Towards a Conceptual Framework for Built Infrastructure Design in an Uncertain Climate: Challenges and Research Needs

The potential risks of climate change on the built environment involve large uncertainties. This poses an intricate problem to designers and challenges a long-standing tradition of built infrastructure design. More specifically, designers are faced with this challenging question: how to rationally a...

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Autores principales:	Amro Nasr, Oskar Larsson Ivanov, Ivar Björnsson, Jonas Johansson, Dániel Honfi
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	climate change adaptation infrastructure design risk resilience Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/83b673cbf1874d169915c4eb08cab891
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:83b673cbf1874d169915c4eb08cab8912021-11-11T19:32:49ZTowards a Conceptual Framework for Built Infrastructure Design in an Uncertain Climate: Challenges and Research Needs10.3390/su1321118272071-1050https://doaj.org/article/83b673cbf1874d169915c4eb08cab8912021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11827https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050The potential risks of climate change on the built environment involve large uncertainties. This poses an intricate problem to designers and challenges a long-standing tradition of built infrastructure design. More specifically, designers are faced with this challenging question: how to rationally account for climate change risks when designing a new asset? A framework that holistically addresses this difficult question is missing from the current literature. This study contributes to this gap by (1) proposing a conceptual framework for rationally considering the effects of climate change in the design of these assets and (2) identifying the challenges that need to be overcome to facilitate the transition, and further development, of the proposed framework into practice. First, a detailed overview of important infrastructure performance requirements that are relevant to the proposed framework is presented. The different stages of the proposed conceptual framework are then outlined. The proposed framework progresses in the following order: ranking the importance of the asset, identifying the potential climate change risks, analyzing these risks, selecting a design strategy, and finally evaluating the final design. Lastly, several challenges that impede the application of the proposed framework in practical settings are identified. The proposed conceptual framework and the identified challenges comprise a necessary steppingstone towards addressing this pressing issue and developing a more practically applicable framework for considering the risks of climate change in the design of built infrastructure assets.Amro NasrOskar Larsson IvanovIvar BjörnssonJonas JohanssonDániel HonfiMDPI AGarticleclimate changeadaptationinfrastructuredesignriskresilienceEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11827, p 11827 (2021)
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topic	climate change adaptation infrastructure design risk resilience Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	climate change adaptation infrastructure design risk resilience Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Amro Nasr Oskar Larsson Ivanov Ivar Björnsson Jonas Johansson Dániel Honfi Towards a Conceptual Framework for Built Infrastructure Design in an Uncertain Climate: Challenges and Research Needs
description	The potential risks of climate change on the built environment involve large uncertainties. This poses an intricate problem to designers and challenges a long-standing tradition of built infrastructure design. More specifically, designers are faced with this challenging question: how to rationally account for climate change risks when designing a new asset? A framework that holistically addresses this difficult question is missing from the current literature. This study contributes to this gap by (1) proposing a conceptual framework for rationally considering the effects of climate change in the design of these assets and (2) identifying the challenges that need to be overcome to facilitate the transition, and further development, of the proposed framework into practice. First, a detailed overview of important infrastructure performance requirements that are relevant to the proposed framework is presented. The different stages of the proposed conceptual framework are then outlined. The proposed framework progresses in the following order: ranking the importance of the asset, identifying the potential climate change risks, analyzing these risks, selecting a design strategy, and finally evaluating the final design. Lastly, several challenges that impede the application of the proposed framework in practical settings are identified. The proposed conceptual framework and the identified challenges comprise a necessary steppingstone towards addressing this pressing issue and developing a more practically applicable framework for considering the risks of climate change in the design of built infrastructure assets.
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title_short	Towards a Conceptual Framework for Built Infrastructure Design in an Uncertain Climate: Challenges and Research Needs
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Towards a Conceptual Framework for Built Infrastructure Design in an Uncertain Climate: Challenges and Research Needs

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