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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICAL.2008.4636234
