Global climate change will affect road networks during this century. The effects will be different in various parts of the world due to differences in local climate change and in the structure and properties of roads. In this paper, climate change projections are presented for climate variables that are most likely to affect the long-term performance of road networks in Europe. We apply four regional climate simulations up to the year 2100 using two plausible future emission scenarios. The results show that the changing climate will require significant adaptation measures in the near future in order to maintain the operability of the European road network.
Climate change projections for variables affecting road networks in Europe
Transportation Planning and Technology ; 37 , 8 ; 678-694
2014-11-17
17 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Regional meteorological-marine reanalyses and climate change projections
HENRY – Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) | 2009
|Variables Affecting the Risk of Vehicle Collisions in Australian Road Tunnels
DOAJ | 2023
|Factors affecting vehicles’ carbon emission in road networks
Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2016
|