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Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue

Professor

Department of Global Studies and Geography
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York 11549 USA
Jean-paul.Rodrigue@hofstra.edu
Phone: (516) 463-5765
Fax: (516) 463-6519

Short Bio

Jean-Paul Rodrigue received a Ph.D. in Transport Geography from the Université de Montréal (1994) and has been at the Department of Economics & Geography at Hofstra University since 1999. In 2008, he became part of the Department of Global Studies and Geography.

Dr. Rodrigue, as project director, contributed to the development of a web site about transport geography and was chair of the Transport Geography Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers (2004-2006). He is also on the international editorial board of the Journal of Transport Geography, the Journal of Transport and Land Use, the Cahiers Scientifiques du Transport, acts as the Van Horne Researcher in Transportation and Logistics and is an associate member of the PortEconomics.eu initiative. Dr. Rodrigue is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Advanced Manufacturing (2011-2012). He has authored 3 books, 21 book chapters, more than 35 peer reviewed papers, numerous reports, and delivered more than 120 conferences and seminar presentations, mostly at the international level. His first book about the global economic space, has been published by Les Presses de l'Universté du Québec and won the 2001 PricewaterhouseCoopers award (Prix du livre d'affaire) for the best French business-related book published in North America. His second book, The Geography of Transport Systems, was published by Routledge in July 2006 and the second edition was published in May 2009.

Books

The Geography of Transport Systems, 2nd Edition The Geography of Transport Systems, 1st Edition L'espace economique mondial

Book Chapters / Reports

Factors Impacting North American Freight Distribution in View of the Panama Canal Expansion Integrating Seaports and Trade Corridors Global Logistics: New Directions in Supply Chain Management Seas and Waterways of the World: An Encyclopedia of History, Uses, and Issues Ports in Proximity: Competition and coordination among adjacent seaports North American Intermodal Transportation: Infrastructure, Capital and Financing Issues Transport Geographies: Mobilities, Flows and Spaces Ports, Cities and Global Supply Chains Maritime Trade and Security - Issues and Country perspectives Globalized Freight Transport: Intermodality, E-commerce, Logistics, And Sustainability Beyond Post-9/11: The Future of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Shipping and Ports in the 21st Century Science, Technology and National Security Handbook of Logistics and Supply-Chain Management

Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue

Dr. Rodrigue's research interests mainly cover the fields of economic and transport geography as they relate to freight distribution. Area interests involve East and Southeast Asia (particularly China) and North America, notably concerning transportation, distribution and trade issues. Specific topics cover transport systems and logistics, global supply chains and production networks, gateways and transport corridors, urban regions, economic integration, international trade and regional development. Current projects involve:

  • The Governance of Intermodal Transportation Assets
  • The Transport Geography of Logistics
  • Gateways, Corridors and Inland Freight Distribution
  • Globalization and Transport Terminals