A global review of the hinterland dimension of green port strategies

Aregall, Marta Gonzalez; Bergqvist, Rickard; Monios, Jason

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2017.12.013

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“…(Iv, Bremerhaven, 25.08. 16) The port authority linked the green port idea to the concept of sustainable development and produced this idea as a business strategy by registering its "greenport" label at the European Consortium for Trademarks in Belgium. This allowed the port authority not only to have an official green port sustainability strategy, but also to sell it as a global brand to companies that want to use similar tools and technologies to promote sustainability upgrading in the logistic chain.…”

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“…Consequently, in the course of the last few years, many ports across the globe have either implemented a green port policy or adopted ideas akin to the concept, with the ports of Bremen being among the first ports globally to implement a green port strategy in 2009 [14,15]. Some ports in Europe and North America have since been either certified, labeled or conceived as green ports [16][17][18][19]. Being conceived as a green port or acquiring a green port status or label is said to be positively linked with higher port performance and economic benefits, and has the potential of attracting climate and green funds and trading partners [3,20,21].…”

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Selective Adoption: How Port Authorities in Europe and West Africa Engage with the Globalizing ‘Green Port’ Idea

2019

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The scholarly debate on ‘green ports’ since it emerged in the policy discourse of international maritime organizations has largely focused on exploring the economic benefits associated with implementing related policies and developing green guides and codes of conduct for port authorities. In contrast, it has received little attention how the green port idea and according measures are taken up and what role is played by contextual factors in places of such uptake. By engaging with the expanding literature on policy mobilities and drawing on empirical information collected through interviews with port officials from four ports in Europe and West Africa, we argue that context-specific factors strongly influence what we call the selective adoption of green port tools and measures for transitioning ports towards sustainability. They include environmental priorities, regulatory requirements, financial resources and the immediate areas of competence of port authorities, which all vary widely across regions and specific ports.

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Section: Engaging With the Green Port Idea At The Ports Of Bremen Andmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Selective Adoption: How Port Authorities in Europe and West Africa Engage with the Globalizing ‘Green Port’ Idea

2019

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“…As coastal city development often proceeds according to port development, flood damage is also an issue in the port sector [15,31], and ports-related mitigation measures are also focused on structural aspects. Although there are international port coalitions and movements, such as the establishment of the World Port Climate Initiative, only 76 of the 365 ports are involved, and most of the measures adopted by these ports focus on technological improvement and development, infrastructure development, and monitoring, which includes Greenport methods [14,32].…”

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“…Port policy includes the initiation of programs to provide public facilities and the investment of a considerable amount of resources and energy in response to problems associated with severe floods [7][8][9][10][11]. As a result, programs such as the World Port Initiative have been adopted as mitigation measures against floods [12][13][14]. In Europe, studies have shown that urban development should be managed to mitigate flood damage [15].…”

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The Effect of Coastal City Development on Flood Damage in South Korea

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Paterson²,

Zigmund³

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Sustainability

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Flood damage continues to be an issue in coastal cities. Impervious areas that contribute to flood damage are increasing due to the continuous development of ports in cities. However, previous research has not explored development in port hinterlands and in the coastal flood risk areas of coastal cities. Therefore, this study analyzed the impact of coastal city development on flood damage in Korea. A panel Tobit analysis was conducted on 58 coastal cities between 2002 and 2018. The results revealed that a 1% increase in impervious surfaces and one coastal development permit would increase damage costs by 1.29% and 2%, respectively. The analysis revealed that the increasing development of coastal cities had a significant impact on flood damage. The findings suggest that land-use plans highlight a conflict between port development and safety. This article provides insight that can be used by policy makers to manage risk areas near ports.

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“…Key port actors, including port authorities, have successfully developed strategies to address tensions between the economic and environmental pillars in the SD Framework (Aregall et al 2018). However, port authorities have only become concerned with the social pillar relatively recently (Verhoeven 2011).…”

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Using Heritage to Develop Sustainable Port–City Relationships: Lisbon’s Shift from Object-Based to Landscape Approaches

Sánchez

Daamen

2019

Adaptive Strategies for Water Heritage

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Port cities face enormous sustainability challenges. In this chapter, we propose a relational view of these challenges and explore how different models of governance connect the three pillars of sustainable development: economy, environment, and society. We also address the contradictions inherent to new port plans or waterfront projects, zooming in on the case of Lisbon, Portugal to evaluate the role of heritage in the sustainable development of its historic maritime waterfront. We assess the extent to which reusing heritage structures strengthens the Lisbon port-to-city relationship with regard to governance and outcome. Our account shows that the city departed from its earlier object-based approach to adopt UNESCO's approach of Historic Urban Landscapes (HUL). This shift has triggered deeper reflection among key city actors on the connections between city and port in Lisbon, as well as on the role of the waterfront landscape. We argue that its new approach to heritage potentially produces new governance arenas where new port-city coalitions can emerge-coalitions that have the potential to align economic and environmental objectives with the sociocultural motives that underpin the goals of heritage preservation. We conclude by emphasizing both the challenges of public participation and the critical importance of engagement of port authorities. Each is necessary if European port cities are to effectively pursue sustainable relationships.

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A global review of the hinterland dimension of green port strategies

Cited by 138 publications

References 24 publications

Selective Adoption: How Port Authorities in Europe and West Africa Engage with the Globalizing ‘Green Port’ Idea

Selective Adoption: How Port Authorities in Europe and West Africa Engage with the Globalizing ‘Green Port’ Idea

The Effect of Coastal City Development on Flood Damage in South Korea

Using Heritage to Develop Sustainable Port–City Relationships: Lisbon’s Shift from Object-Based to Landscape Approaches

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