Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: Case Studies of Roads in Northern Canada

Access to communities and resource developments in northern Canada often relies on a single all-weather or winter road. Warming trends in recent years can put these indispensable access routes at risk by impacting road structures that overlie permafrost, and by shortening the duration of winter roads built on ice or seasonally frozen ground. This paper presents two case studies of all-weather and winter roads in northern Canada to describe the issues pertaining to the impacts of climate change and the adaptation strategies that have been or are being implemented to cope with the impacts. The paper also discusses the aspects of seasonal truck weight limits that are vulnerable to climate change and possible adaptation strategies.

• Record URL:
  http://conf.tac-atc.ca/english/resourcecentre/readingroom/conference/conf2008/english/table_of_contents.htm
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

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• Authors:
  • MCGREGOR, RV
  • Hassan, M
  • HAYLEY, D
• Conference:
  • 2008 Annual Conference of the Transportation Association of Canada
  • Location: Toronto , Canada
  • Date: 2008-9-21 to 2008-9-24
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Pagination: 15 p.
• Monograph Title: 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada - Transportation: A Key to a Sustainable Future

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Conferences; Frost; Greenhouse effect; Highways; Thaw; Winter
• Uncontrolled Terms: Modifications; Permanent
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01117253
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: TAC
• Created Date: Dec 29 2008 12:30PM