Estimated effects of climate change on flood vulnerability of U.S. bridges

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 939-955

  Wright, Len ^a   Chinowsky, Paul ^b   Strzepek, Kenneth ^c   Jones, Russell ^d   Streeter, Richard ^d   Smith, Joel B ^d   Mayotte, Jean Marc ^e   Powell, Anthony ^f   Jantarasami, Lesley ^g   Perkins, William ^g  

^a Independent Consultant   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^e Independent Consultant   (United States)

^f Precision Water Resources Engineering LLC   (United States)

^g U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation costs; Bridges; Climate change; Flooding

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD DAMAGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER FLOW; VULNERABILITY; WATERSHED;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869116819     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-011-9354-2     Document Type: Article

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