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Sustainability and interactivity between cities and ports: a two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach

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  • Chen Chen
  • Jasmine Siu Lee Lam

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Ports and cities are intrinsically linked. Port city, which serves as a link between the local and global economy, is an integration of both urban and port systems. Constrained by different regional structures, port cities have developed various formulations over time. Using a two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach, this paper proposes a new method for measuring the sustainable development of different port city systems. While the previous empirical studies often separate the port system and the urban system, this paper assesses the two systems in an integrated way. Moreover, this paper develops a systematic methodology for measurement of sustainability. Twenty world-leading container port cities are selected for this study using contemporary data. The DEA results display their relative differences in levels of sustainable development, which reveal the effectiveness of the prevailing policies in them. Eventually, recommendations are drawn for other port cities by referring to the best practices.

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  • Chen Chen & Jasmine Siu Lee Lam, 2018. "Sustainability and interactivity between cities and ports: a two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach," Maritime Policy & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(7), pages 944-961, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:marpmg:v:45:y:2018:i:7:p:944-961
    DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2018.1450528
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    1. Thanh Tam Nguyen & Long Van Hoang, 2024. "Assessing Container Terminals’ Environmental Efficiency: The Modified Slack-Based Measure Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-16, May.
    2. Jasmine Siu Lee Lam & Wei Yim Yap, 2019. "A Stakeholder Perspective of Port City Sustainable Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-15, January.
    3. Kenneth Løvold Rødseth & Rasmus Bøgh Holmen & Timo Kuosmanen & Halvor Schøyen, 2023. "Market access and seaport efficiency: the case of container handling in Norway," Journal of Shipping and Trade, Springer, vol. 8(1), pages 1-25, December.

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