Climate effects on US infrastructure: the economics of adaptation for rail, roads, and coastal development.

ABSTRACT: Changes in temperature, precipitation, sea level, and coastal storms will likely increase the vulnerability of infrastructure across the USA. Using models that analyze vulnerability, impacts, and adaptation, this paper estimates impacts to railroad, roads, and coastal properties under three infrastructure management response scenarios: No Adaptation; Reactive Adaptation, and Proactive Adaptation. Comparing damages under each of these potential responses provides strong support for facilitating effective adaptation in these three sectors. Under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario and without adaptation, overall costs are projected to range in the $100s of billions annually by the end of this century. The first (reactive) tier of adaptation action, however, reduces costs by a factor of

SUBMITTER: Neumann JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8459675 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature