The ambiguity and polysemy of the concept of sustainability is a problem often faced by
researchers. The existence of definitions that are not operative, diverse and sometimes …

Unemployment is an important factor in forecasting successful employment in the future.
This study establishes the unemployment stock-flow model using a system dynamics (SD) …

Abstract The International Maritime Organisation focuses on decarbonising the operational
phase of a ship's life cycle. However, shipbuilding contributes to a significant amount of …

The recycling of end-of-life vessels has been identified as a key economic activity for
sustainable development. India is the world's leading ship recycling (ie breaking …

Environmental concerns have become important in the shipbuilding industry. Governmental
expectations about environmental and social performance are much higher than in the past …

Purpose The shipbreaking sector in Bangladesh has spurred extensive academic and policy
debates on relations between shipbreaking industries, environmental degradation and the …

Dismantling of old equipments and structures is an important application in nuclear facilities
and shipping industry. This paper presents a study on process optimization during pulsed …

After almost a decade of intensive regulatory activities focused on ship-recycling around the
world, special reference is made to combating the problems of ship dismantling practices on …

Shipbreaking is an extremely profitable business; however, it simultaneously destroys the
surrounding environment. The discharge of toxic chemicals and materials containing wastes …

This book explores the process of shipbreaking in developing countries, with a particular
focus on Bangladesh. In the past, shipbreaking (the disposal of obsolete ships) was a very …