The essays in this book, first published in 1988, explore the changes that have occurred in the modern harbour in the 1970s and 1980s and the many roles of the public port in stimulating or responding to these changes. The goal of this study is to understand the modern harbour and public port and the contemporary pressures on them. The contributors’ disciplines range among geography, law, business, political science, and marine affairs.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
PART 1 – Overview
1. Harbor Management: A New Role for the Public Port
Marc J. Hershman
PART 2 – The Setting
2. Ports Over Time: Historical Perspectives on the Public Port
Marc J. Hershman and Robin Schott Bittner
3. The Port Community: Seaport Character and Public/Private Tensions
Douglas K. Fleming
4. The Physical Harbor: New Demands on a Scarce Resource
Harold M. Mayer
5. Federal Port Policy: Retrenchment in the 1980s
Marc J. Hershman and Marianne Kory
PART 3 – Diverse Activities
6. The Containerization Story: Meeting the Competition in Trade
Paul W. Chilcote
7. Fostering Economic Development: The Noncargo Alternatives
James E. Randall
8. Fishports: Service Centers for a Changing Industry
Robert F. Goodwin
9. Small-Boat Marinas: The New Professionalism
Robert F. Goodwin
10. Port Finances and Operations: Understanding the Bottom Line
Thomas J. Dowd
PART 4 – Changing Times
11. Strategic Planning: Defining Port Values
Daniel Jack Chasan and Thomas J. Dowd
12. Mitigation: Compensating the Environment for Unavoidable
Harm Ann E. Wessel and Marc J. Hershman
13. Waterfront Revitalization: Ways to Retain Maritime Industries
Robert F. Goodwin
14. Public Port Accountability: A Framework for Evaluation
David J. Olson
Glossary
Index