Civil Engineering is planning a special issue in 2021 on how civil engineers can rise to the challenge of climate change.
In recent years the world has experienced some of the most extreme weather since records began. There is no longer room for doubt: climate change is happening now and all civil engineers must start addressing the challenges and increased risks associated with it.
Civil engineers greatly influence the built environment. What they plan, design, build and maintain affects every aspect of society. However, very few projects being delivered today truly consider their impact on the climate − or the risks they face from a changed climate.
Civil engineers need to be aware of the real environmental impact of their projects as well as the climate conditions they should be accounting for beyond current codes. For example, does their project impact on the climate justify it going ahead? Could it be delivered in a more sustainable way with lower embodied carbon dioxide emissions, both during construction and operation? Will it be able to withstand higher temperatures, sea levels, winds and rainfall during its lifespan? How climate-friendly is the decommissioning plan?
This planned special issue of Civil Engineering aims to showcase research and case studies on what civil engineers can do to address climate-change risks. It will discuss the challenges of assessing whole-life climate impacts and risks, and look at new design approaches that enable projects to be both more sustainable and more resilient.
Examples of topics for papers include, but are not limited to:
- Advances in whole-life identification of climate impact and risk
- Case studies of how civil engineers are mitigating the climate impact of projects
- Case studies of how designs are being adapted to be more resilient to climate change
- Codification of climate-change impact and risks
- Design lessons learned from climate-related disasters
| Organisation: | ICE |
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| Date: | 13/04/20 |
| Time: | Deadline 13th April for 200 word abstract |
| Speaker: | Engineers worldwide who can contribute to gathering exemplar projects and ideas |
| Venue: | - |
| Cost: | Free |
| Type: | Publication |
| Contact: | paula.mcmahon@srm.com |
| Region: | Northumberland |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Topic: | Other |