speed rail networks, more fuel-efficient automobiles and aircraft, and the widespread adoption of informatics in disciplines such as traffic management and supply chain logistics. The...

Demand for parcel delivery services has rapidly increased recently mainly due to the tremendous growth of e-commerce worldwide. Responding to changes in parcel volume with small-sized frequent shipments poses a great challenge to parcel delivery companies, as they need to rationalize the cost of...

This paper examines neighborhood responses to the business cycle of the decade 1999–2009. Utilizing a quality-of-life (QoL) framework to profile neighborhoods in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, we investigate with a Markov-chain methodology how the process of change was impacted by...

This paper contributes to the growing body of business survival literature that focuses on regional determinants of the hazard faced by firms. Using parametric survival analysis, we test the effects of regional innovation on exit likelihood in the US computer and electronic product manufacturing...

Spatial interaction (SI) is the process whereby entities at different points in physical space make contacts, demand/supply decisions or locational choices. The entities can be individuals or firms and the choices can include housing, jobs, production quantities, exports, imports, face-to-face...

In spite of a number of before-and-after evaluation studies of ITS field operational tests and other deployments that have substantiated the favorable payoff of investments in ITS technology, ITS benefits assessment is not a straightforward matter and continues to pose significant challenges....