Rural transportation networks are highly susceptible to geohazards such as earthquakes
and landslides. Indirect losses can be severe because the breakdown of a transportation …

Oil spill modeling is fundamental for planning and preparing for, as well as responding to
and mitigating, actual spill events. As a result, significant research effort has been directed …

Oil spills are serious environmental issues that potentially can cause adverse effects on
marine ecosystems. In some marine areas, like the Baltic Sea, there is a large number of …

Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010, a substantial body of research has
focused on the development of computational tools and analytical frameworks for modeling …

Different causes lead to accidental oil spills from fixed and mobile sources in the marine
environment. Therefore, it is essential to have a systematic plan for mitigating oil spill …

Although anthropogenic oil spills vary in size, duration and severity, their broad impacts on
complex social, economic and ecological systems can be significant. Questions pertaining to …

The Bosphorus is one of the busiest shipping lanes globally as it is the only maritime route
for Black Sea countries. Every year about 50,000 ships sail through this lane. Hence, it is …

The growing use of coastal areas for different economic purposes is responsible for
increasing pollution by hydrocarbons in marine environments. As a consequence of these …

2. Background The tourism industry is a critical economic engine in the United States (US).
Tourism has a combined value greater than the US agricultural industry, US airline industry …

Changes in ecological attributes as a result of anthropogenic activities and climatic forces
can jeopardize biodiversity, so these potential impacts must be evaluated for conservation …