The ultimate purpose of this project was to further the understanding of the comprehensive impacts, both positive and negative, of cruise ships on the city of Venice. This objective was accomplished by measuring the particulate emissions and vibrations produced by these vessels, qualitatively representing their hydrodynamic impact on the city's canals, and analyzing the disembarking passengers' modes of transportation. Most importantly, future collaboration was fostered between both Venetian and American environmental, oceanic, and mobility experts to carry on with these studies.

• 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

• O'Brien, Christopher Joseph
• Bellingham, Shane Patrick
• Saari, Erin Lee
• Davis, Cortney Marie

Subject

• Industry
• Environment
• Infrastructure
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121710-052902

Keyword

• Transportation

Advisor

• Carrera, Fabio
• Cocola, Jim

Year

• 2010

Center

• Venice, Italy Project Center - IQP

Date created

• 2010-12-17

Location

• Venice

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright