Shipping and the Environment Improving Environmental Performance in Marine Transportation By: Karin Andersson Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9783662490433, 3662490439 eText ISBN: 9783662490457, 3662490455 Copyright year: 2016 Format: PDF Available from $ 149.00 USD SKU: 9783662490457 This book focuses on the interaction between shipping and the natural environment and how shipping can strive to become more sustainable. Readers are guided in marine environmental awareness, environmental regulations and abatement technologies to assist in decisions on strategy, policy and investments. You will get familiar with possible paths to improve environmental performance and, in the long term, to a sustainable shipping sector, based on an understanding of the sources and mechanisms of common impacts. You will also gain knowledge on emissions and discharges from ships, prevention measures, environmental regulations, and methods and tools for environmental assessment. In addition, the book includes a chapter on the background to regulating pollution from ships. It is intended as a source of information for professionals connected to maritime activities as well as policy makers and interested public. It is also intended as a textbook in higher education academic programmes. SKU: 9783662490433 Download now: https://ebookscoffee.sellpass.io/products/Shipping-and-the-Environment
