This book contains papers presented at two meetings held at the Maritime Museum of Barcelona. Papers from the Second International Maritime Heritage Conference discuss scientific advances in the field and look to the future of historical harbors, dockyards, and other similar maritime structures. They discuss the function of historical structures and vessels and their heritage value, and the relationship between tourism and the preservation of maritime heritage. Papers from the Fourth International Conference on Maritime Engineering, Ports, and Waterways deal with topics such as port management, the integration of transport aspects, navigation, ship operation, and information systems for ports and shipping. There is no subject index. The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
