Indicator approach for assessing climate change vulnerability in transportation infrastructure

Transportation Research Record

Volumn 2459, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-28

  Rowan, Emily ^a,b   Snow, Cassandra ^a   Choate, Anne ^a   Rodehorst, Beth ^a   Asam, Susan ^a   Hyman, Robert ^c   Kafalenos, Robert ^c   Gye, Aung ^c  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Climate Corporation   (United States)

^c FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS;

ASSET DATUM; BUILDING STAKEHOLDERS; CLIMATE DATA; DATA COLLECTION; EXTREME CLIMATES; EXTREME WEATHER; SAFETY MARGIN; TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84938634232     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: 21694052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2459-03     Document Type: Review

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