Sustainability and the Spanish port system. Analysis of the relationship between economic and environmental indicators

Laxe, Fernando González; Bermúdez, Federico Martín; Palmero, Federico Martín; Novo-Corti, Isabel

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.09.022

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“…Thus they demonstrated how the ports that have higher Synthetic Indexes on Sustainability move more goods at their facilities than the rest. According to their findings ports that have higher Synthetic Indexes pay more attention to a global and integrated management while being very attentive to both demands of users and permanently adapt themselves to new conditions of international competition [19]. In (2016) Roh et al conducted in-depth interviews with Asian port authorities to determine the main factors that shaping sustainable port development.…”

Section: Literature Review 21 Sustainable Developmentmentioning

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“…After analyzing data, it is found that not all Port Authorities fulfill the requirement specified in the Port Law, just four ports sustainability reports having a series of indicators of sustainability. According to study results to carry out the establishment of penalties to those entities not fulfilling the requirement or showing a negative evolution in these indicators have suggested [56]. Finally, a case study conducted on Singapore Port in (2017) by Xiao and Lam in sustainability measurement subject aiming to narrow the gap between adopting the systems theory and to develop a systems framework for sustainable development using three aspects of sustainability.…”

Section: Economic and Environmental Sustainability Ecological Footprmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainability issues in ports: content analysis and review of the literature (1987- 2017)

Özispa

Arabelen

2018

SHS Web Conf.

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Sustainability, which has environmental, social and economic dimensions, is a phenomenon that has been used extensively in recent times. As decided in Brundtland Conference in 1987, it basically aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. When it is taken into consideration in terms of sustainability, it is known that ports are one of the most polluting sectors due to their nature. However, in recent years many ports have started to different sustainability programs and invested in large amounts over the years to reduce emissions and to gain a competitive advantage. When examined the past studies, it is determined that the sustainability concept is a relatively recent approach in the maritime literature and still a gap exist in this field. It is thought that the analysis of these studies in a systematic way will contribute to the port sustainability literature. Therefore, in this study, it is aimed to review port sustainability concept with the help of existing literature. For the methodology, studies obtained from different databases were evaluated systematically by using content analysis. The study has been concluded with the findings for the related literature, recommendations for the sector and guidelines for future researches.

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Section: Literature Review 21 Sustainable Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Economic and Environmental Sustainability Ecological Footprmentioning

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Sustainability issues in ports: content analysis and review of the literature (1987- 2017)

Özispa

Arabelen

2018

SHS Web Conf.

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“…In order to reduce these negative impacts, greening and sustainability issues have become more important in the maritime industry in recent years due to the legal requirements coming from international regulatory bodies such as international Maritime Organization (IMO) and the European Union (EU), and also due to external pressure by stakeholders in the industry. Moreover, the rising tide of political interest in combining growth with green is an explicit item on the agenda of many countries [2,3], pushing the ports to become more sustainable.…”

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Climate Change—Challenges and Response Options for the Port Sector

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Climate change is an established and growing priority environmental issue. This paper investigates the importance of climate change in ports through a research-based survey on data collected from participants at the Greenport Congress in Valencia in 2018. The data for this paper were obtained from the responses of 55 port professionals and environmental specialists that replied to a questionnaire survey during the Congress. Questionnaires were analyzed to identify the opinions and experience of delegates. A collaborative approach involving the free exchange of knowledge and experience between port professionals, industry practitioners and academia is the model most likely to deliver practicable options to the mutual advantage of operators, local communities, regulatory authorities and the environment. Based on the results of this survey, Climate Change occupies the 6th position among top 10 environmental port priorities and Carbon Footprint the 8th position. This reflects the importance of these two issues in the whole set of environmental priorities. Data collection has been identified as the main challenge ports encounter to implement a carbon management program. The need for a common port-sector Carbon Footprint scheme, which would benefit individual port authorities and the port-sector as a whole, was highlighted by the participants.

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“…O estudo de Carbon Footprint (princípios para redução de emissões de carbono) para o transporte marítimo europeu, no caso específico do porto de Barcelona e da Nova Zelândia, analisou o aumento do consumo de diesel e seu impacto nos gases de efeito estufa. Para Barcelona, também foi investigado um sistema de gestão dos riscos de contaminação da água, de forma semelhante aos dos portos da Bulgária (LAXE et al;.…”

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“…As três práticas que estão implantadas em todos os terminais são práticas obrigatórias, pois os terminais precisam monitorar e controlar o meio ambiente ao seu redor, através de indicadores que são enviados para os órgãos controladores. Esses indicadores analisam o meio ambiente que são utilizados pela Autoridade Portuária para comparar e classificar os locais que mais requerem atenção dos órgãos controladores, conforme também identificado por Laxe et al (2016). As auditorias por mais que sejam solicitadas pela Autoridade Portuária, se tornam um fator de importância para os gestores, devido a responsabilização dos mesmos em caso de dano ambiental, fato também descrito por Dinwoodie et al (2012).…”

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Práticas de sustentabilidade em terminais portuários no Brasil

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Environmental awareness is growing increasingly in society, involving changes of perception in different social actors. In this sense, the implementation of effective sustainable management is essential for decision-makers to continue to support port operations. Organizations are institutionalizing, to a greater or lesser extent, the values linked to sustainable development and sustainability policies. However, there is a gap in the literature to encourage a debate about the alignment between sustainable principles and practices discussed in theory and the organizational policies applied in practice. Based on a bibliographical review on sustainability practices, the objective of this work is to investigate which sustainability practices are being applied in port terminals in Brazil. The multiple case study aims to acquire the answers of five terminals, located in the three largest Brazilian ports, using terminal visits and semi-structured interviews, based on a consolidation of sustainability practices researched and studied in the academic literature in several articles published throughout the world of recent years. The results demonstrate that the area of action that uses sustainability practices most by the terminals is the area of integration. The other areas of practice have less implemented practices, but among these implemented practices, most are consolidated, unlike the area of integration that presented several practices in implementation and / or study. The main difficulties of implementation are the high costs and lack of support from the Port Authority to encourage the implementation of such practices. This work gains importance for investigating and presenting how sustainability practices are being applied in the Brazilian terminals, adding content for the continuity of studies related to the theme.

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Sustainability and the Spanish port system. Analysis of the relationship between economic and environmental indicators

Cited by 44 publications

References 11 publications

Sustainability issues in ports: content analysis and review of the literature (1987- 2017)

Sustainability issues in ports: content analysis and review of the literature (1987- 2017)

Climate Change—Challenges and Response Options for the Port Sector

Práticas de sustentabilidade em terminais portuários no Brasil

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