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|a Potential Impacts of Climate Change on US Transportation |h [electronic resource] |b Special Report 290 |y English. |
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|a [S.l.] : |b National Academy of Sciences, |c 2008. |
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|a The world’s leading climate scientists have reached consensus that human activity in the form
of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is warming the planet in ways that will have profound
and unsettling impacts on natural resources, energy use, ecosystems, economic activity, and
potentially quality of life. The earth’s climate is always in a state of flux, but what is of concern
today is the rapid rate of change and the unabated contribution of human activity to its
occurrence. Many studies have already examined the potential impacts of climate change on
broad sectors of the economy, such as agriculture and forestry, but few have studied the impacts
on transportation.
The primary focus of this report is on the consequences of climate change1 for the
infrastructure and operations of U.S. transportation.2 The report provides transportation
professionals with an overview of the scientific consensus on those current and future climate
changes of particular relevance to U.S. transportation, including the limitations of present
scientific understanding as to their precise timing, magnitude, and geographic location; identifies
potential impacts on U.S. transportation and adaptation options; and offers recommendations for
both research and actions that can be taken to prepare for climate change. The report also
summarizes previous work on strategies for reducing transportation-related emissions of carbon
dioxide (CO2)—the primary GHG—that contribute to climate change, a relatively wellresearched
area (see Appendix B).
Climate change will have significant impacts on transportation, affecting the way U.S.
transportation professionals plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain infrastructure.
Decisions taken today, particularly those related to the redesign and retrofitting of existing or the
location and design of new transportation infrastructure, will affect how well the system adapts
to climate change far into the future. Focusing on the problem now should help avoid costly
future investments and disruptions to operations. The primary objective of this report is to
provide guidance for transportation decision makers on how best to proceed. |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Florida International University, |d 2015. |f (dpSobek) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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|a National Research Council. |
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