WIT Press


Oil Spills In The Venetian Lagoon: An Analysis Of Risk Management

Price

Free (open access)

Volume

30

Pages

14

Published

1997

Size

1,507 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/CE970201

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

A. Zitelli, F. Cinquepalmi, C Benedetti, A. Campagnol & A. Bergamasco

Abstract

The possibility of a major oil spill in the Venetian Lagoon or the Upper Adriatic demands a sure response to the classic problems involved. Thogh there are prospects for a complete ban on oil tankers entering the Venetian Lagoon, it is necessary in the short term to devise a risk management scheme based on the comprehensive effectiveness of preventative action. The best security in this connection is provided by a synergical combination of integrated information systems (CIS and VTS), simulation models and active and passive risk control technologies. Cooperation between the Coast Guard services of the countries with coastlines on the Upper Adriatic is essential to efficient supervision of lanes de

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