Bridges in a changing climate: a study of the potential impacts of climate change on bridges and their possible adaptationsShow others and affiliations
2019 (English)In: Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, ISSN 1573-2479, E-ISSN 1744-8980, Vol. 16, no 4, p. 738-749Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Climate change may have multifaceted impacts on the safety and performance of infrastructure. Accounting for the different ways in which potential climate change scenarios can affect our infrastructure is paramount in determining appropriate adaptation and risk management strategies. Despite gaining some attention among researchers in recent years, this research area is still largely uninvestigated. Several studies have indicated bridges to be especially susceptible to the effects of climate change. This article presents the potential impacts of climate change on bridges and combines the findings of close to 70 research articles to construct a broad list of their possible adaptation techniques. Although this study focuses on bridges, many of the presented climate change impacts and their adaptations are of relevance also to other types of infrastructure.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2019. Vol. 16, no 4, p. 738-749
Keywords [en]
adaptation, adaptation options, bridges, Climate change, climate change adaptation, climate change impacts, climate-related risks, infrastructure safety, risk, Risk management, Risk perception, Risks, Safety engineering, Climate change impact, Climate related risks
National Category
Natural Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-40633DOI: 10.1080/15732479.2019.1670215Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85073993361OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-40633DiVA, id: diva2:1369217
Note
Funding details: Energimyndigheten; Funding details: Trafikverket; Funding details: Vetenskapsrådet, VR; Funding text 1: The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) and the strategic innovation program InfraSweden2030, a joint effort of Sweden's Innovation Agency (Vinnova), the Swedish Research Council (Formas) and the Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten). The first author would also like to thank Oskar Ranefjärd for providing assistance in translating Liljegren ( 2016 ). Any opinions, findings, or conclusions stated herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the financiers.
2019-11-112019-11-112020-06-04Bibliographically approved