Mitigating Shipping Emissions in European Ports: Social and Environmental Benefits

by Alexandra Maragkogianni, Spiros Papaefthimiou, Constantin Zopounidis

The book quantifies the impact of in-port ships' greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution in adjacent cities, and evaluates the feasibility of implementing shore-side electricity facilities in Europe to reduce the unwanted social and environmental effects of ships at berth. The book also discusses the potential of future "green" ports and the use of shore side electricity as a means of achieving them. Individual chapters focus on the economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319401491
• ISBN13: 9783319401492
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"