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The Case Studies on
Port-City Relationships
Ecoports Project – Work package 5.4
Ancona, June 2005
THE CASE STUDIES
1. New Developments of Port of Rotterdam (NL)
2. Management of public complaints due to dust
pollution in the port of Civitavecchia (IT)
3. The port authority of Livorno and the
management of city canals (IT)
4. Noise pollution in the port area at Genoa (IT)
5. Dredging works in maintenance of approaching
lines in the Port of Gdansk (PL)
6. The noise issue manage by the Port Authority of
Hamburg (DE)
7. Lorry traffic regulation of Port of Trieste (IT)
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THE COMMON ELEMENTS
The environmental problems linked to the port
activities are often reported on the local press in
a very critical way.
This leads to create or strengthen
a negative image of ports in the
local community.
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THE COMMON ELEMENTS
The widest opinions on ports among the local
community are then:
• the port runs a business not in an
environment friendly way.
• bad image of port has influence on
deterioration of image of the city and its
attractiveness – for example for the tourists
and the investors.
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THE COMMON ELEMENTS
Often moved by the complaints of citizens, city
council obliges the port to perform actions to
quickly stop or limit nuisance, regardless of
costs needed.
CITIZENS
DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS:
LINEAR
CITY COUNCIL
PORT
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THE COMMON ELEMENTS
Sometimes ports decide to co-operate with one
or more stakeholders (local bodies, NGO’s,
governmental agencies, etc.) in order to share
environmental issues and find together the
solutions.
CITIZENS
DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS:
CIRCULAR
PORT
LOCAL BODIES
AGENCIES
In these cases ports experience that cooperation
is fundamental.
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THE COMMON ELEMENTS
It is not always possible to completely satisfy
the whole public opinion.
Anyway in general local community appreciates
the sensitivity of the port towards their
complaints and the new collaborative approach
to limit nuisance.
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THE COMMON ELEMENTS
Restrictions are usually shared among all
interested parts: ports, companies and also
citizens.
It must be clear to the residents that they live in
a port area, not in a national park.
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THE COMMON ELEMENTS
Examples of shared restrictions:
No admission to new apartment buildings has
been given for windows faced to the harbour.
On the contrary for pre-existing apartments port
must undertake to find technical/managerial
solutions (special noise reducing windows for
these houses, noise reduction program for all
dockers and terminal, etc.)
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THE COMMON ELEMENTS
The collaborative approach leads the Port to
necessarily speak with several interested parts,
as the environmental issues are complex.
Coordinating all these relations
can be a hard work!
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THE COMMON ELEMENTS
In most cases actions performed by ports to
solve an environmental issue are very
expensive and they need strong investment
costs.
All economic consequences has to be
discussed with all parts.
It’s also true that over a medium/long period
these costs can be recovered, for example: less
social costs due to professional illness,
recuperation of dispersed material, minimization
of costs for waste disposal, etc.
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THE COMMON ELEMENTS
It is not always clear who must undertake to
carry on a remediation action and pay for it.
This can be due to responsibilities, competence,
roles not defined by laws/regulations
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THE COMMON ELEMENTS
Some ports have agreed upon the methods ,
objectives and technical solutions with local
bodies, starting from all point of views and
needs.
Also researches/studies to understand
particular matters, have been carried on by the
ports with local bodies.
The outcomes can then be useful as a base for
preparation the national regulations in this field.
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THE COMMON ELEMENTS
(re)Development of port can lead to the creation
of richness for local community, like:
• extra employment
• new business
• infrastructures improved
A significant percentage of population (about
10% at Rotterdam) can work in the port.
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FINAL CONSIDERATION
It’s not possible to avoid discussions about
environmental issues due to the port activities
influencing the city.
A co-operative approach is the best way to keep
good relations with all interested parts.
This way the port can play a role of leadership
for the local community development.
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