Adapting Transportation to the Impacts of Climate Change: State of the Practice 2011

Description

This report focuses on transportation adaptation practices that can be implemented to yield potential benefits now and in the longer term. The document highlights what climate change adaptation means for the transportation industry. This E-Circular was produced under the auspices of the TRB Special Task Force on Climate Change and Energy and is a companion to TR News May–June 2010, which was themed on climate change mitigation.

Reference information

Websites:

http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec152.pdf

Source:

US Transportation Research Board

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jun 7, 2016

Date of publication:

2011

Keywords:

United States, risk analysis, shipping, transport

Climate impacts:

Sea Level Rise, Storms, Water Scarcity, Extreme heat, Extreme cold

Adaptation Approaches:

Adaptation Measures and Actions, Vulnerability Assessment

Sectors:

Transport

Geographic characterisation:

Global

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