Envisioning resilient electrical infrastructure: A policy framework for incorporating future climate change into electricity sector planning

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 78-84

  Nierop, Sam C A ^a  

^a Center for Climate Change Law Columbia Law School ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation planning; Climate change; Electrical infrastructure; Electricity sector; Impact assessment

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FLOODING; GOVERNMENT; HYDROPOWER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84902158913     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.04.011     Document Type: Article

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