Evaluating Sustainability and Democracy in the Development of Industrial Port Cities: Some Italian Cases

Attardi, Raffaele; Bonifazi, Alessandro; Torre, Carmelo Maria

doi:10.3390/su4113042

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“…Meanwhile, economical issues consist of assessment items such as the benefits of port operators, economic activities development, fair competition, infrastructure construction, employment and local development, leisure and tourism and investment. Attardi et al (2012) utilized the Strategic Environmental Assessment to evaluate environmental assessment of pollutant activities in the main industrial port cities of southern Italy. Acciaro et al (2014) utilized a green strategic objectives framework which combined main functions of a port authority (landlord, regulatory, operator and community manager) for reviewing the influence on environmental sustainability.…”

Section: Sustainability Assessment Criteria In the Port Sectormentioning

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Identifying crucial sustainability assessment criteria for container seaports

Shang

Lin

2016

MABR

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify crucial sustainability assessment criteria in the context of international port sector. Design/methodology/approach Data collection was based on a questionnaire survey from 135 managers and supervisors at major international ports in Taiwan, including Keelung, Taichung and Kaohsiung. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to identify crucial sustainability assessment criteria at ports. Findings A total of 31 important sustainable assessment criteria were adapted from previous studies in terms of environmental, economic and social issues. Results revealed that social issues with respect to staff job security and safety were ranked as the most important sustainability assessment criteria, followed by environmental protection when handling cargo, facilitation of economic activities, port traffic accidents prevention and cargo handled safely and effectively. In contrary, respondents revealed their less importance in the criteria, namely, mitigating light influence on neighboring residents, considering the arrangement of vehicles when constructing port transportation system, avoiding using unpolluted land in port area and hiring minority groups and consulting interests groups when making port projects. Four sustainability assessment dimensions were identified, namely, environmental material, economic issue, environmental practices and social concerns. Research limitations/implications The research findings indicated that economic issue was deemed as the most important dimension of sustainability assessment criteria from a port operator’s perspective, followed by environmental practices, social concerns and environmental material. Practical implications for port sustainability assessment were discussed in this research. Originality/value Although a majority of previous studies on sustainability assessment have been discussed, there is still a lack of investigation of sustainability assessment in the context of port sector. This study not only develops sustainability assessment attributes but also highlights the important criteria of sustainability assessment. Further, this study identified four crucial sustainability assessment factors, which provide helpful information for port corporations to identify important criteria and policy of sustainability assessment.

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Section: Sustainability Assessment Criteria In the Port Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying crucial sustainability assessment criteria for container seaports

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Lin

2016

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“…The definition of public and private policies with well-defined environmental management objectives is important (Attardi et al, 2012;Di Vaio & Varriale, 2018). It must have measurement of indicators, external audit and engagement and commitment of all actors involved in the process (Ashrafi et al, 2019;Frantzeskaki et al, 2014;Langenus & Dooms, 2018).…”

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Analysis of industry 4.0 and their impact on port environmental management

Moura

2022

Ind. Jour. Manag. & Prod.

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Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is a reality in several business segments worldwide. Technologies (I4.0) collaborate to improve production processes, in manufacturing or in services. The use of these technologies in port operations for container handling can assist in environmental management and allows the service system to be sustainable. This research analyzed the use of technologies from I4.0, applied in port handling operations of containers, to verify their impact on environmental management. Some ports, of great international relevance, were searched for data collection regarding the use of I4.0 technologies and environmental management (port sustainability). These data were analyzed to understand the relationship between those technologies and sustainability in logistics operations (green operation). The focus of this study was to analyses some container terminal operations of five ports, to assess the use of I4.0 technologies and their impact, or not, on sustainable environmental management. The method of carrying out the research was the application of an online questionnaire to five Ports: Los Angeles (USA), Hamburg (Germany), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Singapore (Singapore) and Busan (South Korea) exclusively for container terminals. Public materials available on the websites of each port were also used. The questionnaire was developed by reviewing the literature on the topic (Digital Business – I4.0 and Sustainability – green operations). An online survey to collect information took place between September-2019 to June-2020, which was complemented with publicly accessible material on the internet. The collected data were treated statistically for analysis of the research information applied in the ports (mean, standard deviation, significance level, Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test, critical statistical value, correspondence analysis and relative frequency). Overall information was collected from 20 container terminals. Experts (managers and supervisors) responded the online survey.

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“…Cavallo et al [53] used the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to evaluate and make decisions on the sustainable development proposal for the port city of Naples. Attardi et al [54] took a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) approach to conduct an environmental assessment of Taranto and Brindisi, two industrial port cities in Italy. Wang et al [55] evaluated the ecological impact of development policy for port cities.…”

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Port City Sustainability: A Review of Its Research Trends

2020

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In recent years, with the development of society, the awareness of environmental protection for people has been increasing. While ports promote the economic development and employment levels of port cities, they also have a negative impact on the environment of port cities. The sustainability of port cities is increasingly valued. Port cities face huge challenges, and their sustainability needs to be better understood. The purpose of this article is to review research on the sustainability of port cities. We used content analysis to classify and analyze the existing relevant literature, to learn about the hotspots and deficiencies of past research, and to propose future research directions. We found that port sustainability has become an increasingly important research topic during the past ten years. From the perspective of geographic research areas, European port cities are the hot spots for sustainability research. Regarding research fields, technologies, methods and measures to promote the sustainability of port cities are popular research topics. In terms of research methods, qualitative research plays an important role in the study of port city sustainability. Finally, guidance for future research on port city sustainability is proposed according to the review results.

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Evaluating Sustainability and Democracy in the Development of Industrial Port Cities: Some Italian Cases

Cited by 26 publications

References 44 publications

Identifying crucial sustainability assessment criteria for container seaports

Identifying crucial sustainability assessment criteria for container seaports

Analysis of industry 4.0 and their impact on port environmental management

Port City Sustainability: A Review of Its Research Trends

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