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Dredging Coastal Ports : an Assessment of the Issues.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1985.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Dredging Coastal Ports
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • ORIGINS OF THE STUDY
  • STUDY SCOPE AND METHODS
  • Acknowledgments
  • REFERENCES
  • 1 Executive Summary
  • 2 Findings
  • 1. DOES THE UNITED STATES NEED ADDITIONAL PORT CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER SHIPS?
  • Finding 1
  • 2. WHAT ARE THE MOST ATTRACTIVE WAYS FOR THE UNITED STATES TO ACCOMMODATE LARGE SHIPS?
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  • 3. HOW SHOULD DREDGING BE FUNDED, AND WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR DREDGING OF VARIOUS FUNDING APPROACHES?
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  • 4. WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF THE SLOWDOWN IN DECISION MAKING FOR LOCAL PROJECTS AND THE STALEMATE FOR FEDERAL PROJECTS, AND ...
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  • 5. WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DREDGING PROJECTS, AND HOW CAN THEY BE DEALT WITH?
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  • 6. WHAT ARE THE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DREDGING AND HOW CAN THEY BE MOST EFFECTIVELY MANAGED?Finding 23
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  • 3 Overview of Dredging Issues
  • CHANGES IN THE WORLD ECONOMY AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
  • SUMMARY
  • PORT DECISION MAKING IN THE UNITED STATES
  • REFERENCES
  • 4 Does the United States Need to Accommodate Large Vessels?
  • INTRODUCTION
  • WHAT IS THE PRESENT PORT SITUATION?
  • Vessels in the World Fleet and Major TrendsPorts Worldwide
  • ECONOMICS
  • LONG LEAD TIMES
  • Summary of Factors Contributing to Uncertainty
  • National Defense/Security
  • Future Flexibility
  • REFERENCES
  • 5 Options for Handling Large Vessels
  • CONSTRUCTION DREDGING
  • OFFSHORE TERMINALS
  • Fixed Offshore Structures
  • Spread-Type Offshore Moorings
  • Single-Point Moorings
  • Floating Terminals
  • Offshore Storage Caisson Terminals
  • Offshore Terminal Complexes
  • NEW PORTS; INDUSTRIAL ISLANDS
  • WIDER-BEAM CARRIERS WITH RESTRICTED DRAFT
  • LIGHTERING/TOPPING-OFFCARGO TRANSFER TECHNOLOGIES
  • Tramways and Monorails
  • COMPARISON BY THE COMMITTEE'S CRITERIA
  • Economics
  • Navigational Safety
  • New Construction Dredging
  • Offshore Terminals
  • New Deepwater Ports
  • Wide-Beam Vessels
  • Topping-Off
  • Environmental Issues
  • New Construction Dredging
  • Offshore Terminals
  • New Deepwater Ports
  • Wide-Beam Vessels
  • Topping-Off
  • National Security and Defense
  • Future Flexibility
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • Criteria Applicable to Selection of Ports for Deep Construction Dredging