• DocumentCode
    2995664
  • Title

    The impact of port development on regional economy

  • Author

    Li, Jing ; Lu, Jing ; Xiang, Nan

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Transp. Manage., Dalian Maritime Univ., Dalian
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    1-3 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    672
  • Lastpage
    676
  • Abstract
    In order to evaluate impact of port development on regional economy, this paper adopted fuzzy comprehensive evaluation, a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, and established an evaluation index system which includes four main criteria: total economic output, industrial structure, relevant industries and environment. The findings reveal both positive and negative impacts of port development on regional economy.
  • Keywords
    fuzzy set theory; logistics; performance index; regional planning; service industries; evaluation index system; fuzzy comprehensive evaluation; port development; regional economy; Automation; Decision making; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Fuzzy systems; Industrial economics; Logistics; Mathematical model; Systems engineering and theory; Transportation; Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation; Impact; Port Development; Regional Economy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Automation and Logistics, 2008. ICAL 2008. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Qingdao
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2502-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2503-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICAL.2008.4636234
  • Filename
    4636234