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Maritime Heritage and Modern Ports

C A Brebbia editor J Olivella editor R Marcet I Barbe editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:WIT Press

Published:24th Mar '05

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This book contains papers presented at two meetings with many shared interests - the Second International Conference on Maritime Heritage and the Fourth International Conference on Maritime Engineering The Second International Maritime Heritage Conference brought together scholars and professionals from a variety of areas. In addition to scientific advances, the contributions included in this volume discuss the future of historical harbours, dockyards and other similar maritime structures in today's world, as well as the function of historical vessels and their heritage value. The role of development schemes and the relationship between tourism and the preservation of maritime heritage is also covered. The papers from the Fourth International Conference on Maritime Engineering, Ports and Waterways deal with topics such as port management, the integration of transport aspects, navigation, ship operation and multimode transport, information systems for ports and shipping, marine engineering works, hydrodynamic aspects, the construction and design of ports and marinas, and the development of ports and coastal areas.Emphasis is placed on the importance of the transport maritime mode in development and the requirements of making port operation more efficient, safe and productive.

ISBN: 9781845640101

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512 pages