Adaptation to climate change in the road management. Preliminary study

Ilmastomuutokseen sopeutuminen tienpidossa. Esiselvitys

Vulnerability of roads and transport systems to climate change impacts depends on their level of response. Although a significant share of the impacts is already today taken into account in the design, a change in the impacts may cause a need to change road structures. In recent years, several exceptional weather incidents have occurred, like floods and storms, causing disadvantage and damage to the traffic and transport. A realistic insight in the need of structural improvement may be achieved, if these extreme incidents are studied to get information and data on the development and costs of damage. Application of investigation and design methods can be te sted in documented pilot projects. Adaptation and proactive measures again st climate impacts are, as follows: (a) Contingency planning (rescue opera tions),(b) Adaptation of road maintenance (friction control, snow removal, protection against flooding, erosion control),etc,(c) Control of design c riteria (wind, precipitation, flood levels) and improvement of current roa ds to assure the service level, (d) Improvements in the strength of roads (improvement of drainage, erosion control, raising the road surface levels), and(e) Warning and informing. Important weather events should be warned in advance. This report may be found at http://alk.tiehallinto.fi/julkaisut/pd f/3201029-v-ilmastonmuutokseen_sopeutuminen_tienpidossa.pdf

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• Authors:
  • SAARELAINEN, S
  • MAKKONEN, V
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• Finnish

Media Info

• Pagination: 53p
• Serial:
  • TIEHALLINNON SELVITYKSIA, FINNRA REPORTS
  • Volume: 3201029
  • Issue Number: 4/2007
  • Publisher: Finnish Road Administration
  • ISSN: 1457-9871

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adaptation (Psychology); Climate; Global warming; Management; Planning; Roads; Weather; Winter maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Change; Modifications
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 2451: Greenhouse effect; 2755: Highway; 9048: Modification; 143: Planning; 2545: Weather; 2593: Winter maintenance
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Energy; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; I15: Environment; I60: Maintenance; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01043674
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: TRL
• ISBN: 978-951-803-819-4
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 9 2007 8:07AM