Climate Change Risk Assessments and Adaptation for Roads – Results of the ROADAPT Project

Bles, Thomas; Bessembinder, Janette; Chevreuil, Martial; Danielsson, Per; Falemo, Stefan; Venmans, Arjan; Ennesser, Yves; Löfroth, Hjördis

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.041

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“…Both continental-scale and local-scale assessments can use the same framework; only the hazard data need to be substituted with high-resolution local data. The results are presented on the level of individual road segments which meets a demand of road owners (Bles et al, 2016) by providing immediate perspective of action. This bridges the gap between detailed local-scale object-based studies (e.g.…”

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“…The increased level of detail allows for presenting the results on the level of individual road segments for hotspot identification. This meets the need of European road owners for GIS-aided (geographic information system) vulnerability assessments, for which guidelines have been provided in the ROADAPT (Roads for today adapted for tomorrow) project (Bles et al, 2016) but where actual modelling has so far focussed on small spatial scales (e.g. Hackl et al, 2018).…”

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Flood risk assessment of the European road network

Ginkel

Dottori

Alfieri

et al. 2021

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. River floods pose a significant threat to road transport infrastructure in Europe. This study presents a high-resolution object-based continental-scale assessment of direct flood risk of the European road network for the present climate, using high-resolution exposure data from OpenStreetMap. A new set of road-specific damage functions is developed. The expected annual direct damage from large river floods to road infrastructure in Europe is EUR 230 million per year. Compared to grid-based approaches, the object-based approach is more precise and provides more action perspective for road owners because it calculates damage directly for individual road segments while accounting for segment-specific attributes. This enables the identification of European hotspots, such as roads in the Alps and along the Sava River. A first comparison to a reference case shows that the new object-based method computes realistic damage estimates, paving the way for targeted risk reduction strategies.

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Flood risk assessment of the European road network

Ginkel

Dottori

Alfieri

et al. 2021

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…The vulnerability assessment method focused on the tourism sector and studied the vulnerability of cross-country skiing to climate change impacts [52]. Two risk assessment methods examined storm risks in coastal areas [53,54]: one studied risks to groundwater and related ecosystems [24] and one studied risk assessment methods for the road infrastructure and transport [55]. One method analysed future risks to hydropower plants based on climate scenarios [18].…”

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Tools and Methods for Supporting Regional Decision-Making in Relation to Climate Risks

Hanski¹,

Keränen²,

Molarius³

2019

Climate Change and Global Warming

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Climate change has had a major impact on the Nordic region. For example, the mean temperature rise is expected to be 4-6°C by 2080. In Finland, the regional authorities are responsible for climate change adaptation. Some of the most vulnerable sectors include energy, tourism, transport and water supply. Currently, it appears that the authorities are not familiar with the tools for assessing climate risks and lack knowledge about the impact of climate change. In this paper, we provide a review of risk assessment methods and decision-making tools, focusing on adapting to climate change in a Finnish context. Our research method comprises a systematic qualitative literature review dealing with relevant journals, dissertations and deliverables of relevant EU projects since 2005.

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“…At European level, the importance of vulnerability studies concerning transport infrastructure in the context of climate change (Axelsen et al, 2016;Bles et al, 2016;van Ginkel et al, 2021) is underlined through the guidelines proposed in 2015 by the ROADAPT project (Roads for today adapted for tomorrow), implemented under the Transnational Road Research Program (CEDR). Alongside geomorphologic phenomena such as landslides, river floods are one of the most important hazards that affect transport infrastructure.…”

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Assessing the vulnerability of transport network to flood hazard using GIS analysis. Case study along Orient-East Med TEN-T Corridor, on Timiș-Cerna Valley, Romania

Stoica-Fuchs

2021

Present Environment and Sustainable Development

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In the context of current climate change, it is estimated that flood risk will increase significantly, with important consequences for the human habitat and transport networks. Research literature features a continuous concern both for the improvement of flood hazard modeling and for the quantification of economic costs specific to material and human damage caused by floods. In the present study, we intend to perform an analysis on the vulnerability of the transport network along the Orient-East Med (OEM) Corridor, part of the TEN-T Core network at European level. By integrating flood bands with high (10 years) and medium (100 years) probability of recurrence, as well as various typologies of the transport network in a GIS environment, we successfully identified and characterized road and railway sectors susceptible to flooding events. Vector overlay analysis and statistical methods were validated by means of local research literature, field observations and aerial imagery. Our results feature the geographic distribution and statistical characterization of transport infrastructure vulnerable to flood risk along Timiș-Cerna Valley, in south-western Romania. We also discuss the state of current flood risk mitigation measures for transport network in the study area, along with the importance of our research for regional and local spatial planning documents and investment prioritization activities. Similar spatially-enabled analysis could enable better protection for the current and proposed transport infrastructure and minimize the damaging effects of flash floods.

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Climate Change Risk Assessments and Adaptation for Roads – Results of the ROADAPT Project

Cited by 18 publications

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Flood risk assessment of the European road network

Flood risk assessment of the European road network

Tools and Methods for Supporting Regional Decision-Making in Relation to Climate Risks

Assessing the vulnerability of transport network to flood hazard using GIS analysis. Case study along Orient-East Med TEN-T Corridor, on Timiș-Cerna Valley, Romania

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