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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  https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784478745.014
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  • © 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Armstrong, Amit
  • Flood, Michael
  • Meyer, Michael
• 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