The Ecological Footprint of Ports: A Sustainability Indicator

Carrera-Gómez, Gema; Coto-Millán, Pablo; Doménech, Juan Luis; Julián, Vicente; González, Manuel González; Galán, Juan Castanedo

doi:10.3141/1963-10

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“…3). A high value was obtained in this work (2,733,905.2 ha for scenario 2) when compared to previous EF studies of Port Authorities [35][36][37], in which values between of 3,279.84 ha and 6,483 ha were obtained. Nevertheless, in these cases only administrative services of PA were evaluated, while in this study, besides PA activities, the transportation of goods was also considered, causing a substantial increase in the value of EF.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…Pressure of nations on marine ecosystems has also been assessed by modified EF methodologies [6,[31][32][33]. In fact, there are only a few works related with the application of EF to the fisheries sector, although the concept of marine footprint was previously used [34], or to port activities, this latter mainly regarding administrative issues [35][36][37].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Sustainability of port activities within the framework of the fisheries sector: Port of Vigo (NW Spain)

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Antelo

Franco‐Uría

et al. 2013

Ecological Indicators

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Sustainability of the fisheries sector is nowadays a key issue due to the significant impact that this activity may have on the environment. Besides fishing activity itself, other indirect impacts, like those originated from related activities and services also need to be addressed. For assessing the environmental burden of this sector, the indicator Ecological Footprint (EF) can be used. The application of EF to the fisheries sector is still uncommon and studies of associated activities (like ports) even more. In this work, classical EF methodology was applied in order to evaluate the environmental impact of the fisheries sector, taking as a representative sample the global activity (fishing and transportation) of the Port of Vigo (Spain), one of the biggest fishing ports in the world. A high value of total EF for both port and fishing activities was obtained.However, relative EF is much higher in the case of fishing, due to the low natural productivity associated to fish resources. Most of footprint land-components pressure was on energy-land and sea area, being resources consumption the principal category contributing to EF values in all the evaluated scenarios.

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Sustainability of port activities within the framework of the fisheries sector: Port of Vigo (NW Spain)

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Franco‐Uría

et al. 2013

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“…Focusing on North American inland port cities, Rempel et al (26) argued that a data collection methodology for container truck traffic should be developed based on drayage characteristics. One thing that authors of the abovementioned studies (23)(24)(25)(26) agree on is that ports need to have a comprehensive PM system. Overall, the existing studies emphasize the importance of developing financial, operational, and environmental PMs to track the efficiency and stewardship of a port facility.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The importance of developing financial, operational, and environmental PMs to track efficiency and stewardship of a port facility is mostly stressed. For example, Carrera-Gómez et al ( 24 ) and Segui et al ( 25 ) emphasized environmental PMs for European inland ports. Focusing on North American inland port cities, Rempel et al ( 26 ) argued that a data collection methodology for container truck traffic should be developed based on drayage characteristics.…”

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Survey of Practices on Performance Measurement of U.S. Inland Waterway Freight Transportation

Farazi

Zou

Sriraj

2021

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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The inland waterway freight transportation system plays a vital role in the trade and commerce of the U.S.A. To ensure that the system performs at an acceptable level, routine monitoring and performance evaluation of the system is critical. Individual states are responsible for developing and implementing suitable performance measurement systems for their respective inland waterways. This paper focuses on surveying, reviewing, and synthesizing current performance measurement practices adopted by different states in the U.S.A. It finds that, among the 38 states with inland navigability, only 12 states have established performance measures to monitor the performance of their inland water transportation systems. To aid the states in developing and enhancing inland waterway performance measurement programs, the paper further outlines the current state of research on inland waterways, recommendations from various federal and maritime organizations, and also current practice outside of the U.S.A. Based on a scan of the publicly available data sources, the paper proposes a two-dimensional performance measurement practice from the perspectives of performance areas and infrastructure types. Such an approach will help state Departments of Transportation to identify system needs and deficiencies while offering a comprehensive picture of performance of an inland water freight transportation system.

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“…With regard to columns, they sum up the consumptions made by the company under study and are divided into six groups that include information about different questions, such as year consumption or wastes, productivity, the footprint among different categories of ecosystem, the total ecological footprint, and counterfootprint (5,6,8,10).…”

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Measurement of the Ecological and Carbon Footprint in Port Authorities

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Coto-Millán

Doménech³

et al. 2011

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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One of the tools used to determine and measure corporate sustainability is the corporate ecological footprint (CEF). CEF is useful both to understand the impact of human activities on the ecosystem and to provide the correcting measures necessary to minimize the impact produced. This impact, measured in hectares, can be transformed, so it is possible to obtain the amount in emitted carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent tons for a corporate carbon footprint (CCF). Knowing the CCF allows enterprises to be compliant with the measures necessary to mitigate climate change. In this study, the main comparative results of the calculation of the CEF and the CCF, together with other ecoefficiency indicators, are presented for two port authorities located in the Spanish North Coastline. For the calculation of the tons of CO2 emitted by the ports authorities, the composed method of financial accounts was used.

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The Ecological Footprint of Ports: A Sustainability Indicator

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Sustainability of port activities within the framework of the fisheries sector: Port of Vigo (NW Spain)

Sustainability of port activities within the framework of the fisheries sector: Port of Vigo (NW Spain)

Survey of Practices on Performance Measurement of U.S. Inland Waterway Freight Transportation

Measurement of the Ecological and Carbon Footprint in Port Authorities

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