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- Title
HOW WILL GREEK PORTS BECOME GREEN PORTS?
- Authors
ANASTASOPOULOS, DESPINA; KOLIOS, STAVROS; STYLIOS, CHRYSOSTO MOS
- Abstract
In this study, modern, eco-friendly and cost-efficient ideas to enhance the competitiveness and to promote Green Ports are presented by taking into account the current situation of the ports, as well as the current legislation regarding the protection of the environment. This study is based on a bibliography survey, examining two Greek ports as case studies and investigating the integration and adaptation of the environmental legislation, national, international and European, in order to suggest improvements to move towards the idea of the perfect Green Port.This paper first introduces the idea of the green port. Then, the main legislation in force in Greece and Europe is briefly described aiming to answer the question if existent legislation leads to green ports or not. The existent situation in two Greek ports, the actions, and the measures that need to be made and taken in order to turn the Greek ports into Green ports are examined as case studies. The two Greek ports are the port of Igoumenitsa and the port of Patras This paper presents the main characteristics that feature a Green port.
- Subjects
GREECE; HARBORS &; the environment; HARBOR laws; ENVIRONMENTAL law; ENVIRONMENTAL protection
- Publication
GeoEcoMarina, 2011, Vol 17, p73
- ISSN
1224-6808
- Publication type
Article