Adapting transport to climate change and extreme weather : implications for Infrastructure owners and network managers

Adapting transport to climate change and extreme weather implications for Infrastructure owners and network managers

ContentsChapter 1. The potential effects of climate change on transport infrastructureChapter 2. Transport infrastructure: Climate and extreme weather impacts and costsChapter 3. Adaptation frameworks for transport infrastructure: Linking vulnerability assessment, risk management and performance obj...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: International Transport Forum (author)
Autores Corporativos: International Transport Forum, author (author), International Transport Forum, issuing body (issuing body)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD [2016]
Edición:2016th ed
Colección:Research report.
Materias:
Transportation > Environmental aspects.
Transportation > Risk assessment.
Transportation > Planning.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705185906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Table of contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Executive summary
  • Findings
  • Policy insights
  • Chapter 1. The potential effects of climate change on transport infrastructure
  • The climate change transport infrastructure impact pathway
  • Observed changes in the climate system
  • Future climate projections: Modelling, predicting and describing future climate
  • How might climate-related variables evolve in the near-term future?
  • How might climate-related variables evolve in the mid- to long-term future?
  • References
  • Notes
  • Chapter 2. Transport infrastructure: Climate and extreme weather impacts and costs
  • Transportation asset systems
  • Climate stressors and their impacts on transport infrastructure
  • Costs of extreme weather: Big (and uncertain) numbers
  • References
  • Notes
  • Chapter 3. Adaptation frameworks for transport infrastructure: Linking vulnerability assessment, risk management and performance objectives
  • Performance assessment
  • Vulnerability assessment of transport networks
  • Developing adaptation responses
  • Adaptation planning
  • References
  • Notes
  • Chapter 4. Managing climate change uncertainty in transport infrastructure design and network planning
  • Climate change uncertainty in the context of adaptation efforts
  • Traditional decision support tools
  • Tools and approaches for decision making under uncertainty
  • References
  • Glossary
  • Working Group Members.

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