Motor boat wakes is a pressing problem in Venice’s canals. It poses a safety threat to smaller boats which risk being capsized, and erodes the canal walls. The goal of this project was to address inefficiencies in the Venetian boat transportation system in order to reduce wake production. Modifications to the public, taxi, and cargo boat systems were suggested and broken-down into a five-year plan which would result in a wake reduction of approximately 70%.

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Creator

• Goncalves, Annabella P
• Tedesco, Jacqueline A
• Pauwels, Alexandre J
• Jasinski, Nicholaus D

Subject

• Sustainability
• Environment
• Infrastructure
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-010916-082719

Palabra Clave

• Public safety
• Architecture--Conservation and restoration
• Transportation

Advisor

• Higgins, Lorraine D.
• Carrera, Fabio

Year

• 2016

Center

• Venice, Italy Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• City of Venice

Date created

• 2016-01-09

Ubicación

• Venice

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright