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Climate Change Adaptation for Seaports and Airports.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Climate Change Adaptation for Seaports and Airports./
作者:	Poo, Mark Ching-Pong.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (185 pages)
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-02, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International83-02B.
標題:	Climate change. -
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ISBN:	9798535579061

Climate Change Adaptation for Seaports and Airports.
Poo, Mark Ching-Pong.

Climate Change Adaptation for Seaports and Airports. - 1 online resource (185 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-02, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Liverpool John Moores University (United Kingdom), 2020.

Includes bibliographical references

Seaports and airport systems, being crucial nodes in international supply chains with high similar operational functions, are highly vulnerable to the risks that climate change poses to their infrastructure and operations. Transportation systems' inability to adapt to climate change risk would result in a severe blow to economic prosperity and human welfare. It is now too late to avoid all harmful effects posed by climate change, not least due to the uncertainties on how they should be addressed. Policymakers and stakeholders must thoroughly understand potential climate change risks on seaports and airports, and undertake appropriate adaptation planning and strategies to tackle them. However, until now, there are inadequate works on reducing the uncertainties of decision-making when dealing with climate change and its impacts on human welfare. With the occurrence of increasingly frequent and severe climate-related events, adapting to the impacts posed by climate change has been a pivotal research topic influencing transport operation, infrastructure, planning and policymaking in recent decades. As most studies on climate change still focus on its short-term impacts, there is insufficient research on how to systematically adapt to the effects of climate change on transportation, in particular in the critical nodes of transport system, e.g., seaports and airports. Hence, it urgently requires illustrating the status quo regarding long-term risks posed by climate change on seaports and airports, including detailed analyses of the current measures and dilemmas in handling the issues of climate change and adaptation of planning to provide competent advice with seaport and airport stakeholders. Over the past few years, the focus on climate change study has switched from just mitigation to both mitigation and adaptation. As global warming is still unstoppable, and it brings more extreme weather, accidents and failures become more frequent. Moreover, losses and fatalities are more severe. In the past two decades, several weather-related severe events have caused significant economic loss. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina in the United States was one of the deadliest hurricanes (CNN, 2017b). In 2011, Tohoku, Japan, a Tsunami destroyed several provinces (CNN, 2017a). It brought more than 15,000 deaths, and about 230,000 people lost their homes. In 2011, Missouri experienced the deadliest U.S. tornadoes, which killed 161 people (Wheatley, 2013). In 2012, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas faced an intense and rainy Hurricane Issac which cost $2.0 billion regarding insured loss and left more than 644,000 people without power (Castellano et al., 2012). In 2013, a two mile-tornado near Oklahoma City caused more than 50 deaths and destroyed many homes (Howell et al., 2013). During the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, more than nine hurricanes threatened North America and Caribbean areas. Until October, storms, including the most potent Maria, brought more than 200 billion dollars in losses and 103 death toll in the U.S. (Vo and Castro, 2018). For instance, in 2018, Typhoon Mangkhut crashed into Asian countries by bringing high winds and storm surges to the coastal cities. Transportation is profoundly affected by extreme weather (Wallemacq et al., 2018). Seaports are the critical nodes of international supply chains and thus stand on the edge of social and economic disasters. Besides storms and flooding, the heatwave also presents a severe climate issue. In 2003, the heatwave in Central Europe caused the death toll of more than 70,000 (Bouchama, 2004). On the other hand, extreme and continuous heat can also damage road surfaces and distort rail lines (Sieber, 2013), and it affects the land transport connectivity of seaports. Apart from the heatwave, fog disrupts transportation services across the United Kingdoms (UK) (World Market Intelligence News, 2015). Therefore, climate change adaptation planning for seaports and airports is critical to visualise the climate risks of passengers and goods from different extreme weather events (EWEs). As the seaports and airports are hubs in the global network, climate impacts can be assessed locally and internationally. So, this thesis presents five main working packages for evaluating the climate impact with different perspectives. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an international body for assessing the science related to climate change. Climate change adaptation is one of the critical studies by the IPCC working group II in the fifth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2014a). IPCC has undertaken thorough reviews on transport infrastructures and stated that transportation systems would face enormous challenges by the environment in the near future (2030-2040) and the long future (2080-2100), especially in developed cities. They have also indicated climate-related drivers of impacts for coastal zone systems and transportation systems. Coastal cities with extensive port facilities and large-scale industries are vulnerable to increased flood exposure. High-growth cities located in low-lying coastal areas are also at higher risk. There is a possibility of a nonlinear increase in coastal vulnerability over the next two decades. Especially in developed country. (Abstract shortened by ProQuest).

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2023

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798535579061Subjects--Topical Terms:

2079509
Climate change.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Climate adaptationIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

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With the occurrence of increasingly frequent and severe climate-related events, adapting to the impacts posed by climate change has been a pivotal research topic influencing transport operation, infrastructure, planning and policymaking in recent decades. As most studies on climate change still focus on its short-term impacts, there is insufficient research on how to systematically adapt to the effects of climate change on transportation, in particular in the critical nodes of transport system, e.g., seaports and airports. Hence, it urgently requires illustrating the status quo regarding long-term risks posed by climate change on seaports and airports, including detailed analyses of the current measures and dilemmas in handling the issues of climate change and adaptation of planning to provide competent advice with seaport and airport stakeholders. Over the past few years, the focus on climate change study has switched from just mitigation to both mitigation and adaptation. As global warming is still unstoppable, and it brings more extreme weather, accidents and failures become more frequent. Moreover, losses and fatalities are more severe. In the past two decades, several weather-related severe events have caused significant economic loss. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina in the United States was one of the deadliest hurricanes (CNN, 2017b). In 2011, Tohoku, Japan, a Tsunami destroyed several provinces (CNN, 2017a). It brought more than 15,000 deaths, and about 230,000 people lost their homes. In 2011, Missouri experienced the deadliest U.S. tornadoes, which killed 161 people (Wheatley, 2013). In 2012, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas faced an intense and rainy Hurricane Issac which cost $2.0 billion regarding insured loss and left more than 644,000 people without power (Castellano et al., 2012). In 2013, a two mile-tornado near Oklahoma City caused more than 50 deaths and destroyed many homes (Howell et al., 2013). During the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, more than nine hurricanes threatened North America and Caribbean areas. Until October, storms, including the most potent Maria, brought more than 200 billion dollars in losses and 103 death toll in the U.S. (Vo and Castro, 2018). For instance, in 2018, Typhoon Mangkhut crashed into Asian countries by bringing high winds and storm surges to the coastal cities. Transportation is profoundly affected by extreme weather (Wallemacq et al., 2018). Seaports are the critical nodes of international supply chains and thus stand on the edge of social and economic disasters. Besides storms and flooding, the heatwave also presents a severe climate issue. In 2003, the heatwave in Central Europe caused the death toll of more than 70,000 (Bouchama, 2004). On the other hand, extreme and continuous heat can also damage road surfaces and distort rail lines (Sieber, 2013), and it affects the land transport connectivity of seaports. Apart from the heatwave, fog disrupts transportation services across the United Kingdoms (UK) (World Market Intelligence News, 2015). Therefore, climate change adaptation planning for seaports and airports is critical to visualise the climate risks of passengers and goods from different extreme weather events (EWEs). As the seaports and airports are hubs in the global network, climate impacts can be assessed locally and internationally. So, this thesis presents five main working packages for evaluating the climate impact with different perspectives. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an international body for assessing the science related to climate change. Climate change adaptation is one of the critical studies by the IPCC working group II in the fifth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2014a). IPCC has undertaken thorough reviews on transport infrastructures and stated that transportation systems would face enormous challenges by the environment in the near future (2030-2040) and the long future (2080-2100), especially in developed cities. They have also indicated climate-related drivers of impacts for coastal zone systems and transportation systems. Coastal cities with extensive port facilities and large-scale industries are vulnerable to increased flood exposure. High-growth cities located in low-lying coastal areas are also at higher risk. There is a possibility of a nonlinear increase in coastal vulnerability over the next two decades. Especially in developed country. (Abstract shortened by ProQuest).
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