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Managing European Cross Border Cooperation Projects on Sustainability: A Focus on MESP Project

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  • Corrado Schenone

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy)

  • Margherita Marrè Brunenghi

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy)

  • Ilaria Pittaluga

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy)

  • Abdelrahman Hajar

    (Office exploitation of Port of Tripoli, 1301 Tripoli, Lebanon)

  • Walid Kamali

    (Faculty of Engineering, Al-Manar University of Tripoli, 676 Tripoli, Lebanon)

  • Federica Montaresi

    (Port Authority of La Spezia, 19126 La Spezia, Italy)

  • Mohammed Rasheed

    (Marine Science Station, The University of Jordan, 77110 Irbid, Jordan
    Marine Science Station, The Yarmouk University, 21163 Irbid, Jordan)

  • Abdallah Abdul Wahab

    (Faculty of Engineering, Al-Manar University of Tripoli, 676 Tripoli, Lebanon)

  • Yara El Moghrabi

    (Faculty of Engineering, Al-Manar University of Tripoli, 676 Tripoli, Lebanon)

  • Riyad Manasrah

    (Marine Science Station, The University of Jordan, 77110 Irbid, Jordan
    Marine Science Station, The Yarmouk University, 21163 Irbid, Jordan)

  • Dima Merhaby

    (Office exploitation of Port of Tripoli, 1301 Tripoli, Lebanon)

  • Lorenzo Montani

    (Port Authority of La Spezia, 19126 La Spezia, Italy)

Abstract

International cooperation is a must to achieve the goal of sustainable development, since only through cross border actions’ complex issues like environmental degradation can be faced. Supranational initiatives and shared objectives are the only path for getting a durable and effective green strategy, which transcends boundaries or governments and fosters a common effort for sustainability through networking. The European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) aims at reinforcing cooperation between the European Union (EU) and partner countries’ regions placed along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. To this extent, MESP (Managing the Environmental Sustainability of Ports for a durable development) can be considered as a typical cross border cooperation project, willing to create a sustainable environmental management of port in northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean basin. This has been achieved through the development of specific guidelines towards environmental sustainability and the collection of common tools, methodologies, good practices and innovations focused on pollution reduction that can be replicated in Mediterranean ports and further. This was possible through the creation of a strong cooperation network and long-lasting collaborations among partners and stakeholders such as harbour cities, port authorities, universities, research centres and scientific skills.

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  • Corrado Schenone & Margherita Marrè Brunenghi & Ilaria Pittaluga & Abdelrahman Hajar & Walid Kamali & Federica Montaresi & Mohammed Rasheed & Abdallah Abdul Wahab & Yara El Moghrabi & Riyad Manasrah &, 2017. "Managing European Cross Border Cooperation Projects on Sustainability: A Focus on MESP Project," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(1), pages 1-18, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:1:p:112-:d:87759
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