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@inproceedings{De:2025:10.1016/j.procs.2025.08.182,
author = {De, Neufville R and Cardin, MA},
doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2025.08.182},
pages = {61--68},
title = {Climate adaption pathways for sea-level rise: case studies from Boston and the Netherlands},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2025.08.182},
year = {2025}
}
TY - CPAPER
AB - Climate change rise is having unprecedented impacts on the performance of our infrastructure for protection against sea level rise. This paper reports on the special aspects of designing for the adaptation to this challenge. Two case studies stress an essential aspect of this problem: it is not meaningful to define a specific requirement, or mission, for the design of any sea wall. Should it serve for until 2040, or 2045, or 2050 say? And then be adapted to for some future? If this is so, how do we plan for the adaptation? The case studies highlight the need to define plausible phasing and sequences of growth pathways, the range of uncertain evolutions of sea level rise, and their impact on the consequent choices of what to do when. Back figuring from these solutions, it becomes clear that we can improve overall performance by focusing on intermediate designs that we can adapt easily. Further improvement is possible if we invest in creating adaptability into original design. This observation blurs the distinction between adaptation and flexibility. The overall take-away is that flexibility and adaptability can be viewed as complementary in system design and management.
AU - De,Neufville R
AU - Cardin,MA
DO - 10.1016/j.procs.2025.08.182
EP - 68
PY - 2025///
SP - 61
TI - Climate adaption pathways for sea-level rise: case studies from Boston and the Netherlands
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2025.08.182
ER -