A note on climate change adaptation for seaports: a challenge for global ports, a challenge for global society

Becker, Austin; Acciaro, Michele; Asariotis, Regina; Cabrera, Edgard; Cretegny, Laurent; Crist, Philippe; Esteban, Miguel; Mather, Andrew A.; Messner, Steve; Naruse, Susumu; Ng, Adolf K.Y.; Rahmstorf, Stefan; Savonis, Michael J.; Song, Dong Ho; Stenek, Vladimir; Velegrakis, Adonis F.

doi:10.1007/s10584-013-0843-z

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“…Because of the scarcity of regional projections, many decision makers still rely on information obtained from global models with low spatial-temporal resolution (Becker et al 2013). …”

Section: Downscaled Projections For the Mediterranean Casementioning

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“…The more commonly suggested lines of intervention (Becker et al 2013) are based on updating infrastructures, increasing their crest level (without any additional upgrading) or relocating (activities, terminals or even the complete harbour). Hard solutions (based on concrete or stones) will require a continuous updating at decadal scales since the rate of sea level rise will keep on growing worldwide and with an acceleration near the end of the selected projection horizon (by 2100).…”

Section: Impacts Of Future Wave Stormsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A review of potential physical impacts on harbours in the Mediterranean Sea under climate change

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The potential impact of climate change on port operations and infrastructures has received much less attention than the corresponding impact for beach systems. However, ports have always been vulnerable to weather extremes and climate change could enhance such occurrences at timescales comparable to the design lifetime of harbour engineering structures. The analysis in this paper starts with the main climatic variables affecting harbour engineering and exploitation. It continues with a review of the available projections for such variables first at global scale and then at a regional scale (Catalan coast in the western Mediterranean) as a study case for similar environments in the planet. The detailed assessment of impacts starts from downscaled projections for mean sea level and wave storms (wind not considered in the paper). This is followed by an analysis of the port operations and infrastructure performance that are relevant from a climate perspective. The key climatic factors here considered are relative sea level, wave storm features (height, period, direction and duration) and their combined effect, which is expected to produce the highest impacts. The paper ends with a discussion and some examples of analyses aiming at port adaptation to future climate change.

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“…Because of the scarcity of regional projections, many decision makers still rely on information obtained from global models with low spatial-temporal resolution (Becker et al 2013). …”

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A review of potential physical impacts on harbours in the Mediterranean Sea under climate change

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“…Para ello son necesarias costosas campañas de campo que incluyen mediciones de radar o sísmicas, que dan como resultado superficies como la presentada en el citado proyecto Bedmap2 (Fretwell et al, 2013). Estas campañas son rentables si pensamos que algunos desarrollos de gran envergadura, como son los puertos comerciales o desarrollos urbanos costeros, basados en modelos climáticos de escasa resolución espacio-temporal -sin tener en cuenta cambios en el nivel del mar, la frecuencia de tempestades o la temperatura del océano-tendrán que reformarse en pocas décadas (Becker et al, 2013).…”

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Geomorfología en Geografia y Ordenación del territorio, una perspectiva multiescalar y diacrónica

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RESUmEN: Se presentan ejemplos de estudios geomorfológicos a distintas escalas, tanto relativos a procesos actuales como formas y depósitos resultados de procesos geomorfológicos pasados. A escala local se muestran los ejemplos de la gestión de deslizamientos y desprendimientos en la Calzada del Gigante (Irlanda del Norte) y el estudio de flujos de derrubios de Blatten (Suiza), así como las aplicaciones de la geodiversidad a escalas de detalle. A escala regional los ejemplos se centran en la protección y promoción del relieve por su valor patrimonial en Castilla y León y Suiza, explicado como entroncan con los procesos de ordenación territorial. A escala global se explica como la geomorfología subglaciar es esencial en la explicación del proceso de fusión acelerado de la Antártida Occidental, con implicaciones para el aumento del nivel del mar en todo el mundo. Por último se exponen los estudios de ambientes y procesos cuaternarios en Europa, tanto climáticos (el Dryas Reciente como evento climático que puede repetirse en el contexto actual) como dinámicos (la colonización del territorio desde el Neolítico y la intensificación de procesos erosivos). Con este trabajo se pretende destacar la importancia de la Geomorfología en la gestión territorial tanto para la protección del medio natural como la preparación ante riesgos naturales e impactos potenciales de la actividad antrópica. PALAbRAs CLAVE: Geomorfología, Ordenación del Territorio, escala, Geografía GEOmORPhOLOGY IN GEOGRAPhY AND REGIONAL PLANNING, A mULTISCALE PERSPECTIvE AND DIAChRONIC ABSTRACT: Some examples of geomorphological studies on different scales are presented, whether they are related to current geomorphic processes or to landforms and deposits inherited from former processes. On a local scale the examples shown are the rockfall and landslide management at the Giant's Causeway (Northern Ireland) and the research on debris flows that threaten the village of Blatten (Switzerland), as well as the application of geodiversity assessment on detail scales. On a regional scale examples are focused on the protection of relief as a heritage value in Castilla y León and Switzerland, explaining how they match within land management processes. O a global scale it is explained how subglacial morphology is essential to explain the ablation and potential collapse of Western Antarctica glaciers, whose melt would affect the world's sea level. Finally examples are shown of Quaternary environments and processes reconstruction in Europe,

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“…This is particularly true in densely populated urban areas that depend on complex and interconnected systems of infrastructure, commerce, and community life. Even further, as economies become increasingly dependent on global resources and markets, the impact of climate events in one region can have direct repercussions in countries around the world [18,20]. Current analytical frameworks should be expanded to include these impacts.…”

Section: Societal Impactsmentioning

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Continuing Challenges in Transportation Adaptation

Savonis

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Snow

2014

Curr Sustainable Renewable Energy Rep

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The serious assessment of climate change impacts on transportation is just six years old. Yet considerable progress has been made in this short time. Analytical frameworks to couple decision support for transportation decision makers at the national, regional, and local levels with the leading edge of climate science have been established and tested. A better understanding of the risks and vulnerabilities facing transportation agencies has been accomplished through a growing number of assessments. But significant gaps exist, and the full integration of climate impacts in transportation planning, design, and operations has yet to be accomplished. Adaptation planning and implementation lag except where disasters have struck. Research must play a critical role over the next decade to address societal impacts, better define critical concepts and make them useful for practitioners, and integrate climate concerns more completely in the natural and built environments across all sectors, including transportation.

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A note on climate change adaptation for seaports: a challenge for global ports, a challenge for global society

Cited by 121 publications

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A review of potential physical impacts on harbours in the Mediterranean Sea under climate change

A review of potential physical impacts on harbours in the Mediterranean Sea under climate change

Geomorfología en Geografia y Ordenación del territorio, una perspectiva multiescalar y diacrónica

Continuing Challenges in Transportation Adaptation

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