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Originating from the 3rd Conference on Coastal Cities, the papers
contained in this volume presents important research covering the
integrated management and sustainable development of coastal
cities. An increased world population and the preference for living
in coastal regions increases the need for improved resources,
infrastructure and services. Coastal cities should be considered as
dynamic complex systems which need energy, water, food and other
resources in order to work and produce diverse activities, with the
aim of offering a socioeconomic climate and improved quality of
life. Consequently the integrated management and sustainable
development of coastal cities is essential with science,
technology, architecture, socio-economics and planning all
collaborating to support decision makers. Planners need to explore
various options and models to forecast future services, plans and
solutions. Included papers examine some of these possible models
and potential solutions with emphasis in the areas of: Landscape
and urban planning; Infrastructures and eco-architecture; City
heritage and regeneration; Urban transport and communications;
Commercial ports; Fishing and sports harbours; City-Waterfront
interaction; Marine industries; Water resources management; Quality
of life and city leisure; Tourism and the city; Water pollution;
Air pollution; City waste management; Acoustical and thermal
pollution; Coastal risk assessment; Coastal flooding; Coastal
processes; Landslides; Socio-economic issues.
This book introduces readers to basic approaches in and principles
of marine nuclear power design, including overall reactor design,
in-core design, coolant systems and devices, I&C system design,
safety system design, and dynamic analysis assessment. It
comprehensively reviews both the fundamentals of and latest trends
in nuclear-powered devices, covering their entire lifespan, from
design and testing to operation and decommissioning. Further, it
explores in detail various real-world conditions in the marine
context - such as insufficient space for equipment deployment and
frequently changing operating conditions as well as swinging and
tilting. Offering extensive information on the design and operation
of marine nuclear power systems, the book is a valuable resource
for researchers and professionals in the area of marine science and
nuclear engineering, and graduate students intending to embark on a
career in the field.
Robotic marine vessels can be used for a wide range of purposes,
including defence, marine science, offshore energy and hydrographic
surveys, and environmental surveys and protection. Such vessels
need to meet a variety of criteria: they must be able to operate in
salt water, and to communicate and be controlled over large
distances, even when submerged or in inclement weather. Further
challenges include 3D navigation of individual vehicles, groups or
squadrons. This book covers the current state of research in
navigation, modelling and control of marine autonomous vehicles,
and deals with various related topics, including collision
avoidance, communication, and a range of applications. It provides
valuable insights for an audience of researchers, academics and
postgraduate students interested in autonomous marine vessels,
robotics, and electrical and automobile engineering.
The Command Companion of Seamanship Techniques is the latest work
from the well-respected marine author, D J House. It contains all
the information needed for command posts at sea. * All aspects of
shipboard management are discussed, with special emphasis placed on
health and safety. * Guidelines on how to respond to accidents and
emergencies at sea * Contains the most recent SOLAS revisions and a
discussion of marine law to keep you up to date with the latest
rules and regulations. In order to aid learning, the book includes
a number of worked examples in the text along with questions and
answers at the end of chapters. The author tells you how to respond
to accidents and emergencies at sea, in the event, for example of
cargo contamination, collision, loss of stability due to cargo
shift and damage due to flooding, fire plus loss of life/crew. In
addition, the SOLAS revisions and a discussion of marine law is
included to keep you up to date with all the latest rules and
regulations. In order to aid learning, this book will include a
number of worked examples in the text along with questions and
answers at the end of chapters. D J House is senior lecturer in
Nautical studies at the Nautical college, Fleetwood. His sea-going
experience includes general cargo, reefer, bulk cargo, passenger
and liner trades, underwater operations, and roll-on/roll-off
ferries. He is a well-known marine author and has written
Seamanship Techniques Volumes 1 and 2 (combined) and he has revised
Cargo Work in the Kemp & Young series.
Marine Structural Design is a wide-ranging, practical guide to
marine structural analysis and design, describing in detail the
application of modern structural engineering principles to marine
and offshore structures.
Organized in five parts, the book covers basic structural design
principles, strength, fatigue and fracture, reliability and risk
assessment, providing all the knowledge needed for limit-state
design and re-assessment of existing structures while assisting
engineers in determining material and inspection requirements.
Updates to this edition include: New chapters on structural
health monitoring and risk-based decision making. New sections on
arctic marine structural development. Addition of new LNG ship
topics, including composite materials and structures, uncertainty
analysis and green ship concepts.
Provides the structural design principles, background theory
and know-how needed for marine and offshore structural design by
analysis. Covers strength, fatigue and fracture, reliability and
risk assessment together in one resource, with the emphasis on
practical considerations and applications. Updates to this edition
include new chapters on structural health monitoring and risk-based
decision making, and new content on arctic marine structural
design. "
This is the first statistics text to address the unique issues the
Marine Affairs professional and student must confront. Marine and
coastal resource management is unique in that problem solutions
increasingly demand an interdisciplinary approach using data from
both the social and natural sciences. This is the first statistics
text that addresses marine resource problems using both
non-parametric and parametric techniques in a non-intimidating
fashion. This is the first statistics text that addresses the
unique issues the Marine Affairs professional and student must
confront. Since so many of the problems faced by environmental
managers are interdisciplinary, involving data and information from
a host of disciplines including both natural and social sciences,
this volume includes a selected number of both parametric and
non-parametric statistical models. The selection of methods has
been guided by the type of problems Marine Affairs professionals
deal with on a day-to-day basis. The text is written for the
non-mathematical reader who may have little or no prior experience
in statistics or advanced mathematics. Each chapter is divided into
two sections, one which describes the method, followed by one or
two fully worked out examples, and concludes with a lab for student
use. This volume will be of value to students and professionals
involved with the description, analysis, and evaluation of coastal
and marine resource issues.
A marine engineer will need to have a broad background of knowledge
within several aspects of marine design and operations. These
aspects relate to the design of facilities for offshore
applications and evaluation of operational conditions for marine
installation and modification/maintenance works. Such needs arise
in the marine industries, in the offshore oil and gas industry as
well as in the offshore renewable industry. Developed from
knowledge gained throughout the author's engineering career, this
book covers several of the themes where engineers need knowledge
and also serves as a teaser for those who will go into more depth
on the different thematic aspects discussed. Details of qualitative
risk analysis, which is considered an excellent tool to identify
risks in marine operations, are also included. The book is the
author's attempt to develop a text for those in marine engineering
science who like a practical and solid mathematical approach to
marine engineering.It is the intention that the book can serve as
an introductory textbook for master degree courses in marine
sciences and be of inspiration for teachers who will extend the
course into specialisation courses on stability of vessels, higher
order wave analysis, nonlinear motions of vessels, arctic offshore
engineering, etc. The book could also serve as a handbook for PhD
students and researchers who need a handy introduction to solving
marine technology related problems.
This book describes the history and development of marine power
plant. Problems of arrangement, general construction and parameters
of marine power plants of all types are considered. It also
introduces different characteristics of each type of marine power
plant, matching characteristic for diesel propulsion. The book
gives a clear idea about different marine power engines, including
working principle, structure and application. Readers will
understand easily the power system for ships since there are a lot
of illustrations and instructions for each of the equipment. This
book is useful for students majoring in "marine engineering",
"energy and power engineering" and other related majors. It is also
useful for operators of marine institution for learning main design
and operation of ship plants.
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