| Titre | Les zones portuaires de l'agglomération lyonnaise | |
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| Auteur | Michel Raffin | |
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Revue |
Géocarrefour Titre à cette date : Revue de géographie de Lyon |
| Numéro | volume 58, no 2, 1983 | |
| Page | 159-184 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Ever since the Industrial Revolution the ports of Lyon have been spread out over a distance of approximately 20 kilometres along the Rhône and Saône valleys ; this tendency is being reinforced. An increased specialisation of handling equipment and the trend towards larger and more uniform loads have led to considerable variations in the form and layout of ports and to growing complexity in the types of management - e.g. privately operated ports of limited scope, general purpose ports and riverine industrial zones. Refined oil products and river-dredged sands and gravels represent the two most important forms of traffic. However, both have experienced a marked decline, related to the current recession. As for general cargo, it remains relatively insignificant. Overall, imports greatly exceed exports, although this imbalance is being reduced through the growth of traffic transported by seagoing vessels which now use Lyon. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/geoca_0035-113x_1983_num_58_2_3996 |
