Climate Change Adaptation of Geo-Structures in Europe: Emerging Issues and Future Steps

Geosciences

Margreet van Marle¹  Marco Barla²  Alessandra Insana²  Tamara Bračko³  Bojan Žlender³  Carlos Pereira⁴  Hauke Zachert⁵  Mary Antonette Beroya-Eitner⁵  Fabien Szymkiewicz⁶  Bjørn Kalsnes⁷  Iulia Prodan⁸  Hjördis Löfroth⁹ 

[1]Deltares, Boussinesqweg 1, 2629 HV Delft, The Netherlands

[2]Department of Structural, Building and Geotechnical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy

[3]Faculty of Civil Engineering, Traffic Engineering and Architecture, University of Maribor, Smetanova 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

[4]Geotechnical Department, National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC), Av. do Brasil, 101, 1700-066 Lisboa, Portugal

[5]Institute of Geotechnics, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt, Franziska-Braun-Str. 7, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany

[6]Laboratoire Sols, Roches et Ouvrages Géotechniques, Université Gustave Eiffel, 5 Bd Descartes, 77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France

[7]Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, P.O. Box 3930, N-0806 Oslo, Norway

[8]Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Structures, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Strada Memorandumului 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[9]Swedish Geotechnical Institute, SE-581 93 Linköping, Sweden

关键词: climate change;    adaptation;    geo-structures;    climate change signals;    climate change effects;    climate change impacts;   

DOI  :  10.3390/geosciences11120488

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Climate change is already being felt in Europe, unequivocally affecting the regions’ geo-structures. Concern over this is rising, as reflected in the increasing number of studies on the subject. However, the majority of these studies focused only on slopes and on a limited geographical scope. In this paper, we attempted to provide a broader picture of potential climate change impacts on the geo-structures in Europe by gathering the collective view of geo-engineers and geo-scientists in several countries, and by considering different geo-structure types. We also investigated how geo-structural concerns are being addressed in national adaptation plans. We found that specific provisions for geo-structural adaptation are generally lacking and mainly come in the form of strategies for specific problems. In this regard, two common strategies are hazard/risk assessment and monitoring, which are mainly implemented in relation to slope stability. We recommend that in future steps, other geo-structures are likewise given attention, particularly those assessed as also potentially significantly affected by climate change. Countries considered in this study are mainly the member countries of the European Large Geotechnical Institutes Platform (ELGIP).

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