Integrated and sustainable port development in Ghana

Conference paper (2017)

Authors

T. Vellinga Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering - CEG
J Slinger Policy Analysis - TPM
P. Taneja Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering - CEG
H.S.I. Vreugdenhil Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering - CEG , Policy Analysis - TPM
Research Group
Policy Analysis (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2017 T. Vellinga, J Slinger, P. Taneja, H.S.I. Vreugdenhil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-11-2722-9_MTEC020110
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Published Date

2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Multi Actor Systems

Research Group

Policy Analysis

Abstract

Africa is on the rise and new ports are essential to unlock production and trade opportunities and enable future growth. A growing consensus recognizes the need for sustainable port development, aimed at finding the right balance between human, environmental and economic aspects. However, an integrated inter-disciplinary approach to sustainable port development, which embraces the four perspectives of engineering, ecology, economy and governance is lacking. The ongoing NWO-UDW project "Integrated and Sustainable Port Development in Ghana" addresses this gap. It aims to develop a generic framework and a set of tools for stakeholder inclusive design of integrated and sustainable ports in Africa. It proposes a bottom up approach whereby research in all four disciplines is directed at relevant and practical cases in Africa. The Ghanaian port of Tema has been selected as a pilot project. This paper describes the project including the underlying vision and the objectives, the work-plan and the expected project results. It also describes the results of a workshop in Ghana in July 2015 to identify needs and values of relevant stakeholders with respect to Tema port development.