Current status and trends of the environmental performance in European ports

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-66

  Puig, Martí ^a   Wooldridge, Chris ^b   Michail, Antonis ^c   Darbra, Rosa Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Environmental monitoring; Environmental Performance Indicators; Port management; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN; HUMAN; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84921281673     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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