Oil Rig and Superbarge Floating Settlements. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joseph Lim.
• Authors: Lim, Joseph
• Contents: CHAPTER ONE: WHY REPURPOSING? Industry Challenges as Basis for Repurposing rigs Economic Forces Environmental Regulations Operational Costs Opportunity Costs Emergent Need + Opportunities Technical considerations and Limitations to conversion CHAPTER TWO: STRATEGIES IN FINDING SPACE Types of floating vessels and singular conversions Capacities Advantages Global projections CHAPTER THREE: SINGLE PURPOSE CONVERSIONS Combining individual rigs/vessels into settlements for Post Disaster Applications Capacities + Advantages Conclusions CHAPTER FOUR: FLOATING SETTLEMENTS Autonomous Townships and global projections for projected future populations Capacities + Advantages Conclusions.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (221 pages)
• Subjects: Engineering; Ocean engineering; Climate change; Urban economics; Sustainable development; Engineering geology; Foundations; Hydraulics; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Business & Economics -- Urban & Regional; Science -- Environmental Science; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology; Climate change; Urban economics; Sustainability; Meteorology & climatology; Technology & Engineering -- Civil -- General; Offshore engineering; Engineering--Geology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811552977
• Related ISBNs: 9789811552960
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