Interdependencies of urban climate change impacts and adaptation strategies: A case study of Metropolitan Boston USA

TY - JOUR

T1 - Interdependencies of urban climate change impacts and adaptation strategies

T2 - A case study of Metropolitan Boston USA

AU - Kirshen, Paul

AU - Ruth, Matthias

AU - Anderson, William

PY - 2008/1

Y1 - 2008/1

N2 - An analysis of the interdependencies of the impacts of climate change and adaptation strategies upon infrastructure systems in the Metro Boston urban area in the northeastern USA found that taking anticipatory actions well before 2050 results in less total adaptation and impact costs to the region than taking no actions. Because of the interrelations among infrastructure systems, it is critical to take account of the impacts that adaptation actions have on each other and other systems. For the most part these cross-system effects are complementary in nature. But there are important exceptions, so an integrated approach to adaptation policy formulation is needed. Furthermore, adaptation efforts must be designed so as not to confound mitigation efforts.

AB - An analysis of the interdependencies of the impacts of climate change and adaptation strategies upon infrastructure systems in the Metro Boston urban area in the northeastern USA found that taking anticipatory actions well before 2050 results in less total adaptation and impact costs to the region than taking no actions. Because of the interrelations among infrastructure systems, it is critical to take account of the impacts that adaptation actions have on each other and other systems. For the most part these cross-system effects are complementary in nature. But there are important exceptions, so an integrated approach to adaptation policy formulation is needed. Furthermore, adaptation efforts must be designed so as not to confound mitigation efforts.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=37549061036&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/s10584-007-9252-5

DO - 10.1007/s10584-007-9252-5

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:37549061036

VL - 86

SP - 105

EP - 122

JO - Climatic change

JF - Climatic change

SN - 0165-0009

IS - 1-2

ER -