Kanal İstanbul Scientific Evaluation Book Released

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality published the report of the Kanal Istanbul Workshop, which took place on January 10, into a book. The introductory meeting of the book, where the Kanal Istanbul Project is evaluated scientifically in terms of its effects, will be held tomorrow by the President of IMM. Ekrem İmamoğluwill take place with the participation of

The report of Kanal Istanbul Workshop, organized by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on January 10, 2020 with the participation of scientists, universities, non-governmental organizations and professional chambers, was published as a book. In the 'Multidisciplinary Evaluation' book, where the Kanal Istanbul Project is evaluated by 17 scientists from 29 different specialties, the following topics are included:

• Movements and maneuvers of ships,
• Marine transportation,
• International maritime law and Montreux Convention,
• Earthquake engineering, earthquake and tsunami risk,
• Channel hydrodynamics,
• Protection of nature and environment,
• Marine sciences,
• Groundwater status,
• Integrated coastal and marine structures,
• Traffic and transportation,
• Physical geography, atmosphere, weather and climate change,
• Infrastructure and treatment plants,
• Cultural and natural assets,
• New placements,
• Meteorological parameters,
• Spatial planning,
• Environmental economics and environmental law

The book also includes in detail the issues that were or were not covered in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of Kanal Istanbul and the missing assessments. Channel Istanbul Book, tomorrow IMM President Ekrem İmamoğluIt will be shared with the public at the introductory meeting that will also attend.