Ir al contenido (pulsa Retorno)

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

    • Català
    • Castellano
    • English
    • LoginRegisterLog in (no UPC users)
  • mailContact Us
  • world English 
    • Català
    • Castellano
    • English
  • userLogin   
      LoginRegisterLog in (no UPC users)

UPCommons. Global access to UPC knowledge

Banner header
76.434 UPC academic works
You are here:
View Item 
  •   DSpace Home
  • Treballs acadèmics
  • Facultat de Nàutica de Barcelona
  • ACTUAL. Grau en Nàutica i Transport Marítim (Pla 2010)
  • View Item
  •   DSpace Home
  • Treballs acadèmics
  • Facultat de Nàutica de Barcelona
  • ACTUAL. Grau en Nàutica i Transport Marítim (Pla 2010)
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Study on the impact of cruise ships calling at Barcelona in the city air quality

Thumbnail
View/Open
122901_Study on the impact of cruise ships calling at Barcelona in the city air quality.pdf (18,95Mb)
  View UPCommons Usage Statistics
  LA Referencia / Recolecta stats
Includes usage data since 2022
Cita com:
hdl:2117/107741

Show full item record
Nieto Guarasa, Javier
Tutor / directorOrdás Jiménez, SantiagoMés informacióMés informacióMés informació; Martínez de Osés, Francesc XavierMés informacióMés informacióMés informació
Document typeBachelor thesis
Date2017-09
Rights accessOpen Access
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
This work is protected by the corresponding intellectual and industrial property rights. Except where otherwise noted, its contents are licensed under a Creative Commons license : Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
Description
Barcelona ranks among top 10 cruise ports in the world and it is first in Europe by number of passengers. Its popularity as homeport is explained thanks to a passenger-friendly port-city integration, in which cruise ships berth quite near from the main city attractions. The figures are impressive: 5% cruise passengers annual growth, up to 400M€ direct expenditure (around 0.7% Barcelona\'s GDP) and the largest and newest cruise ships being homeported at Barcelona. However, these figures may hide negative impacts on the city pollution levels. This paper focuses on the study of the impact that cruise ships may have on air quality. For this purpose, real traffic during 2016 in Barcelona was analyzed to create an Emission Inventory using the EMEP/EEA algorithm for shipping. The obtained figures were carefully studied so as to develop an Immission Inventory using the Gaussian plume mathematical model. It was found that cruise ships were responsible for about 15% of port emissions (NOx). Nevertheless, the overall impact was determined to be variable and heavily dependent on atmospheric conditions and the parameters considered (sustainability of scale). Eventually, a brief review on several methods to reduce emissions in port was also done. The main aim of the project is to assess if cruise ships are a large source of pollution in the city by the figures and to raise awareness about the problems this pollution can have on Barcelona inhabitants.
SubjectsMarine pollution, Air quality, Vaixells -- Contaminació, Barcelona -- Contaminació, Aire -- Qualitat -- Barcelona, Aire -- Contaminació -- Barcelona
DegreeGRAU EN NÀUTICA I TRANSPORT MARÍTIM (Pla 2010)
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/107741
Collections
  • Facultat de Nàutica de Barcelona - ACTUAL. Grau en Nàutica i Transport Marítim (Pla 2010) [334]
  View UPCommons Usage Statistics

Show full item record

FilesDescriptionSizeFormatView
122901_Study on ... n the city air quality.pdf18,95MbPDFView/Open

Browse

This CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsOther contributionsTitlesSubjectsThis repositoryCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsOther contributionsTitlesSubjects

© UPC Obrir en finestra nova . Servei de Biblioteques, Publicacions i Arxius

info.biblioteques@upc.edu

  • About This Repository
  • Metadata under:Metadata under CC0
  • Contact Us
  • Send Feedback
  • Privacy Settings
  • Inici de la pàgina