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{"title":"Agglomeration dynamics and firm typologies in African port-industrial clusters: Evidence from the port of Tema, Ghana","authors":"George Kobina vanDyck ,&nbsp;Jonas Aryee ,&nbsp;George Acheampong ,&nbsp;Annette Skovsted Hansen","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104548","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104548","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Firm-level behaviour within port-industrial clusters shapes regional competitiveness, yet empirical evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa remains scarce. This study analyses how firms within the Port of Tema industrial cluster in Ghana engage with collaboration, resource access, and innovation dynamics, applying evolutionary, institutional, and network-relational perspectives. A cross-sectional survey of 278 firms within a 10-km radius of the port was analysed using K-means clustering and validated through ANOVA and Chi-square tests. Four firm typologies were identified: Collaborative Integrators, who leverage cooperation to achieve superior market and financial access; Dynamic Coopetitors, balancing competitive and cooperative ties; Competitive Innovators, maintaining selective engagement; and Isolated Peripherals, largely excluded from cluster networks. Findings reveal that relational and institutional proximity, rather than physical infrastructure, are the primary differentiators of firm performance within the cluster. The results challenge infrastructure-centric development paradigms, suggesting that once a baseline capacity is reached, competitiveness depends on trust-based collaboration and inclusive governance. The study extends port-cluster theory into an African context and highlights the need for policy frameworks that strengthen inter-firm coordination, social capital, and financial inclusion to unlock cluster potential.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 104548"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145925975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Urban cycling: A non-linear analysis of transport amenities and socio-demographic and health variables","authors":"Laura Antón-González,&nbsp;Israel Villarrasa-Sapiña,&nbsp;Luis-Millán González,&nbsp;José Devís-Devís","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104559","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104559","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bicycle use in urban environments is a feasible and beneficial alternative to motor vehicles. However, in Spain, bicycles are used less than other means of transport. This study aimed to predict cycling in urban settings through the presence of cycling facilities and car or public transport options around residences, as well as sociodemographic characteristics, perceived health, and physical activity levels of residents in the four most populated Spanish cities. A total of 957 individuals completed a questionnaire via the Maptionnaire platform. After processing the data, a chi-square test was applied to identify significant differences between bicycle use and sociodemographic variables, and a decision tree was built to predict urban cycling. Gender and socioeconomic status showed significant differences in bicycle use. The most important differentiating variable in the decision tree was leisure-time physical activity. The decision tree produced 20 individual profiles, five of which included the largest number of participants, all non-cyclists. The most relevant variables indicated that the availability of cycling infrastructure was the strongest predictor, followed by leisure-time physical activity, age, and income level. Being physically active during leisure time and having a medium-to-high socioeconomic status were associated with bicycle use for commuting, whereas individuals aged 41 years or older did not cycle. Furthermore, women and those with higher BMI exhibited lower levels of bicycle use. To effectively promote cycling in cities, transport-related environmental amenities should not be addressed in isolation but integrated with the characteristics of residents, considering especially gender differences.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 104559"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146006411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intracity mobility and intervening opportunities","authors":"Hao Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104572","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104572","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding human movement in space is a foundational concern across disciplines such as sociology, economics, and demography. The radiation model, grounded in Stouffer’s theory of intervening opportunities and county commuting patterns, has significantly advanced approaches for mobility prediction. However, it overlooks directional biases arising from spatial heterogeneity in opportunities and fails to accommodate the scale-dependent nature of human mobility. To address these limitations, this study introduces an analytical model that integrates anisotropic opportunity structures with empirically observed distance decay patterns to predict urban mobility. The model aligns closely with empirical data, accurately reproducing spatial flow patterns, travel distance distributions, destination inflows, and origin–destination matrices. By capturing directional preferences and urban-scale movement dynamics, it offers a theoretically grounded and practically applicable tool for urban planning, transportation management, and epidemic mitigation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 104572"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146135020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Logistics facilities location choice modeling: Effects of environmental constraints","authors":"Caterina Malandri ,&nbsp;Luca Mantecchini ,&nbsp;Francesco Paolo Nanni Costa ,&nbsp;Valentina Rizzello","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104529","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104529","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The selection of logistics facility locations is a critical decision that influences supply chain efficiency, cost structures and operational resilience. While previous studies have extensively examined the role of transport accessibility in location choices, the interplay between socio-demographic, transport-related and environmental constraints remain partially underexplored. This study addresses this gap by developing a conditional logit model to assess the impact of these factors on logistics facility location decisions, using the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy) as a case study. The model incorporates key determinants of location choice, including proximity to transport infrastructure (highways, freight terminals, rail stations), population density, environmental risks (flooding and seismic hazards) and land-use restrictions (protected natural areas). Results confirm that transport accessibility is the primary driver of logistics location choices and that socio-demographic factors, particularly population, also influence location preferences. Conversely, environmental constraints exert a negative effect on site selection, reducing the likelihood of a location being chosen. These findings bring significant policy implications. Investments in logistics-oriented transport infrastructure – such as enhanced highway connectivity, intermodal terminals and advanced congestion management systems – remains essential for strengthening regional logistics competitiveness. Moreover, implementing risk mitigation measures in location choice process analysis, including flood-resilient warehousing and seismic-resistant facilities, can enable firms to operate in moderate-risk areas without undermining operational resilience. Finally, integrated transport and land-use planning that harmonizes industrial expansion with environmental sustainability, through initiatives like eco-industrial parks, can support the development of resilient and efficient logistics systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 104529"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145785288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A 30-year analysis of active travel behaviour in Canada","authors":"Bruno Dias dos Santos,&nbsp;Mahdis Moghadasi,&nbsp;Antonio Páez","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104561","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104561","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aims to provide evidence of the temporal evolution of active travel (AT) behaviour, specifically walking or cycling, in Canadian metropolitan areas. We analysed more than 21,000 AT records representing over 46 million weighted episodes, continuous blocks of time spent on a single main activity, from seven cycles (1992, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2022) of the Canadian Time Use Survey (TUS) module of the General Social Survey (GSS). We identified records of active trips and examined temporal trends in destinations, travel times, and demographic profiles. In addition, we calibrated impedance functions to represent walking and cycling behaviour across thirteen destinations and two multimodal travel options. Results indicate that Home, Work or study, and Grocery store were the most frequent destinations. Walking dominated AT, accounting for more than 92% of episodes, with median walking durations rising from 10 min in earlier cycles to 15 min in 2022. Cycling durations increased from 15 min to 30 min over the same period. Since 1992, both the share of individuals with at least one AT episode and the number of episodes per person have declined. We also identified a shift in a long-standing gender pattern, in which men+ became the most active gender in 2022. The 15 to 24 age cohort remained the most active overall, and AT participation generally decreased with age. All calibrated impedance functions deviated from the exponential form, suggesting that standard distance-decay assumptions may misrepresent AT behaviour, particularly for very short trips. As study limitations, we identified omitted trips in TUS diaries (amounting to 20% of trips in 2022) and noted that the two most recent survey cycles (2015 and 2022) used 5-minute reporting intervals, which tend to overestimate short trip durations. Overall, our findings facilitate an analysis of long-term trends in AT in Canada and provide evidence to support active transportation planning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 104561"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146110667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Revealing the multi-dimensional nature and spatial patterns of perceived safety in Athens and Munich","authors":"Panagiotis G. Tzouras ,&nbsp;Anna Takayasu ,&nbsp;Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou ,&nbsp;Klaus Bogenberger","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104551","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104551","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As cities shift from car-dominated transport systems toward more sustainable and inclusive mobility, traffic safety concerns appear to significantly constrain travel behavior changes. However, existing research still overlooks the complexity of safety perceptions of road users. As a result, many micromobility innovations are overvalued as solutions to the last-mile problem, while their actual uptake has been minimal. This study aims to investigate the multi-dimensional nature of perceived safety through a comprehensive spatial analysis in two European cities: Athens and Munich. A modeling framework is applied and extended to estimate perceived safety link scores across four transport modes: private car, e-bike, e-scooter, and walking. The model incorporates four predefined dimensions of perceived safety, combining static road environment characteristics with user-related stochastic parameters that are simulated via Monte Carlo method. Findings show that safety perceptions are not determined solely by road infrastructure design but are strongly influenced by unobserved cultural norms in each city and individuals’ experience. Athens displays lower perceived safety for micromobility modes, but traffic calming measures and shared space interventions seem to be more suitable in this transition stage. On the contrast, Munich exhibits more balanced perceptions now but higher expectations for safety standards. Although perceived safety is inherently multi-dimensional, it can serve as a valuable proxy of accessibility that can guide the transformation of urban road networks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 104551"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146135019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How transportation infrastructure promotes digital industry agglomeration? A perspective on cross-regional innovation","authors":"Chunmei Shi ,&nbsp;Ke Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104568","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104568","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Digital industry agglomeration is increasingly becoming a key driver in promoting and reshaping sustained economic growth. However, the underlying mechanisms and key factors driving formation of the agglomeration of digital industry remain unclear. To address this issue, this study examines the relationship between transportation infrastructure and digital industry agglomeration. In addition, cross-regional innovation is included as moderating variable. Based on panel data from 31 regions in mainland China spanning from 2008 to 2023, this study analyzes the impact of transportation infrastructure on digital industry agglomeration by constructing a baseline regression model and a spatial Durbin model. In addition, heterogeneity analysis is conducted by considering regional characteristics, policy orientation, and periods, respectively. The results are as follows. (1) There is a significant inverted U-shaped relationship between transportation infrastructure and digital industry agglomeration. (2) The moderating effect shows that cross-regional innovation weakens the inverted U-shaped relationship between transportation infrastructure and digital industry agglomeration. (3) Heterogeneity analysis shows that the inverted U-shaped relationship between transportation infrastructure and digital industry agglomeration is more prominent in regions with developed economies and lack of policy improvement. Overall, this study provides insights to better understand the impact of transportation infrastructure on digital industry agglomeration, and offers several practical implications for promoting digital industry agglomeration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 104568"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146072724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Measuring road segment resilience patterns under frequent disturbances: A comprehensive metric framework","authors":"Siyao Zhang ,&nbsp;Zhao Zhang ,&nbsp;Jinghua Wang ,&nbsp;Lei Mo ,&nbsp;Bin Yu ,&nbsp;Xiaobo Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104547","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104547","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban road network resilience assessment often provides limited guidance for traffic management, as existing indicators are either too complex to correspond to operational measures or suffer from unclear boundaries and instability, leading to inconsistent results. To address these limitations, this study proposes a novel comprehensive resilience assessment framework based on three clearly separated dimensions—rapidity, robustness, and recovery. The study further introduces quantitative methods for assessing boundary clarity and statistical stability, enabling explicit and objective evaluation of whether indicators respond exclusively and reliably to different management measures. Using these metrics, simulation-based scenario validation shows that the proposed indicators exhibit distinct, non-overlapping responsiveness to specific traffic management strategies and achieve 66.06 % lower variability than benchmark indicators, with stability scores consistently above 0.94 across all scenarios. The framework is further applied to the Guangzhou Airport Expressway, where the proposed indicators reveal segment-level differences in resilience and identify the underlying factors contributing to weak performance. These insights offer actionable guidance for future traffic management and targeted resilience enhancement in real-world networks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 104547"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145977588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Encountering large-scale infrastructure development in the rural areas: Dynamic effects on rural livelihoods and mobility injustice in northern Laos","authors":"Zhiqiang Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104555","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104555","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Large-scale infrastructure projects along development corridors are widely expected to facilitate rural transformation, create new livelihood opportunities, and alleviate poverty in the Global South. Yet, these projects also have uneven impacts on mobility and risk, causing mobility injustice and deepening inequalities among rural populations. This study uses qualitative methods to examine how large-scale transport infrastructure in northern Laos reshapes rural mobility dynamics to impacts the livelihoods of various rural groups. This paper suggests mobility injustice as an approach to understanding the dynamic effects of infrastructure development on rural livelihoods. The findings reveal that large-scale transport infrastructure has facilitated travel convenience and tourism-related jobs for groups residing in economically visible and tourism-focused areas. However, the findings indicate that the large-scale infrastructure development has not effectively mitigated the spatial differences in mobility that shape rural livelihoods. The impacts suggest risks of mobility injustice for disadvantaged rural groups living far away from the main transport route and non-tourist areas. Moreover, within the newly large-scale infrastructure development, the future maintenance and development of transport networks may exacerbate challenges for the inclusive transformation of rural livelihoods and mobility justice in different regions. This research rethinks the relationship between rural livelihood transformation and infrastructure development by considering the realities and needs of diverse rural populations in the Global South.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 104555"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146015043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Walk, swim and paddle: Qualitative research reframing children's independent mobility through capability and rhythmanalysis","authors":"Janatun Naim Yusof ,&nbsp;Suzanna Noor Azmy ,&nbsp;Noradila Rusli ,&nbsp;Muhamad Solehin Fitry Rosley ,&nbsp;Nadzirah Hosen ,&nbsp;Tengku Intan Suraya Tengku Aziz ,&nbsp;Muhammad Farid Azizul Azizui","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104573","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2026.104573","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Moving, mobilising and journeying depict inter- and intra-spatial aspects of children's local travel activity. However, little is known about how indigenous children's independent mobility (CIM) in coastal environments enhances the capabilities that liberate their spatial activities between land and sea. This manuscript redefines the meaning of independent mobility (IM) from the perspective of Bajau Ubian children and how they shaped their daily spatial activities of play from the perspective of rhythmanalysis of the everyday geography of their coastal environment. Four methods were employed, highlighting the intersection of phenomenology and ethnography. These methods comprised direct participation, auto-photography, go-along interviews, and focus group discussions, all designed to capture geospatial locations through the integration of qualitative Geographical Information System (GIS) techniques. A content analysis revealed three themes, which were used to conceptualise the meaning of IM, namely individual capability, social capability, and environmental capability. Moreover, a qualitative GIS analysis extended the theme of environmental capability by using geovisualisation to generate types of IM patterns. Four patterns emerged, which were categorised as nucleated, nucleated-scattered, linear, and linear-dispersed. This suggests that for Bajau Ubian children, IM goes beyond traditional notions of individual autonomous movement, representing a dynamic process shaped by the everyday rhythms of coastal environments and the cyclical changes of moon phases. It also highlights the interplay between individual and social dimensions, where play becomes an integral part of children's daily spatial experiences during IM. In light of these findings, the study redefines the existing concept of IM by introducing the Rhythmic-Capability Conceptual Tool of Children's Independent Mobility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"131 ","pages":"Article 104573"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146153098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}