Adaptation options for infrastructure under changing climate conditions

2006 IEEE EIC Climate Change Technology Conference, EICCCC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Auld, Heather ^a   Maclver, Don ^a   Klaassen, Joan ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Codes and standards; Infrastructure

Indexed keywords

DATA RECORDING; DISASTERS; LIFE CYCLE; MAINTENANCE; PLANNING; STANDARDS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATIC DESIGN; INFRASTRUCTURE; PRIORITIZATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 41549114979     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EICCCC.2006.277248     Document Type: Conference Paper

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