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

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

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wilbanks, Thomas J. (Editor), Fernandez, Steven J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:NCA Regional Input Reports
Subjects:
Climate change.
Urban planning.
City planning.
Building-Superintendence.
Construction industry-Management.
Construction superintendence.
Climate Change.
Urbanism.
Construction Management.
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.
Table of Contents:
  • 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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