Green Ports: Inland and Seaside Sustainable Transportation Strategies

Currently there are no books exclusively on this topic, only book chapters and 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 is an applied research book that will help researchers formulate the needed research questions.

Practical application tools and techniques for increasing sustainability throughout the entire transportation chainOverall picture of green ports through collection of numerous expert specialistsExamines how ports and surrounding area are addressing the environmental impacts due to the growth of the cruise businessOverarching theoretical framework based on empirical global experience to identify the best practices for planning and policy-making to adapt to the impacts posed by climate change

1. Green ports in theory and practice 2. Emissions and fuel use in the shipping sector 3. Policy on reducing shipping emissions: implications for "green ports" 4. Stakeholder management for port sustainability: moving from ad-hoc to structural approaches 5. Ports and the circular economy 6. Emissions from ships in ports 7. Sustainable performance and benchmarking in container terminals - the energy dimension 8. Climate change adaptation by ports: the attitude and perception of Chinese port organizations 9. Green port dues - indices and incentive schemes for shipping 10. Port-driven measures for incentivising sustainable hinterland transport 11. Green port strategies in China 12. Socio-economic performance assessment of port clusters: more challenges, fewer solutions? 13. Cruise shipping and green ports: a strategic challenge