How do sustainable port practices influence local communities’ perceptions of ports?

Felício, J. Augusto; Batista, Manuela; Dooms, Michaël; Caldeirinha, Vítor

doi:10.1057/s41278-022-00237-7

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“…Learning in the sustainability dimension can lead the port, in this case, to the ability to maximise its economic capabilities to provide social betterment (SR.5). When participants refer to providing social betterment as part of the port's social role, their thoughts echo in the literature with scholars such as [102]. The latter demonstrated that community participation in the overall planning could help organisations maximise their contribution in the social dimension and improve the positive perception of stakeholders about how the port impacts those around it.…”

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“…The author of [107] compares this moral or voluntary adoption as an outcome of the social pressure channelled towards positive outcomes for society and stakeholders. However, for businesses such as ports, ensuring that moral responsibility is embedded in the organisations' culture remains a challenge [102]. One of the examples where the level of organisational adoption of social objectives can be assessed is in whether or not there is an adoption of a vision, mission and values statement where the social role is present and used to guide policies and procedures [5].…”

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Defining a Social Role for Ports: Managers’ Perspectives on Whats and Whys

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It is undoubtedly true that ports can modify aspects of the regions where they are inserted in many different ways. Scholars have presented various perspectives on the influence of ports in society, including their roles according to their purpose. Surprisingly, in the age of sustainable development, the social roles of ports have not been explored in depth, and this offers an opportunity to increase the knowledge of this sector. This paper aims to investigate how managers in ports perceive their roles in the social dimension and why they think they should exist, presenting opportunities to align business objectives with the expectations of other stakeholders. Applying the content analysis technique, 28 interviews were conducted with managers in Brazilian ports and themes were developed to represent their views on social roles (5) and the reasons for adopting them (6). Overall, managers perceive social roles as part of the strategic business plan and present reasons to adopt them, ranging from compulsory to voluntary. Conclusions suggest that more needs to be done to expand the understanding of a pragmatic approach to social roles and to develop more focused actions according to the reasons for adopting social roles.

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Defining a Social Role for Ports: Managers’ Perspectives on Whats and Whys

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“…Over the years, ports have gained a lot of experience in dealing with stakeholders through advances in stakeholder relations management programs and principles (Dooms et al 2013;Notteboom et al 2015;Felício et al 2022). Ports which successfully reach out to civil society and industry stakeholders, towards creating public acceptance of green hydrogen projects have a competitive edge in the green hydrogen economy.…”

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Seaports as green hydrogen hubs: advances, opportunities and challenges in Europe

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Haralambides

2023

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“…As, besides being reckoned as a well-performing node in transportation networks, ports need also to take into account the local communities' concern for the environmental and societal impact of their activities, the sustainability-friendly aspects of their image are of growing relevance (Felício et al, 2023).…”

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Cruise Port Market Positioning: Making the Case for Including Societal and Environmental Risk Mitigation Strategies

Fredouet

2023

maritime

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Port Authorities (PAs) are now paying growing attention to the social and environmental risks stemming from their cruise activities. Several of these ports are engaged in a structured and for some already long-standing, approach to reducing the negative externalities of cruise ship calls. However, the content analysis of 36 Port Authorities’ websites showed that very few of them report on such action plans. Based on the review of the literature dealing with PAs’ market positioning approaches, the purpose of this paper is to promote the opportunity and feasibility for PAs to disseminate information about their past, ongoing, and/or future actions supporting sustainable cruise tourism.

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How do sustainable port practices influence local communities’ perceptions of ports?

Cited by 4 publications

References 46 publications

Defining a Social Role for Ports: Managers’ Perspectives on Whats and Whys

Defining a Social Role for Ports: Managers’ Perspectives on Whats and Whys

Seaports as green hydrogen hubs: advances, opportunities and challenges in Europe

Cruise Port Market Positioning: Making the Case for Including Societal and Environmental Risk Mitigation Strategies

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