Climate Adaptation Engineering: Risks and Economics for Infrastructure Decision-Making

by Emilio Bastidas-Arteaga, Mark G Stewar, Mark G. Stewart

Climate Adaptation Engineering defines the measures taken to reduce vulnerability and increase the resiliency of built infrastructure. This includes enhancement of design standards, structural strengthening, utilisation of new materials, and changes to inspection and maintenance regimes, etc. The book examines the known effects and relationships of climate change variables on infrastructure and risk-management policies. Rich with case studies,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0128167823
• ISBN13: 9780128167823
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 387 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"