Dredging Coastal Ports - An Assessment of the Issues (Paperback)

Are the nation's ports adequate for our present and future needs? This volume points out that no significant new deep-water construction has occurred for a decade, and provides the information and analysis needed to goad the ports and the federal government into action. The book asks three questions: Is additional port construction and maintenance dredging needed now or over the next 20 years? What would prevent dredging if it is needed? What alternatives could make additional dredging possible? The book identifies several problems in dredging ports, including the long interval between a decision to deepen a port and the time the alterations are complete. The United States needs to speed port construction to meet changing needs, and the committee recommends that we prepare for future needs by dredging now.

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1985
Authors:	National Research Council • Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences • Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems • Marine Board
Dimensions:	279 x 216 x 0mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-03628-3
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Hydraulic engineering > Harbours & ports Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Marine engineering > General
LSN:	0-309-03628-3
Barcode:	9780309036283

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