Study of Socio-Economic Impact of the Lisbon Port

Type:

National

State:

Ongoing

Research Groups:

Environmental and Socio-economic Dynamics: Management for Sustainability

Development:

Market-oriented projects

Lead Researcher:

Carlos Guedes Soares (CENTEC, IST)

e-Geo Team:

Regina Salvador, Joana Yemi Pereira

Scientific Coordination:

Carlos Guedes Soares (CENTEC, IST);
Regina Salvador (e-GEO, FCSH-UNL)

Coordinating Institution:

CENTEC - Centro de Engenharia e Tecnologia Naval (IST)

Institutional partners:

CENTEC - Centro de Engenharia e Tecnologia Naval, Instituto Superior Técnico;
e-GEO Research Centre for Geography and Regional Planning, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas FCSH, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Funding:

Port of Lisbon Administration

Duration:

2010-2011

Objectives:

Study of socio-economic impact of the Port of Lisbon, including:

The current impact of the main business segments
The effect of future developments in these segments in various plausible scenarios
Assessing the importance of the Port of Lisbon to supply chains in which it is integrated
The effect of new logistics platforms to build
The effect of deactivation of the cargo handling activities in the Lisbon city