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Securing a port's future through Circular Economy: Experiences from the Port of Gävle in contributing to sustainability.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Carpenter A; University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Kungsbäcksvägen 47, SE 801 76 Gävle, Sweden; University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment, Leeds LS2 9JT, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Electronic address: a.carpenter@leeds.ac.uk.; Lozano R; University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Kungsbäcksvägen 47, SE 801 76 Gävle, Sweden; Organisational Sustainability Ltd., 40 Machen Place, Cardiff CF11 6EQ, United Kingdom. Electronic address: rodrigo.lozano@hig.se.; Sammalisto K; University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Kungsbäcksvägen 47, SE 801 76 Gävle, Sweden. Electronic address: kaisu.sammalisto@hig.se.; Astner L; Port Authority, Gävle Hamn AB/Port of Gävle AB, Fredriksskans, SE 806 47 Gävle, Sweden. Electronic address: linda.astner@gavlehamn.se.
Source
Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0260231 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-3363 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0025326X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mar Pollut Bull Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
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 demonstrates that using Circular Economy principles can be a viable way of securing a port's future and contributing to its sustainability, and that of the city/region where it operates.
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(Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)