Despite warnings against dangers in the water, swimmers are continuing to drown at Puerto Rican beaches. The goal of our project was to improve maritime safety through warning signage and the education of beachgoers. Using resources at the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, we evaluated high-risk areas and used interviews to determine how well swimmers comprehend the dangers. Based on the analysis on the information we gathered, we made recommendations to better educate the public. The recommendations, along with a database, will ideally improve maritime safety in Puerto Rico.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Williamson, George Hutcheson
• Rutfield, Alex Michael
• Blanchard, Zachary Charles
• Benoit, Cesar Augusto

Subject

• Security
• Learning
• Computing
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121813-132746

关键词

• Public safety
• Community development

Advisor

• Selkow, Stanley M.
• Lauer, Hugh C

Year

• 2013

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales

Date created

• 2013-12-18

地点

• San Juan

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright