Mitigating Shipping Emissions in European Ports: Social and Environmental Benefits
Mitigating Shipping Emissions in European Ports: Social and Environmental Benefits
Springer | Environmental Sciences | July 4, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319401491 | 64 pages | pdf | 1.59 mb
Springer | Environmental Sciences | July 4, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319401491 | 64 pages | pdf | 1.59 mb
Authors: Maragkogianni, Alexandra, Papaefthimiou, Spiros, Zopounidis, Constantin
Examines the social and environmental impacts of the shipping industry in densely populated areas adjacent to ports
Explores the potential use of currently available technologies to mitigate these impacts
Provides the reader with an understanding of the increasing scope of shipping and the environmental profile of the maritime industry
The book quantifies the impact of in-port ships’ greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution in adjacent cities, and evaluates the feasibility of implementing shore-side electricity facilities in Europe to reduce the unwanted social and environmental effects of ships at berth. The book also discusses the potential of future “green” ports and the use of shore side electricity as a means of achieving them. Individual chapters focus on the economic and social costs of in-port ships’ emissions by illustrating current environmental policies to mitigate air emissions and the available abatement measures for in-port emissions. It also discusses the external cost of vessel emissions in ports as well as the impacts on air quality and human health. Examining the expected barriers to the implementation of shore- side electricity facilities, it proposes policies to accelerate the implementation of relevant mitigation measures.
Number of Illustrations and Tables
13 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics
Pollution
Energy Policy, Economics and Management
Energy Technology
Public Health
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