Assessment of impacts of climate change on Australia's physical infrastructure
The Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) has conducted an assessment of the impacts of climate change on Australia's physical infrastructure. This assessment was an initial scoping study, with the aim of identifying the important impacts of climate change on Australia's physical infrastructure and to provide broad recommendations for future action. The purpose of this report is to stimulate discussion and to induce action by relevant authorities. Given the complexity of the issues involved, and the imperative for national coordination, and as a further development of the "National Climate Change Adaptation Framework", there is an urgent need to establish national guidelines for the evaluation, design and planning of infrastructure subject to the effects of climate change. These guidelines would represent appropriate policy solutions to climate change adaptation by considering the expected consequences of climate change and would be assessed within a risk assessment framework. Due consideration should be given to financial, legal, social, environmental and emergency management matters.
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Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
Parkville, VictoriaAustralian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
, - Publication Date: 2008
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 55p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Climate change; Environment; Infrastructure; Policy; Risk analysis
- Uncontrolled Terms: Planning and Environment
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- ATRI Terms: Climate change; Environment; Infrastructure; Policy; Risk analysis
- Subject Areas: Environment; Policy;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01386074
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- ISBN: 1875618961
- Files: ATRI
- Created Date: Aug 22 2012 7:33PM