{"id":1865,"date":"2021-06-01T07:40:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T07:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circularports.vlaanderen-circulair.be\/?post_type=library&#038;p=1865"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:03:04","slug":"a-virtuous-circle-increasing-local-benefits-from-ports-by-adopting-circular-economy-principles","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/demo.sidekick.be\/circularports\/publication\/a-virtuous-circle-increasing-local-benefits-from-ports-by-adopting-circular-economy-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"A Virtuous Circle? Increasing Local Benefits from Ports by Adopting Circular Economy Principles"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-10 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Abstract<\/h3>\n<p>As ports seek to maintain support for their operations amidst growing environmental awareness and social pressure, it is important they provide benefits for the local population to offset negative impacts. Ports can add additional economic benefits for the cities they are located in by encouraging maritime clusters, industrial development,\u00a0<strong>a circular economy<\/strong>, and waterfront development. The current level of adoption, interest in future adoption, barriers to implementation, and attitudes towards the views of the local population were assessed via an online questionnaire sent to port authorities in 26 countries. The potential and willingness of ports to be on the frontline of the\u00a0<strong>transition to a circular economy<\/strong>\u00a0globally has been clearly identified for the first time, seeing a 60% increase between current levels of adoption and future interest in adoption. Barriers to a circular economy are comparable to barriers to widely adopted methods, such as industrial development and a waterfront economy. It is likely that\u00a0<strong>circular economy activities in port cities<\/strong>\u00a0will add additional local benefits and reduce the negative impacts of a port. A new framework is proposed to help ports and cities collaborate and encourage greater\u00a0<strong>adoption of the circular economy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"html-keywords-title\"><strong>Keywords<\/strong>: port cities, maritime clusters, industrial development, circular economy, waterfront development, sustainable development, economic,\u00a0 benefits, framework<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1 icon_atright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/13\/7079\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Learn more<\/span><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The potential and willingness of ports to be on the frontline of the\u00a0transition to a circular economy\u00a0globally has been clearly identified for the first time, seeing a 60% increase between current levels of adoption and future interest in adoption. 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