Climate Change and Infrastructure, Urban Systems, and Vulnerabilities Technical Report for the U.S. Department of Energy in Support of the National Climate Assessment /

Hurricane Irene ruptured a Baltimore sewer main, resulting in 100 million gallons of raw sewage flooding the local watershed. Levee failures during Hurricane Katrina resulted in massive flooding which did not recede for months. With temperatures becoming more extreme, and storms increasing in magnit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Wilbanks, Thomas J. (Editor ), Fernandez, Steven J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:NCA Regional Input Reports,
Temas:
Environment.
Sociology, Urban.
Construction industry-Management.
Climatology.
Environmental Sciences.
Urban Sociology.
Construction Management.
Climate Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 INTRODUCTION
  • 2 BACKGROUND
  • 3 FRAMING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURES AND URBAN SYSTEM
  • 4 URBAN SYSTEMS AS PLACE-BASED FOCI FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INTERACTIONS
  • 5 IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
  • 6 KNOWLEDGE, UNCERTAINTIES, AND RESEARCH GAPS
  • 7 DEVELOPING A SELF-SUSTAINED CONTINUING CAPACITY FOR MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND INFORMING DECISIONS.

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