Collaborative Approach to Trade: Enhancing Connectivity in Sea- and Land-Locked Countries (Advances in Spatial Science)

This book applies regional analysis to the challenges facing global investment agencies seeking to enhance trade in lagging regions. It shows how spatial interaction and agent-based modelling can be used as the basis for developing new plans and policies. An in-depth analysis of trade routes is presented, which can be used to develop policies for increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Landlocked Uganda and the sea-locked South Pacific Islands serve to illustrate the problems of covering sizable distances, accelerating export flows and improving supply chain efficiency. These examples also provide an excellent illustration of the power of regional science, from assembling data bases in difficult situations to developing and applying models of the trade system. Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Enhancing Trade in Sea- and Land-Locked Countries....Pages 3-10 Two Approaches to Modelling Trade....Pages 11-25 The Current Situation and Future Challenges....Pages 27-34 Front Matter....Pages 35-35 The Multilayer Model for Sea-Locked Countries....Pages 37-52 Port Attractiveness....Pages 53-64 Scenario Analysis of Shipping Networks: Consolidation....Pages 65-82 Trade Coordination Agreements....Pages 83-99 Synthesis: The Integrated Multilayer Model....Pages 101-111 Back Matter....Pages 113-134 Front Matter....Pages 135-135 The Agriculture Supply Chain in Uganda: The Design of an Agent Based Model....Pages 137-148 The Implementation of the Uganda Agent Based Model....Pages 149-168 Transport Cost and Infrastructure Investments....Pages 169-181 Consolidation and Reform: Towards a Collaborative Approach....Pages 183-195 Information Exchange: Collaboration and Coordination Standards....Pages 197-213 Front Matter....Pages 215-215 Collaborative Approach to Trade....Pages 217-222