Building a Climate-Resilient City: Transportation infrastructure

The document outlines how urban transportation infrastructure, including roads and railways, is vulnerable to rising temperatures and intense rainfall. It argues that sustainable transportation systems, urban densification, and the development of 'complete communities' that support walking and cycling can increase physical resilience, provide redundancy during climate shocks, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• Urban transportation infrastructure, specifically roads, bridges, railways, and runways, faces significant exposure to climate-related impacts, including increased temperatures and more frequent or intense rainfall.
• Sustainable transportation systems contribute to resilience by being physically robust, offering alternative modes of transport during climate-induced disruptions, and lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
• Urban densification and the creation of 'complete communities'—where residents can access services via bicycle or on foot—enhance climate resilience by reducing the total amount of exposed infrastructure and allowing resources to be redirected toward strengthening existing assets.

APA

Temmer,, J. (2017). Building a Climate-Resilient City: Transportation infrastructure. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/building-climate-resilient-city-transportation-infrastructure

Chicago

Temmer,, Jennifer. Building a Climate-Resilient City: Transportation infrastructure. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2017. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/building-climate-resilient-city-transportation-infrastructure.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{temmer2017building, author = {Temmer,, Jennifer}, title = {{Building a Climate-Resilient City: Transportation infrastructure}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2017}, month = apr, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/building-climate-resilient-city-transportation-infrastructure}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }