Ford, A.;
Jenkins, K.;
Dawson, R.;
Pregnolato, M.;
Barr, S.;
Hall, J.;
(2015)
Simulating Impacts of Extreme Weather
Events on Urban Transport Infrastructure
in the UK.
In: Dolan, T. and Collins, B., (eds.)
International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure Conference Proceedings: 30 September - 1 October 2014 International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA),Schloss Laxenburg, Vienna, Austria.
(pp. pp. 233-238).
UCL STEaPP: London, UK.
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Abstract
Urban areas face many risks from future climate change and their infrastructure will be placed under more pressure due to changes in climate extremes. Using the Tyndall Centre Urban Integrated Assessment Framework, this paper describes a methodology used to assess the impacts of future climate extremes on transport infrastructure in London. Utilising high-resolution projections for future climate in the UK, alongside stochastic weather generators for downscaling, urban temperature and flooding models are used to provide information on the likelihood of future extremes. These are then coupled with spatial network models of urban transport infrastructure and, using thresholds to define the point at which systems cease to function normally, disruption to the networks can be simulated. Results are shown for both extreme heat and urban surface water flooding events and the impacts on the travelling population, in terms of both disruption time and monetary cost.
Type: | Proceedings paper |
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Title: | Simulating Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Urban Transport Infrastructure in the UK |
Event: | International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure Conference (ISNGI 2014) |
Location: | International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schloss Laxenburg, Vienna, Austria |
Dates: | 30 September - 1 October 2014 |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
Publisher version: | http://www.ucl.ac.uk/steapp/isngi/proceedings |
Language: | English |
Keywords: | Infrastructure, Extreme Weather, Urban Flooding, Transportation |
UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > STEaPP |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1469404 |
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