Climate change projections for variables affecting road networks in Europe

Global climate change will affect road networks during this century. The effects will be different in various parts of the world due to differences in local climate change and in the structure and properties of roads. In this paper, climate change projections are presented for climate variables that...

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Main Authors: Makkonen, Lasse, Ylhäisi, Jussi S., Törnqvist, Jouko, Dawson, Andrew, Räisänen, Jouni
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author Makkonen, Lasse
Ylhäisi, Jussi S.
Törnqvist, Jouko
Dawson, Andrew
Räisänen, Jouni
author_facet Makkonen, Lasse
Ylhäisi, Jussi S.
Törnqvist, Jouko
Dawson, Andrew
Räisänen, Jouni
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description Global climate change will affect road networks during this century. The effects will be different in various parts of the world due to differences in local climate change and in the structure and properties of roads. In this paper, climate change projections are presented for climate variables that are most likely to affect the long-term performance of road networks in Europe. We apply four regional climate simulations up to the year 2100 using two plausible future emission scenarios. The results show that the changing climate will require significant adaptation measures in the near future in order to maintain the operability of the European road network.
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spelling nottingham-445942020-05-04T16:53:46Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44594/ Climate change projections for variables affecting road networks in Europe Makkonen, Lasse Ylhäisi, Jussi S. Törnqvist, Jouko Dawson, Andrew Räisänen, Jouni Global climate change will affect road networks during this century. The effects will be different in various parts of the world due to differences in local climate change and in the structure and properties of roads. In this paper, climate change projections are presented for climate variables that are most likely to affect the long-term performance of road networks in Europe. We apply four regional climate simulations up to the year 2100 using two plausible future emission scenarios. The results show that the changing climate will require significant adaptation measures in the near future in order to maintain the operability of the European road network. Taylor & Francis 2014-09-19 Article NonPeerReviewed Makkonen, Lasse, Ylhäisi, Jussi S., Törnqvist, Jouko, Dawson, Andrew and Räisänen, Jouni (2014) Climate change projections for variables affecting road networks in Europe. Transportation Planning and Technology, 37 (8). pp. 678-694. ISSN 1029-0354 Climate change Road network Road structure Infrastructure Adaptation Europe https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2014.959352 doi:10.1080/03081060.2014.959352 doi:10.1080/03081060.2014.959352
spellingShingle Climate change
Road network
Road structure
Infrastructure
Adaptation
Europe
Makkonen, Lasse
Ylhäisi, Jussi S.
Törnqvist, Jouko
Dawson, Andrew
Räisänen, Jouni
Climate change projections for variables affecting road networks in Europe
title Climate change projections for variables affecting road networks in Europe
title_full Climate change projections for variables affecting road networks in Europe
title_fullStr Climate change projections for variables affecting road networks in Europe
title_full_unstemmed Climate change projections for variables affecting road networks in Europe
title_short Climate change projections for variables affecting road networks in Europe
title_sort climate change projections for variables affecting road networks in europe
topic Climate change
Road network
Road structure
Infrastructure
Adaptation
Europe
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44594/
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