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The challenges world ports face require new technological and institutional approaches of development and exploitation, aimed at promoting and implementing ecologically and socially sustainable port innovation and operation trajectories. ‘Sustainable development’ is a broad term covering a diversity of values, in specific cases usually variations on and aspects of the well-known key concepts of People, Planet and Profit. This raises the question of how to deal with diverging, sometimes competing and even conflicting values in innovation and development processes. Another question with sustainable development is how to bring it about. This chapter explores and refines a new approach to tackle these issues: responsible innovation. It develops the outset of a strategy for it, emphasising the use of stakeholder involvement and process management methods, in addition to design and expert methods. This will be done in relation to a particular port extension project: the Maasvlakte 2 project, partly carried out, partly still in execution. The focus is on the lessons to be learned, both for practitioners and academicians.
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The challenges world ports face require new technological and institutional approaches of development and exploitation, aimed at promoting and implementing ecologically and socially sustainable port innovation and operation trajectories. ‘Sustainable development’ is a broad term covering a diversity of values, in specific cases usually variations on and aspects of the well-known key concepts of People, Planet and Profit. This raises the question of how to deal with diverging, sometimes competing and even conflicting values in innovation and development processes. Another question with sustainable development is how to bring it about. This chapter explores and refines a new approach to tackle these issues: responsible innovation. It develops the outset of a strategy for it, emphasising the use of stakeholder involvement and process management methods, in addition to design and expert methods. This will be done in relation to a particular port extension project: the Maasvlakte 2 project, partly carried out, partly still in execution. The focus is on the lessons to be learned, both for practitioners and academicians.
Cultivating a friendly attitude
The master’s program of “one belt one road”, a think-tank for international students at harbin institute of technology
This paper describes a program for attaining a Master’s degree at Harbin Institute of Technology in China, named “Belt and Road Think-Tank for Talent Strategy”. This program is especially designed for cultivating the talents who will link the countries along “Belt and Road” with China under the new Silk Road cooperation framework. The program has designed an elaborate scheme of lectures to equip its candidates with scientific techniques in analyzing social problems and offers many opportunities to encourage students to participate in international debates. After two years of training, candidates in will be shaped into top-notch talents with a deep understanding of China. The port of Piraeus in Greece is introduced in this paper as an exemplary research thesis made by program candidates within the framework of this program. By analyzing the stakeholders involved, assessing the impacts brought by the project and resolving the value conflicts among diverse parties, responsible innovation is applied in mitigating the confrontation between a Chinese company (COSCO) and local Greek communities.
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This paper describes a program for attaining a Master’s degree at Harbin Institute of Technology in China, named “Belt and Road Think-Tank for Talent Strategy”. This program is especially designed for cultivating the talents who will link the countries along “Belt and Road” with China under the new Silk Road cooperation framework. The program has designed an elaborate scheme of lectures to equip its candidates with scientific techniques in analyzing social problems and offers many opportunities to encourage students to participate in international debates. After two years of training, candidates in will be shaped into top-notch talents with a deep understanding of China. The port of Piraeus in Greece is introduced in this paper as an exemplary research thesis made by program candidates within the framework of this program. By analyzing the stakeholders involved, assessing the impacts brought by the project and resolving the value conflicts among diverse parties, responsible innovation is applied in mitigating the confrontation between a Chinese company (COSCO) and local Greek communities.
Sustainable port development based on the blue economy framework in china
The example of qingdao port
This research is focusing on China’s new concept of “blue economy” and the integration of it into the country’s sustainable development efforts. Under the Blue Economy framework, Chinese ocean-based economic development has experienced an obvious acceleration over the last three decades, which has increased sustainable development capabilities. Meanwhile, national plans are being implemented in order to promote future oceanic sustainable development. The Qingdao Port is the iconic example of the Blue Economy practices resulting from the Chinese oceanic development strategy and it has indeed been quite successful in its development until now since the introduction of the Blue Economic Zone and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) programmes. Moreover, the sustainable experience of the Qingdao port shows an optional reference of the blue economic plan to other ports expecting an optimal ocean development. Finally, some challenges and opportunities will be discussed for further research and practical improvements.
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This research is focusing on China’s new concept of “blue economy” and the integration of it into the country’s sustainable development efforts. Under the Blue Economy framework, Chinese ocean-based economic development has experienced an obvious acceleration over the last three decades, which has increased sustainable development capabilities. Meanwhile, national plans are being implemented in order to promote future oceanic sustainable development. The Qingdao Port is the iconic example of the Blue Economy practices resulting from the Chinese oceanic development strategy and it has indeed been quite successful in its development until now since the introduction of the Blue Economic Zone and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) programmes. Moreover, the sustainable experience of the Qingdao port shows an optional reference of the blue economic plan to other ports expecting an optimal ocean development. Finally, some challenges and opportunities will be discussed for further research and practical improvements.
Seaport development and accelerating energy transition
Could Rotterdam and Shanghai take on a leadership role?
This chapter addresses the question regarding how seaports may move from a stepwise development to a leadership role in energy transition, as the Port Authority of Rotterdam (the Netherlands) wishes to do. A preliminary framework of conditions that enable a comprehensive shift, given involvement of a petro-chemical complex, is discussed. In Rotterdam’s vision, its new aim does not contradict economic development. Rather, growth is partially created through (niche) pilot projects and experimentation with new, low CO2, energy production and use, and spin-off effects. A crucial factor seems to be support by a national policy of rigorous reduction of CO2 production and emission. Next, the attention shifts to Shanghai (China) and how this port is performing with regard to sustainability changes. Radical shifts such as in Rotterdam seem impossible, however, stringent measures have been taken in Shanghai to increase sustainability in port activities. These measures are discussed and the dilemma of Shanghai is addressed.
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This chapter addresses the question regarding how seaports may move from a stepwise development to a leadership role in energy transition, as the Port Authority of Rotterdam (the Netherlands) wishes to do. A preliminary framework of conditions that enable a comprehensive shift, given involvement of a petro-chemical complex, is discussed. In Rotterdam’s vision, its new aim does not contradict economic development. Rather, growth is partially created through (niche) pilot projects and experimentation with new, low CO2, energy production and use, and spin-off effects. A crucial factor seems to be support by a national policy of rigorous reduction of CO2 production and emission. Next, the attention shifts to Shanghai (China) and how this port is performing with regard to sustainability changes. Radical shifts such as in Rotterdam seem impossible, however, stringent measures have been taken in Shanghai to increase sustainability in port activities. These measures are discussed and the dilemma of Shanghai is addressed.