Decision making
; Environmental impact
; Hydraulic structures
; Marine pollution
; Pollution
; Risks
; Ships
; Ecological risks
; Environmental complexity
; Environmental pollutions
; International shippings
; Nicaragua
; Research results
; Strategic decision making
; Uncertainty
; Canals
; decision making
; ecological impact
; environmental impact
; environmental risk
; marine pollution
; policy making
; risk assessment
; shipping
; stakeholder
; uncertainty analysis
; decision making
; environmental impact
; feasibility study
; human
; Nicaragua
; safety
; sea pollution
; shipping
; uncertainty
; analysis
; economic development
; environmental protection
; feasibility study
; legislation and jurisprudence
; Nicaragua
; Panama
; pollution
; prevention and control
; ship
; Egypt
; Panama Canal
; Panama [Central America]
; Suez Canal
; Conservation of Natural Resources
; Decision Making
; Economic Development
; Environmental Pollution
; Feasibility Studies
; Humans
; Nicaragua
; Panama Canal Zone
; Ships
Scopus学科分类:
Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
In recent years, the Nicaraguan government's renewed interest in constructing this interoceanic canal has once again aroused widespread concern, particularly in the global shipping industry. The project's immense ecological risks, coupled with the recent expansions of both the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal, have raised questions among scientists and experts about its viability. Whether the Nicaragua Canal is really feasible for international shipping, given its high marine pollution risks, requires the further study. This paper discusses and analyses the feasibility of the Nicaragua Canal in the context of its environmental impact and value as a shipping service. This paper aims to provide an important information reference to inform strategic decision-making among policymakers and stakeholders. Our research results indicate that the environmental complexity, economic costs and safety risks of building a new transoceanic canal are simply too high to justify the project. � 2016 Elsevier Ltd
College of Transport and Communications, Shanghai Maritime University, China; College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, China
Recommended Citation:
Chen J.,Zeng X.,Deng Y.. Environmental pollution and shipping feasibility of the Nicaragua Canal[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2016-01-01,113(2018-01-02)