environmental aspects on harbour management

Environment

In some cases, ports need to undertake dredging activities to maintain depths or to accommodate future expansion. Describe the various elements of a maintenance dredging plan and discuss how such a plan can be executed to minimise opposition to its implementation.

You will need to:

1. Research dredging requirements at various ports and identify rationale for undertaking such activities.

2. Determine how future shipping growth trends will influence the need for port dredging.

3. Discuss environmental factors that will need to be integrated into a dredging plan.

4. Discuss the sources of opposition to a dredging program and formulate ideas to address concerns that may be raised.

2,000 words