Frank Witlox

Frank Witlox holds a PhD in Urban Planning (Eindhoven University of Technology, promotor Harry Timmermans), a Master’s Degree in Applied Economics, and a Master’s Degree in Maritime Sciences (both University of Antwerp). Currently, he is Head of Department and Senior Full Professor of Economic Geography at the Department of Geography of Ghent University (UGent). He received two honorary doctorates (one from Tartu University, Estonia; one from Odessa Polytechnic State University, Ukraine). He is an elected fellow of the Academia Europaea (MAE). 

Areas of Expertise:

• Travel Behaviour Analysis and Modeling
• Travel and Land Use
• Sustainable Mobility Issues 
• Business Travel
• Cross-Border Mobility 
• City Logistics 
• Global Commodity Chains 
• Globalisation and World City-Formation 
• Polycentric Urban Development
• Locational Analysis of Corporations

Selected Publications:

• Lowe, M., et al. (2022) City planning policies to support health and sustainability: an international comparison of policy indicators for 25 cities. 
  
• Zhang, W., et al. (2017) Methods for visualizing mainland China's floating migration : a critical assessment.
• Vanheule, D. and Witlox, F. (2010) Asylum legislation and asylum applications: a geographical analysis of belgian asylum policy by country of origin (1992-2003).

Full Publication List: https://biblio.ugent.be/person/801001456067