Highlights Cruises increase air pollution, being docked cruises the main pollutant activity. Newer and heavier cruise ships increase the levels of all pollutants. Cruises arriving to the newest terminal have a higher impact on pollutants. Cruise activity increase pollution by more than 60% over city average at 1 km. Our simulations show that all the city of Barcelona is affected by cruise activity.
Abstract One of the main causes of mortality worldwide is air pollution. To tackle this problem, local, regional and national governments have implemented policies to reduce emissions from industrial and on-road sources. However, when these policies are being designed, shipping emissions are often overlooked. There has been a drastic increase in the demand for cruises and its economic relevance is also growing in port-cities. Barcelona is Europe’s leading cruise port, and it is located near the centre of the city. In this context, this paper analyses the impact of cruise ships in the air quality of the entire city of Barcelona using a dataset with information about pollutants and the number of cruises arriving to the port. We show that there is a direct impact between cruises staying at the port and city pollution. Additionally, the size and age of the cruise also affect air quality. The larger (or newer) the cruise is, the higher the emission generated. Moreover, our simulations show that the whole city is affected by these emissions.
Cruise activity and pollution: The case of Barcelona
2019-01-01
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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