Mark Ching-Pong Poo, Zaili Yang, Yui-Yip Lau, Pisit Jarumaneeroj
{"title":"Assessing the impact of Arctic shipping routes on the global container shipping network's connectivity.","authors":"Mark Ching-Pong Poo, Zaili Yang, Yui-Yip Lau, Pisit Jarumaneeroj","doi":"10.1080/1088937X.2024.2399775","DOIUrl":"10.1080/1088937X.2024.2399775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amidst the intensifying impact of climate change, the extension of navigable periods along Arctic Shipping Routes (ASRs) has garnered attention as a maritime route for container vessels. The urgency to comprehend the reverberations of ASRs on the global container shipping network (GCSN) led to the development of the Latitudinal Centrality Index (LCI), which integrates latitude and centrality in maritime analysis. This index evaluates ASRs' influence across 968 port nodes within the GCSN. By exploring scenarios encompassing seasonal fluctuations over the years, this study delves into the sway of ASRs compared to a benchmark state devoid of ASR engagement. The study's revelations highlight a discovery: the assimilation of ASRs augments interconnectivity, or resilience, within the GCSN. The GCSN thrives as a cohesive and adaptable entity upon full integration of ASRs, indicating a promising trajectory for global container shipping.</p>","PeriodicalId":92705,"journal":{"name":"Polar geography (Palm Beach, Fla.)","volume":"47 3","pages":"219-239"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11441395/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142362485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Power of rhythms - trains and work along the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) in Siberia.","authors":"Vera Kuklina, Olga Povoroznyuk, Gertrude Saxinger","doi":"10.1080/1088937X.2018.1564395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1088937X.2018.1564395","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Train rhythms are dictated by regulations as well as the collaboration of human and non-human actants. When a railroad is the prime form of ground transportation and the mono-industry forming force in the cities along the railroad, the rhythms of trains have power over the everyday life of people who rely on them as passengers, workforce and traders. This is the case of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) in Siberia. The paper tackles the interaction of natural, technical, bureaucratic and economic rhythms and asks where power structures are located. Material and social networks of the involved actants are shaped by constraints and forces: Moscow driven bureaucracy, technological needs and natural conditions as well as the individual or collective needs and aspirations of social beings are entangled within the power structures that are intrinsic to railroad operations. This article is based on ethnographic field work in Siberia along the BAM. In it we argue that the diversity of rhythms introduced by the train company dominates other work and life rhythms that vary across gender, age, class and family status.</p>","PeriodicalId":92705,"journal":{"name":"Polar geography (Palm Beach, Fla.)","volume":"42 1","pages":"18-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1088937X.2018.1564395","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37064926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}