Stakeholders and Sustainable Port Cities

Port cities lie at the intersection of global trade, urban development, and environmental change. While connecting maritime networks with regional and global economies, they face growing challenges related to climate change, resource management, urban transformation, and social inclusion. In this context, stakeholders play a central role in shaping sustainable port-city development. This book examines how stakeholder engagement, governance, collaboration, and coordination contribute to sustainable development. Drawing on an interdisciplinary qualitative study of Tangier, a rapidly transforming port city, it explores how port expansion, urban development, and institutional transformation shape stakeholder relationships and sustainability.

Adopting a stakeholder-centred perspective, the book examines how participation, governance, innovation, and coordination influence contemporary port-city transformation. The Tangier case provides broader insights into the conditions supporting more integrated, inclusive, and resilient port-city governance.

Connecting empirical analysis with international perspectives, the book contributes to debates on sustainable port cities, port-city relationships, stakeholder governance, and territorial transformation. It highlights that sustainability depends not only on infrastructure and strategic planning, but also on how stakeholders are engaged and integrated into governance processes.

Jihane Salim is a researcher in Economics and Management with an interdisciplinary research profile addressing contemporary economic, managerial, and organisational challenges. Her work explores the interactions between stakeholders, organisations, institutions, and territories, with interests in governance, innovation, sustainability, and development. She has published several scientific articles and contributed to research projects addressing diverse economic and managerial issues.

Mostafa Abakouy  is a Professor at the National School of Business and Management of Tangier, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Morocco. His research focuses on urban and territorial development, port management and governance, territorial attractiveness, territorial marketing, and economic intelligence. He has authored and co-authored several books and scientific articles and contributed to research projects on territorial development, public policy, and economic and institutional dynamics.