Twenty years of sustainable development and port authorities: A critical review of the literature

Port management reflects a process of transformation and globalized social and socioeconomic evolution that must contribute to the era of the green transition. In this context, the main objective of the study was to detail and clarify the key epistemological characteristics between sustainability and the role of port authorities through a critical review of the relevant literature. For this analysis, the data reviewed covered a selection of 112 documents with the highest academic rigor that promote changes in port management. The proposal concludes that academic evidence demonstrates a positive and demonstrative relationship regarding the shift in the administrative role, focused on an ecosystem-based model with transformative potential for the green transition of port cities.