Integrating Climate Change into Road Asset Management

There is a wealth of scientific reports that records the actual climatic changes that have been taking place during recent years. While there is debate over the causes of climate change, the rate at which this phenomenon is increasing is overwhelmi...

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Main Authors: Henning, Theuns Frederick Phillip, World Bank
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/981831493278252684/Technical-report-2017
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26505
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spelling okr-10986-265052021-05-25T08:59:51Z Integrating Climate Change into Road Asset Management Henning, Theuns Frederick Phillip World Bank TRANSPORT CLIMATE CHANGE ASSET RISK MANAGEMENT FINANCE GROWTH POLICY ROADS ASSET MANAGEMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT RESILIENCE VULNERABILITY CLIMATE ADAPTATION There is a wealth of scientific reports that records the actual climatic changes that have been taking place during recent years. While there is debate over the causes of climate change, the rate at which this phenomenon is increasing is overwhelming – with the evidence indicating that the changes in our environment will impact large parts of the globe. The Transport and ICT Global Practice (T and I) provides clients with physical and virtual connectivity solutions, to facilitate the movement of people, goods and information, thus enabling access to food, jobs, health and education services, and stimulating economic and social development. This report highlights some challenges to the research and academic fraternity in understanding climatic impacts on road networks better, developing more resilient technologies and, most importantly, developing a better understanding to quantify the impact or benefits of climate adaptation strategies. The main conclusion of this report is that asset management, when undertaken according to best practice, is already one of the most significant climate adaptation strategies. With minor adaption to existing asset management processes and techniques, a far greater return may be gained from investment to allow for changing demands on road infrastructure, both from a changing climate and from an ever-changing population. For more information, visit http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/transport. 2017-05-04T22:27:49Z 2017-05-04T22:27:49Z 2017-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/981831493278252684/Technical-report-2017 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26505 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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topic TRANSPORT
CLIMATE CHANGE
ASSET
RISK MANAGEMENT
FINANCE
GROWTH
POLICY
ROADS
ASSET MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
RESILIENCE
VULNERABILITY
CLIMATE ADAPTATION
spellingShingle TRANSPORT
CLIMATE CHANGE
ASSET
RISK MANAGEMENT
FINANCE
GROWTH
POLICY
ROADS
ASSET MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
RESILIENCE
VULNERABILITY
CLIMATE ADAPTATION
Henning, Theuns Frederick Phillip
World Bank
Integrating Climate Change into Road Asset Management
description There is a wealth of scientific reports that records the actual climatic changes that have been taking place during recent years. While there is debate over the causes of climate change, the rate at which this phenomenon is increasing is overwhelming – with the evidence indicating that the changes in our environment will impact large parts of the globe. The Transport and ICT Global Practice (T and I) provides clients with physical and virtual connectivity solutions, to facilitate the movement of people, goods and information, thus enabling access to food, jobs, health and education services, and stimulating economic and social development. This report highlights some challenges to the research and academic fraternity in understanding climatic impacts on road networks better, developing more resilient technologies and, most importantly, developing a better understanding to quantify the impact or benefits of climate adaptation strategies. The main conclusion of this report is that asset management, when undertaken according to best practice, is already one of the most significant climate adaptation strategies. With minor adaption to existing asset management processes and techniques, a far greater return may be gained from investment to allow for changing demands on road infrastructure, both from a changing climate and from an ever-changing population. For more information, visit http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/transport.
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World Bank
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World Bank
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title Integrating Climate Change into Road Asset Management
title_short Integrating Climate Change into Road Asset Management
title_full Integrating Climate Change into Road Asset Management
title_fullStr Integrating Climate Change into Road Asset Management
title_full_unstemmed Integrating Climate Change into Road Asset Management
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publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/981831493278252684/Technical-report-2017
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