Development of Adaptation Framework for Climate Change Engineering Assessment of Transportation Assets
System resiliency of transportation infrastructure is a growing concern of transportation professionals for both longer term risks associated with climate change and in response to extreme weather events. This paper presents a prioritization framework and case study addressing climate change adaptation for transportation infrastructure. This framework is based on (1) outcomes of a series of engineering assessments to identify implications of incorporating climate variability in projects already completed/underway, (2) development of policies for including risk as part of decision making in planning and engineering, (3) development of methods by which to prioritize improvements to reduce/eliminate risks to the existing network, and (4) development of methods by which to incorporate climate change/extreme weather into decision making for planning and engineering projects. Based on temporal distribution of expected climate change and observed issues, potentially at-risk facilities are identified. This framework also includes design life of transportation facilities, replacement cost values, and an assignment of loss scores for damage/loss value—all of which are utilized in a benefit-cost framework. This general framework can be customized by various agencies by redefining their priorities and addressing risks.
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- © 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Armstrong, Amit
- Flood, Michael
- Meyer, Michael
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Conference:
- International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2014
- Location: Long Beach California, United States
- Date: 2014-11-6 to 2014-11-8
- Publication Date: 2014-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 150-163
- Monograph Title: ICSI 2014: Creating Infrastructure for a Sustainable World
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Assets; Climate change; Infrastructure; Sustainable development; Transportation engineering; Transportation planning
- Uncontrolled Terms: Resilience (Adaptability)
- Subject Areas: Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I15: Environment; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01548371
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780784478745
- Files: TRIS, ASCE
- Created Date: Dec 23 2014 12:07PM