Carpenter, A orcid.org/0000-0002-1030-5866, Lozano, R, Sammalisto, K et al. (1 more author) (2018) Securing a port's future through Circular Economy: Experiences from the Port of Gävle in contributing to sustainability. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 128. pp. 539-547. ISSN 0025-326X
Abstract
Ports are an important player in the world, due to their role in global production and distributions systems. They are major intermodal transport hubs, linking the sea to the land. For all ports, a key requirement for commercial and economic viability is to retain ships using them and to remain accessible to those ships. Ports need to find approaches to help them remain open. They must ensure their continued economic viability. At the same time, they face increasing pressure to become more environmentally and socially conscious. This paper examines the approach taken by the Port of Gävle, Sweden, which used contaminated dredged materials to create new land using principles of Circular Economy. The paper illustrates that using Circular Economy principles can be a viable way in securing a port’s future and contributing to its sustainability, and that of the city/region where it operates.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018, Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Marine Pollution Bulletin. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | sustainability in ports; circular economy; dredging; quay construction; Port of Gävle, Sweden |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2018 16:12 |
Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2019 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.065 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:128713 |