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

Özispa, Nergis; Arabelen, Gamze

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20185801022

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“…According to the methods and means of the research design and data acquisition, the research methods can be divided into qualitative research and quantitative research [31]. Qualitative research is based on textual descriptions or explanations, and the field study, historical comparison and other methods are often used.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Material evaluation means the analysis of the material according to dimensions, where abstract, explanative and structured means are used to understand and explain the text [35]. The research areas, research problems and research methods of articles were selected for classification and analysis in this study [30,31,41].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In recent years, as attention to the sustainability of ports and port cities is increasing, studies focused on port sustainability have gradually increased, and have appeared in some literature reviews [29][30][31][32]. As port sustainability is facing new challenges, it is important to update the literature review on the sustainability of port cities.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Port City Sustainability: A Review of Its Research Trends

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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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“…The academic debate centers on the environmental dimension of port operation, green ports, and sustainable development. A review of growing scientific literature reveals a broad, multifaceted, and cross-disciplinary discussion [4][5][6][7]. At the same time, the port industry itself also seems to be focusing more and more on the abovementioned issues [8,9].…”

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Environmental Mainstreaming in Greek TEN-T Ports

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Along with recent fundamental changes in several aspects of the port industry, ports come up against formidable environmental challenges. It is thus important and often imperative to mainstream environmental concerns in their operation, planning, and development; improve their environmental performance; and make the transition to sustainable production and consumption patterns. The industry’s greening is largely underpinned by European Union (EU) transport and port policy, with major European initiatives such as the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), the European Green Deal, and Blue Growth expected to give new impetus. This paper examines environmental mainstreaming in Greek TEN-T ports and their ability to cope with upcoming challenges based on questionnaire responses by 23 port authorities and taking into account the relevant progress made by ESPO port members. We argue that all respondents have gradually become aware of the need to move towards an environment-friendly operation and development, but progress is slow, and there is still a lot to be done. Performances vary and depend on different factors, while ports are faced with significant challenges and various constraints. Nevertheless, new environmental standards present a real opportunity for Greek ports to undertake deep structural changes, especially in view of current and future European port policy.

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“…However, they have many opportunities for reducing emissions and pollutions (Broesterhuizen et al, 2012). Sustainability in the port industry is of growing source of fear for port authorities, policy makers, port users and local communities; which makes sustainability a one of the important concepts for port industry (Özispa and Arabelen, 2018).…”

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Investigating the impact of Internet of Things on Egyptian ports sustainability

Bayoumi¹,

Elgazzar²,

Obrecht³

2020

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Systems

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There are increasing concerns on the environmental impact of port operations which resulted in pressing global issues such as adopting sustainable technologies to reduce environmental harmful impacts on ports. From the sustainability perspective, a port should manage and balance three aspects which are economic, social, and environmental impacts. Using Internet of things (IoT) technology could minimize the environmental harmful impacts on ports and increase their sustainability. This paper aims at investigating the impact of applying IoT technology on Egyptian ports' sustainability. A semi structured interview was conducted with a representative sample of different stakeholders (government, port authority, freight forwarders, importers and exporters), upon which the main challenges and obstacles to adopt IoT technology in the Egyptian ports were identified. The paper concluded with suggestions and recommendations to help practitioners to consider the applicability of IoT technology as a sustainability driver in the Egyptian ports.

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

Cited by 13 publications

References 40 publications

Port City Sustainability: A Review of Its Research Trends

Port City Sustainability: A Review of Its Research Trends

Environmental Mainstreaming in Greek TEN-T Ports

Investigating the impact of Internet of Things on Egyptian ports sustainability

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