Climate Change and the Built Environment (PDF)

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Climate Change and the Built Environment (PDF)

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Also available for purchase in paperback.

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Climate change and its impacts are creating uncertainties and challenges. To meet this challenge, new design philosophies for climate-safe infrastructure and reliable expertise for managing the risks of climate change are needed. Climate Change and the Built Environment is intended as a resource for design professionals, owners, planners, contractors, and other industry stakeholders. It provides practical guidance and vital industry information, including design strategies for mitigation and adaptation, new project approaches, contracting practices, risk management, and insurance insights, and it lays out a path forward to address climate change through best practices. Readers will also find case studies that offer illustrative examples and recommendations for making projects more resilient and for protecting infrastructure assets. Solving for climate change will require a diversity of voices and perspectives. As design professionals, we have a special role to play in re-establishing a balance between the natural and built environments. This book represents a proactive collaboration of women across the design industry and is reflective of the type of engagement which will be needed to solve for this challenge.

Table of Contents:

Historical Overview of Climate Change
Responding to Climate Change through Mitigation and Adaptation
Climate Change and Its Relevance to the Design Professional
Climate Change and Insurance: Evolving Trends
Climate Change Lawsuits: Trends and Analysis of Legal Actions
The Role of Government and Regulation in Climate Change Adaptation
Contracting Practices and Risk Management
Approaches to Resilient Infrastructure Planning and Design
The Language of Urgency
Climate Adaptive Stormwater Management: A Living Systems Approach
Looking Ahead: Designing a Resilient Future

Case Studies:

Whitney Museum Case Study
US 34 Big Thompson Canyon Flood Recovery Project
From Molasses to Sea Level Rise: Boston’s North End
Lake Delton Case Study
Asset Management: Assessing and Protecting a Portfolio

The editors support the Council’s efforts and all proceeds of the sales of this book will go toward strengthening ACEC’s educational programming efforts.