title: Tools for evaluating environmental performance at Brazilian public ports: Analysis and proposal.
abstract: The port sector critically needs improved management techniques to evaluate its environmental performance. In the present study, we conducted an exploratory research to understand the metrics used in the Brazilian public ports to assess their environmental performance. We considered two state agencies and two port authorities of southern Brazil. As preliminary results, we found that economic factors are excluded in the tools for measuring environmental performance. A system of indicators to address this shortcoming was then proposed, but it could not be applied because of data deficiencies. Thus, the system was divided into two parts: a simplified system with 7 indicators (measuring costs related to criteria were measured only technically) and an advanced system with 5 indicators (approaching costs were currently difficult to measure). Thus, the proposed indicators can be applied by port authorities to facilitate decision-making related to environmental management. As suggestions for further work, we propose research that includes more ports, both public and private, to provide an overview at the national level.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Osvaldo Aranha, 99, Porto Alegre 90035-190, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Electronic address: erc.roos@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Erica Caetano
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Osvaldo Aranha, 99, Porto Alegre 90035-190, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Electronic address: kliemann@producao.ufrgs.br.
authors.forename: Francisco José
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Kliemann Neto
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003657:Decision Making; D004777:Environment; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012767:Ships
keywords: Economic and environmental performance; Environmental performance; Performance indicators; Port management