Climate adaptation engineering : risks and economics for infrastructure decision-making / edited by Emilio Bastidas-Arteaga, Mark G. Stewart.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Introduction to climate adaptation engineering / Mark G. Stewart, Emilio Bastidas-Arteaga -- Case studies for infrastructure. Risk analysis for hurricanes accounting for the effects of climate change / Alessandro Contento, Hao Xu, Paolo Gardoni -- Climate change impact and adaptation for urban drainage systems / Yekenalem Abebe, Solomon Tesfamariam -- Corrosion of concrete and steel structures in a changing climate / Mark G. Stewart, Emilio Bastidas-Arteaga -- Timber power pole network management in a changing climate / Paraic C. Ryan, Mark G. Stewart -- Climate change impact for bridges subjected to scour and corrosion / Boulent Imam -- Climate change-related risks and adaptation of interdependent infrastructure systems / Dimitri V. Val, Daniil Yurchenko, Maria Nogal, Alan O'Connor -- Case studies for buildings. Adaptation of residential buildings to coastal floods : strategies, costs and efficiency / Axel Creach, Emilio Bastidas-Arteaga, Sophie Pardo, Denis Mercier -- Climate adaptation for housing in hurricane regions / Sigridur Bjarnadottir, Yue Li, Mark G. Stewart -- Housing resilience to wind-induced damage in developing countries / Kazuyoshi Nishijima -- Balancing energy efficiency and heat wave resilience in building design -- Morshed Alam, Jay Sanjayan, Patrick X.W. Zou -- Conclusions and recommendations. Recommendations for infrastructure decision-makers under a changing climate / Emilio Bastidas-Arteaga, Mark G. Stewart.