title: Assessment of port sustainability through synthetic indexes. Application to the Spanish case.
abstract: In general, Synthetic Indexes of sustainability have been applied to specific countries and regions. With some variations, the ones considered simple, such as the case of the Ecological Footprint (EF), have been applied to port areas. The same has not happened with those of a multidimensional nature (Global Synthetics) that still have a minimal and partial presence in the analysis of port sustainability. Understanding that this type of index represents an interesting and novel avenue of research applied to port systems, this contribution analyses and ranks a sample of 16 Spanish Port Authorities that group 23 ports of general interest using a Global Synthetic Index of Sustainability (developed using the four dimensions of sustainable development: economic, institutional, environmental and social).
authors.affiliation: University Institute of Maritime Studies, A Coruña University, Spain. Electronic address: laxe@udc.es.
authors.forename: Fernando González
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Laxe
authors.affiliation: National Distance Education University (UNED), Pontevedra, Spain. Electronic address: fedmartin@pontevedra.uned.es.
authors.forename: Federico Martín
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Bermúdez
authors.affiliation: University Institute of Maritime Studies, A Coruña University, Spain; Department of Economic Analysis and Business Administration, A Coruña University, Spain; Economic Studies Research Group: Transport, Work and Sustainability, A Coruña University, Spain. Electronic address: fgmartin@udc.es.
authors.forename: Federico Martín
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Palmero
authors.affiliation: University Institute of Maritime Studies, A Coruña University, Spain; Department of Economic Analysis and Business Administration, A Coruña University, Spain; Economic Development and Social Sustainability (EDaSS) Research Group, A Coruña University, Spain. Electronic address: isabel.novo.corti@udc.es.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Novo-Corti
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004777:Environment; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012106:Research; D013030:Spain
keywords: Ports; Spain; Sustainable development; Synthetic indicators