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Green Ports: Inland and Seaside Sustainable Transportation Strategies presents the first book to exclusively focus on this important topic that is usually only covered in brief chapters or journal articles that are too theoretical, fragmented or regionally-focused. This book comprehensively and systematically examines the key issues and best practice for understanding green ports and quantifying aspects of their environmental performance. This applied research book will help researchers formulate the needed research questions. Includes practical application tools and techniques for increasing sustainability throughout the entire transportation chain Provides an overall picture of green ports through a collection of expert specialists Examines how ports and surrounding areas are addressing the environmental impacts related to growth in the cruise business Presents a theoretical framework to identify best practices for planning and policymaking for the impacts posed by climate change

Green Ports

• Cover image


• Title page


• Table of Contents


• Copyright


• List of Figures


• List of Tables


• List of Boxes


• About the Editors


• About the Contributors


• Chapter 1. Green Ports in Theory and Practice


• 1.1. Why Green Ports?


• 1.2. Actions Currently Being Taken by Shipping Lines


• 1.3. Actions Currently Being Taken by Ports


• 1.4. Actions Currently Being Taken by Policymakers and Regulators


• 1.5. The Chapter Contributions


• 1.6. Identified Challenges and Future Outlook


• Chapter 2. Emissions and Fuel Use in the Shipping Sector


• 2.1. Introduction


• 2.2. Fuels in International Shipping


• 2.3. Emissions


• 2.4. Typical Emission Profiles


• 2.5. Consequences of Emissions


• 2.6. Regulations and Policy Instruments


• 2.7. Abatement of Emissions


• 2.8. Fuels in the Future


• Chapter 3. Policy on Reducing Shipping Emissions: Implications for ?Green Ports?


• 3.1. Introduction


• 3.2. Atmospheric Emissions From Shipping


• 3.3. Approaches to Reducing Emissions From Shipping


• 3.4. The Regulatory Regime


• 3.5. Conclusions


• Chapter 4. Stakeholder Management for Port Sustainability: Moving From Ad-Hoc to Structural Approaches


• 4.1. Introduction


• 4.2. Overview of Stakeholder Management Techniques Applied to Ports


• 4.3. Structural Approaches Toward Stakeholder Management in Ports: the Underdeveloped Case of the Local Community


• 4.4. Conclusions and Recommendations


• Chapter 5. Ports and the Circular Economy


• 5.1. Introduction


• 5.2. The Transition Toward Circularity


• 5.3. The Impacts of the Transition Toward Circularity on Ports


• 5.4. Opportunities for Logistics and Industrial Activities in Seaports; Experiences in the Dutch Seaports