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
Part 1 – Overview
Chapter 1: Harbor Management: A New Role for the Public Port
Marc J. Hershman
Part 2 – The Setting
Chapter 2: Ports Over Time: Historical Perspectives on the Public Port
Marc J. Hershman, Robin Scott Bittner
Chapter 3: The Port Community: Seaport Character and Public/Private Tensions
Douglas K. Fleming
Chapter 4: The Physical Harbor: New Demands on a Scarce Resource
Harold M. Mayer
Chapter 5: Federal Port Policy: Retrenchment in the 1980s
Marc J. Hershman, Marianne Kory
Part 3 – Diverse Activities
Chapter 6: The Containerization Story: Meeting the Competition in Trade
Paul W. Chilcote
Chapter 7: Fostering Economic Development: The Noncargo Alternatives
James E. Randall
Chapter 8: Fishports: Service Centers for a Changing Industry
Robert F. Goodwin
Chapter 9: Small-Boat Marinas: The New Professionalism
Robert F. Goodwin
Chapter 10: Port Finances and Operations: Understanding the Bottom Line
Thomas J. Dowd
Part 4 – Changing Times
Chapter 11: Strategic Planning: Defining Port Values
Daniel Jack Chasan, Thomas J. Dowd
Chapter 12: Mitigation: Compensating the Environment for Unavoidable Harm
Ann E. Wessel, Marc J. Hershman
Chapter 13: Waterfront Revitalization: Ways to Retain Maritime Industries
Robert F. Goodwin
Chapter 14: Public Port Accountability: A Framework for Evaluation
David J. Olson