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Maritime constellations: a complex network approach to shipping and ports

César Ducruet Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 8504 Géographie-Cités, 13 rue du Four, F-75006, Paris, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Faraz Zaidi Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology (KIET), Korangi Creek, Karachi-75190, Pakistan ; INRIA Bordeaux, Sud Ouest, 351 Cours de la Libération, F-33405 Talence Cedex, France
Pages 151-168 | Published online: 02 Mar 2012

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