Tool for the identification and assessment of Environmental Aspects in Ports (TEAP)

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 8-17

  Puig, Martí ^a   Wooldridge, Chris ^b   Casal, Joaquim ^a   Darbra, Rosa Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Port management; Significant environmental aspects; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMPUTER BASED TOOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS; PORT AUTHORITIES; PORT MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZED METHODS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

CALIBRATION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PORT OPERATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84929431524     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.05.007     Document Type: Article

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