Introduction to Infrastructure in the Arctic Climate Change Impact Assessment
Introduction to Infrastructure in the Arctic Climate Change Impact Assessment
Published: February 9, 2010, 4:18 pm
Updated: May 7, 2012, 4:53 pm
Author: International Arctic Science Committee (Introduction to Infrastructure in the Arctic Climate Change Impact Assessment)
This is Section 16.1 of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment.
Lead Author: Arne Instanes; Contributing Authors: Oleg Anisimov, Lawson Brigham, Douglas Goering, Lev N. Khrustalev, Branko Ladanyi, Jan Otto Larsen; Consulting Authors: Orson Smith, Amy Stevermer, Betsy Weatherhead, Gunter Weller
There are increased concerns related to the impact of projected climate change on arctic infrastructure, particularly how future climate change may:
- increase the environmental stresses structures are exposed to, particularly in comparison to design specifications, and cause increased risk and damage to infrastructure and threat to human lives;
- affect geohazards and the impacts of extreme events;
- affect natural resource development scenarios in the Arctic; and
- affect socioeconomic development in the Arctic.
Figure 16.1 presents a flow diagram of the questions that need to be answered in order to complete an impact study. Relevant information from indigenous peoples on infrastructure is given in Chapter 3.
Chapter 16: Infrastructure: Buildings, Support Systems, and Industrial Facilities
16.1 Introduction
16.2. Physical environment and processes related to infrastructure
16.2.1. Observed changes in air temperature
16.2.2. Permafrost (Permafrost and infrastructure in the Arctic)
16.2.3. Natural hazards
16.2.4. Coastal environment
16.2.5. Arctic Ocean (Arctic ocean, climate and infrastructure)
16.3. Infrastructure in the Arctic
16.4. Engineering design for a changing climate
16.5. Gaps in knowledge and research needs (Gaps in knowledge and research needs for infrastructure in the Arctic)
