Towards sustainability in the port sector: The role of intermediation in transition work

Bjerkan, Kristin Ystmark; Hansen, Lillian; Steén, Markus

doi:10.1016/j.eist.2021.08.004

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“…In recent years, attention to the sustainability of ports and port cities has increased. Ports are increasingly orienting their environmental endeavours toward energy issues and are pressured to reduce their global emissions (Bjerkan et al, 2021). The review of available frameworks for assessing sustainability was the object of articles and studies such as those of Huang et al, 2015.…”

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“…( 2020) highlight top environmental management areas and thematic contributions dealing with environmental impacts associated with port activities and operations. According to Bjerkan et al (2021), for a port to achieve sustainability, top five baseline priorities in ports surveyed by ESPO 2020 (Table 3), were considered in this paper. These align with the five WPSP themes on sustainable ports (Verhoeven et al, 2020).…”

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“…This approach helped shape the theoretical framework that this paper employed in identifying the indicators. Therefore, based on existing literature (Xiao and Lam, 2017;Darbra Roman et al, 2020;Zheng et al, 2020;Bjerkan et al, 2021;Kong and Liu, 2021) thematic categorizations and combinations were developed for this paper (Table 4).…”

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An indicator-based approach to assess sustainability of port-cities and marine management in the Global South

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Ports and neighbouring cities function as connectors between land and water and have long accommodated a substantial flow of goods and services. Port cities in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region and the Global South (GS) are rapidly and inevitably expanding as the demand for global trade increases. However, this expansion has numerous impacts on the surrounding marine ecosystem and the socio-economic livelihoods of local communities. We propose a framework to evaluate the sustainability of port cities in the WIO region and more broadly for cities in the GS. Through an exploratory approach, a systematic literature review (SLR) was undertaken to identify existing themes on port city and marine ecosystem sustainability indicator frameworks. The results revealed a strong bias towards sustainability publications designed for port cities in Global North. The approach developed from this study focuses on the socio-economic and environmental attributes relevant to ports in the WIO region and for GS countries. This draws from the Drivers, Pressures, States, Impacts and Responses (DPSIR) framework and includes 78 indicators. The indicators are designed to identify and report on the complex land and sea interdependencies of port cities. To test the validity of these indicators their interdependencies were examined through a Causal Network (CN) structure which identified 12 priority DPSIR CN. These were also mapped to the UNSDGs enabling the wider applicability and transferability of the framework. The resulting framework enables port cities in emerging economies to establish robust sustainable reporting systems and provides a framework that offers a unique lens for evaluating interactions embedded in the land and sea continuum.

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An indicator-based approach to assess sustainability of port-cities and marine management in the Global South

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“…En este sentido, los puertos marítimos no son ajenos a la situación antes descrita; por un lado, éstos son un factor de gran envergadura para las cadenas de distribución y suministro en el nivel internacional, se relacionan del mismo modo con el desarrollo y crecimiento económico de las comunidades que albergan sus recintos ( No obstante, son al mismo tiempo responsables de externalidades negativas, entre las que destacan el estrés de infraestructuras, congestión de vialidades, accidentes, contaminación del aire por gases de efecto invernadero, contaminación del agua, contaminación por ruido y vibraciones, así como desechos vertidos en el entorno marino; todo lo cual ha generado una presión cada vez mayor por mejorar la conciencia ecológica, aumentar el uso eficiente de los recursos sin dejar de lado la competencia de las cadenas de transporte (Acciaro et Esto debe lograrse con estrategias portuarias, las cuales no sólo procuran el buen manejo de las mercancías y el cuidado ambiental, del mismo modo incluyen una correcta relación con los actores de la región donde se ubican a fin de alcanzar un desarrollo social, lo cual les permitirá finalmente lograr una ventaja competitiva y una mayor seguridad marítima; de esta manera los puertos sustentables son producto de estrategias a largo plazo con un comportamiento responsable de la administración portuaria, la cual involucra todas las actividades propias del puerto y con éstas de sus empleados agregando valor para los clientes de los puertos, se refiere entonces a una transición en procesos referentes a la visión, creación de redes, elaboración de estrategias y cambio en la planificación para alcanzar resultados específicos dentro de los ámbitos económico, social y ambiental (Sislian et al, 2016;Pavlic et al, 2014;Burškytė y Belous;2012;Saengsupavanich et al, 2009;Bjerkan et al, 2021).…”

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Integración de un Sistema Indicadores Sustentables Portuarios a Través de la Metodología Fuzzy-Delphi

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Domínguéz²

2022

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La investigación relacionada a la sustentabilidad portuaria es de suma relevancia dada la importancia del transporte marítimo en el comercio internacional y de los puertos como interface entre los distintos modos de transporte y generadores de valor dentro de las cadenas globales de suministro. Por lo tanto, el propósito de este trabajo es integrar un sistema de indicadores sustentables portuarios que contemple las dimensiones económica, social y ambiental de manera integral, pues existe un sesgo hacia los temas ambientales y económicos que limitan el avance hacia puertos sustentables. Para ello se compararon tres sistemas de indicadores portuarios con enfoque sustentable, de las similitudes encontradas se determinaron indicadores que fueron evaluados con la metodología Fuzzy-Delphi para reducir la ambigüedad y la incertidumbre en su elección. Resultado de la aplicación de la metodología mencionada se integró un sistema de indicadores sustentables portuarios que contiene las tres dimensiones de la sustentabilidad; en próximas investigaciones se propone que el sistema resultante sea evaluado por autoridades portuarias para conocer su aplicabilidad, limitantes y temas por incluir.

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“…also indicate that intermediaries are important for local energy reorganization processes aimed at sustainability transitions Ambole et al (2019),. in turn, focuses on the role of academics as knowledge intermediaries that can trigger cross-sector collaborations around innovations for sustainable energy transitions in informal settlements in African cities.In addition,Brown et al (2019) address, in their results, that intermediaries play the role of facilitation, configuration and intermediation in transitions to more sustainable energies, through innovation in the business model; andBjerkan et al (2021a;2021b) highlight that port actors as intermediaries are important in the energy transition process with the potential to accelerate transitions in other domains. Finally, Sovacool et al (2020) point out that incumbent intermediaries, who consider government, market and stakeholder interests, can facilitate systemic change in energy and transport transitions.…”

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Intermediaries of transition to sustainability: influences and perspectives

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Objetivo: Esta investigação teve como objetivo compreender o papel dos intermediários nas transições sociotécnicas para a sustentabilidade, segundo a literatura de 2010 a 2022.Metodologia: Para isso, foi realizada uma revisão sistemática da literatura a partir do Methodi Ordinatio que resultou na análise de 42 artigos considerados mais relevantes de acordo com o tema abordado.Originalidade/Relevância: As transições para a sustentabilidade e intermediários configuram-se como um campo de pesquisa emergente. Esse estudo é, portanto, relevante ao identificar os avanços na produção científica, evidenciando aspectos intrínsecos ao assunto, além de lacunas para pesquisas futuras. Resultados: Com base na caracterização dos estudos, os resultados mostram um crescimento nas publicações nos últimos anos, sendo a maior expansão a partir de 2018. O foco foi maior em pesquisas empíricas, com destaque para transições sustentáveis no setor de energia, seguido dos setores industrial, agrícola, de mobilidade e transporte e construção civil. Além disso, verificou-se que os atores intermediários podem contribuir de diferentes maneiras para transições de sustentabilidade. Eles desenvolvem papeis de apoio à inovação, financiamento de projetos, gestão de redes, articulação de expectativas das partes interessadas, difusão do conhecimento, mobilização de recursos, transferência de tecnologia, alinhamento de objetivos e apoio a implementação e renovação de políticas, por exemplo.Contribuições sociais para a gestão: Entender o processo no qual os intermediários se configuram nas transições para a sustentabilidade é fundamental para compreender as alterações de natureza ambiental, social e econômica nos mais diversos setores na contemporaneidade.

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Towards sustainability in the port sector: The role of intermediation in transition work

Cited by 18 publications

References 73 publications

An indicator-based approach to assess sustainability of port-cities and marine management in the Global South

An indicator-based approach to assess sustainability of port-cities and marine management in the Global South

Integración de un Sistema Indicadores Sustentables Portuarios a Través de la Metodología Fuzzy-Delphi

Intermediaries of transition to sustainability: influences and perspectives

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