Quantifying climate risks to infrastructure systems: a comparative review of developments across infrastructure sectors

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dc.contributor.authorVerschuur, Jasper
dc.contributor.authorFernandez-Perez, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorMuhlhofer, Evelyn
dc.contributor.authorNirandjan, Sadhana
dc.contributor.authorBorgomeo, Edoardo
dc.contributor.authorBecher, Olivia
dc.contributor.authorVoskaki, Asimina
dc.contributor.authorOughton, Edward J.
dc.contributor.authorStankovski, Andrej
dc.contributor.authorGreco, Salvatore F.
dc.contributor.authorKoks, Elco E.
dc.contributor.authorPant, Raghav
dc.contributor.authorHall, Jim W.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-22T10:51:44Z
dc.date.available2024-04-22T10:51:44Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-04
dc.description.abstractInfrastructure systems are particularly vulnerable to climate hazards, such as flooding, wildfires, cyclones and temperature fluctuations. Responding to these threats in a proportionate and targeted way requires quantitative analysis of climate risks, which underpins infrastructure resilience and adaptation strategies. The aim of this paper is to review the recent developments in quantitative climate risk analysis for key infrastructure sectors, including water and wastewater, telecommunications, health and education, transport (seaports, airports, road, rail and inland waterways), and energy (generation, transmission and distribution). We identify several overarching research gaps, which include the (i) limited consideration of multi-hazard and multi-infrastructure interactions within a single modelling framework, (ii) scarcity of studies focusing on certain combinations of climate hazards and infrastructure types, (iii) difficulties in scaling-up climate risk analysis across geographies, (iv) increasing challenge of validating models, (v) untapped potential of further knowledge spillovers across sectors, (vi) need to embed equity considerations into modelling frameworks, and (vii) quantifying a wider set of impact metrics. We argue that a cross-sectoral systems approach enables knowledge sharing and a better integration of infrastructure interdependencies between multiple sectors.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationVerschuur J, Fernández-Pérez A, Mühlhofer E, et al., (2024) Quantifying climate risks to infrastructure systems: a comparative review of developments across infrastructure sectors. PLOS Climate, Volume 3, Issue 4, April 2024, Article Number e0000331en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2767-3200
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000331
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/21241
dc.language.isoen_UKen_UK
dc.publisherPLoSen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.titleQuantifying climate risks to infrastructure systems: a comparative review of developments across infrastructure sectorsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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