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Final Presentation for the Ships Team B Term 2009 in English
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CRUISE CONTROL:An analysis of the environmental, economic, and social effects of the
commercial cruise shipping industry on the city of Venice
The Maiden Voyage of the Cruise Shipping Industry
- Beginnings- Early 1900’s- S.S. Prinzessin
Victoria Luise
- Journey- Growth - Tragedies- Military
- Regression- Air travel
Why Cruise Ships?
• Why is this project investigation on cruise ships crucial to Venice?
– Venice has been a cruise destination since the beginnings of the industry
– Investigating the extreme impacts of cruise liners is crucial to the preservation of Venice
– VTP created in order to manage and improve cruise traffic
Venezia Terminal Passeggeri S.p.A.Creation - 1997
PROJECT MISSION
The ultimate goal of this project is to develop a publicly accessible profile of the positive and negative economic, social, and
environmental impacts of cruise ships and their passengers on the city.
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Environmental• Measure the amount of particulate matter that is present during and
after the presence of cruise ships• Measure the cruise ships’ affect on the hydrodynamics in canals• Measure the vibrations cause by the passing of the ship
Economics• Determine where passengers spend their money and how much
Social• Provide a qualitative analysis of the population increases resulting from
disembarking passengers
Environmental- Measure the amount of particulate matter that is present
during and after the presence of cruise ships- Measure the cruise ships’ affect on the hydrodynamics in canals- Measure the vibrations and noise caused by the passing of the
ship
Economics- Determine where passengers spend their money and how much
Social- Provide a qualitative analysis of the population increases resulting from
disembarking passengers
Shaking The Foundations• Vibrations
caused by passing ships may cause damage to structure faces and foundations
Air Pollution Produced
Scene of the Grime
Hydrodynamic Testing
Location
Results
% Speed Increase
62.776884
Control Avg. normal time Avg. m/s Volumetric flow rate (m^3/s)
85.515417 0.07 0.950228662
With Ship Avg. passing time Avg. m/s Volumetric flow rate (m^3/s) % Increased
53.683914 0.12 1.513660124 0.5929
• While ship is passing– Flow increases an average of
62.8%• After ship has passed
– Flow briefly changes direction– Slowly builds back to original
speed and direction
Environmental• Measure the amount of particulate matter that is present during and after
the presence of cruise ships• Measure the cruise ships’ affect on the hydrodynamics in canals• Measure the vibrations and noise caused by the passing of the ship
Economics• Determine where passengers spend their money and how much
Social• Provide a qualitative analysis of the population increases resulting from
disembarking passengers
Tourism
Italy- 1/3 of €1.6 trillion Italian GDP
due to tourism, €30 billion directly from tourists
Local- Cruise ships brought 1 million+
tourists to Venice in 2007
- Tourists in Venice spend €1 billion annually
Survey
• Survey of cruise passengers• Printed into English, Spanish, French, Italian• Survey administered in Piazzale Roma• Target passengers: returning to ships
Survey
Survey Findings
Environmental- Measure the amount of particulate matter that is present during and after
the presence of cruise ships- Measure the cruise ships’ affect on the hydrodynamics in canals- Measure the vibrations cause by the passing of the ship
Economics- Determine where passengers spend their money and how much
Social- Provide a qualitative analysis of the population increases resulting from
disembarking passengers
Parallels
- Venice is similar to Bar Harbor, ME, USA
- Is Venice affected in the same ways?
Recommendations For Continuation of the Project
• Work closely with Aerosol and Magee Scientific– Air quality testing
• Work closely with the VTP