Sustainable development

Testing new ways of living with water in the Delta: Bauhaus of the Seas Sails Delta kick-off

Maëlle Salzinger, Alankrita Sarkar, Michael Rodrigues and Carola Hein In the Delta region between the Netherlands and Belgium, water connects people, land…

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Ports for SDGs: An Ecosystem Perspective on Infrastructure Megaprojects

Johan Ninan Infrastructure megaprojects have long been a subject of debate in relation to sustainability. These massive undertakings often result in…

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Port Development: ‘Doing Good’ or ‘Doing No Harm’ to the Port-City Ecosystem?

Maurice Jansen Ports and port cities play a pivotal role towards the sustainable development of coastal ecosystems. These ecosystems’ natural capital offer…

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Blue Action Paper: Interventions in the Paraguay River to increase heavy-vessel navigation (Hidrovia Paraná-Paraguay) would cause irreversible damage to the Pantanal, the largest wetland in the world

Matthias Wantzen and see full list of coauthors below Overview of the Hidrovia and the Paraguay River The Hidrovia Paraguay-Paraná (HPP) is a project to improve…

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Protecting Cultural Heritage as a Resource for Sustainable Development of Port Cities (AIVP webinar)

Hilde Sennema Port city functions and cultural maritime heritage are often at odds. Culture is a difficult and sometimes contested concept in the scholarly…

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