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The Sustainability of Oil Ports

An Holistic Framework for China

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Analyses the problems in ensuring an oil port is sustainable

  • Examines China as the frame for analysis, as it is the largest oil import country in the world

  • Provides recommendations for future applications

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction to the Port Sustainability Issue

    • Xuemuge Wang, Michael Roe, Shaofeng Liu
    Pages 1-13
  3. The Background to Oil Port Sustainability

    • Xuemuge Wang, Michael Roe, Shaofeng Liu
    Pages 15-65
  4. Methodologies for Framework Development for Oil Ports Sustainability

    • Xuemuge Wang, Michael Roe, Shaofeng Liu
    Pages 67-89
  5. A Qualitative Analysis of Oil Port Sustainability Frameworks

    • Xuemuge Wang, Michael Roe, Shaofeng Liu
    Pages 91-118
  6. A Quantitative Analysis of Oil Port Sustainability Frameworks

    • Xuemuge Wang, Michael Roe, Shaofeng Liu
    Pages 119-172
  7. A Framework for Oil Port Sustainability

    • Xuemuge Wang, Michael Roe, Shaofeng Liu
    Pages 173-222
  8. Conclusions

    • Xuemuge Wang, Michael Roe, Shaofeng Liu
    Pages 223-236
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 237-241

About this book

This book provides an original analysis of the problems of ensuring that oil ports are sustainable in the broadest sense of the concept including environmental, social, technical and resource aspects. 

Taking China as its frame for analysis, chosen because of the authors’ expertise and because it is the largest oil import country in the world, much of it by ship, it presents a detailed investigation of the issues that make up a sustainable port profile, using a variety of established statistical and operational techniques These are examined before an holistic model is derived. Recommendations are provided for future application both in China and elsewhere and also a range of ways suggested for how the framework could be adapted to other types of ports and locations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Management School, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzen, China

    Xuemuge Wang

  • Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK

    Michael Roe, Shaofeng Liu

About the authors

Dr Xuemuge Wang is Lecturer in Shipping and Port Management at Shenzhen Polytechnic in the Peoples’ Republic of China.

Professor Michael Roe holds the Chair of Maritime and Logistics Governance at the University of Plymouth.

Shaofeng Liu is Professor of Operations Management and Decision Making at Plymouth Business School at the University of Plymouth.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Sustainability of Oil Ports

  • Book Subtitle: An Holistic Framework for China

  • Authors: Xuemuge Wang, Michael Roe, Shaofeng Liu

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41520-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41519-8Published: 27 May 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41522-8Published: 28 May 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-41520-4Published: 26 May 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 241

  • Number of Illustrations: 90 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sustainability Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Energy Policy, Economics and Management

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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