Sustainable maritime transportation and exploitation of sea resources- Volume 1 & 2 - Enrico Rizzuto [2011, PDF]

Sustainable maritime transportation and exploitation of sea resources- Volume 1 & 2

Year: 2011
Language: english
Author: Enrico Rizzuto
Genre: Conference
Publisher: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 1136
Description: This book presents the proceedings of the XIV Conference of the International Maritime Association of
the Mediterranean (IMAM), held in Genoa on September 13th to 16th 2011 under the theme ‘Sustainable
Maritime Transportation and Exploitation of Sea Resources’.
The book covers the most updated aspects of maritime transports and of coastal and sea resources
exploitation, with focus on the Mediterranean area. Vessels for transportation are analysed from the
viewpoint of ship design in terms of hydrodynamic, structural and plant optimisation, as well as from the
perspective of construction, maintenance, operation and logistics. The exploitation of marine and coastal
resources is covered in terms of fishing, aquaculture and renewable energy production as well as of subsea
resources extraction.
The characterisation of the marine environment is seen under the twofold perspective of providing
reference loads and conditions for the design of means for the resources exploitation, but also of setting
limits to the design in order to preserve the natural ambient and minimise the impact of anthropogenic
activities related to both transportation and exploitation.
Efficiency, reliability, safety and sustainability of sea- and Mediterranean-related human activities are
the focus throughout the book. The text is mainly devoted to technical operators of the various field
involved, coming from shipbuilding and ship-owner companies, research organisations, Universities, certifying
bodies, but it represents an updated reference text of interest also for government Agencies and
other institutional and educational bodies.