Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change: Advancing Decision-Making Under Conditions of Uncertainty

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Todd Schenk (Virginia Tech, USA)

Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change

Advancing Decision-Making Under Conditions of Uncertainty

Todd Schenk (Virginia Tech, USA)

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English

Routledge
08 January 2019

Politics & government; Global warming; Urban & municipal planning; Transport planning & policy; Environmental science, engineering & technology

Series: Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research

Many of the challenges that decision-makers grapple with in relation to climate change are governance related. Planning and decision-making is evolving in ambiguous institutional environments, in which many key issues remain unresolved, including relationships between different actors; funding arrangements; and the sources and procedures for vetting data. These issues are particularly acute at this juncture, as climate adaptation moves from broad planning processes to the management of infrastructure systems. Concrete decisions must be made.

Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change draws on case studies of three coastal cities situated within very different governance regimes: neo-corporatist Rotterdam, neo-pluralist Boston and semi-authoritarian Singapore. The book examines how infrastructure managers and other stakeholders grappling with complex and uncertain climate risks are likely to make project-level decisions in practice, and how more effective decision-making can be supported. The differences across governance regimes are currently unaccounted for in adaptation planning, but are crucial as best practices are devised. These lessons are also applicable to infrastructure planning and decision-making in other contexts.

This book will be of great interest to scholars of climate change and environmental policy and governance, particularly in the context of infrastructure management.

By: Todd Schenk (Virginia Tech USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367192976
ISBN 10: 0367192977
Series: Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
Pages: 254
Publication Date: 08 January 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Adapting infrastructure to climate change Learning across contrasting governance regimes Rotterdam: A neo-corporatist approach to adaptation Singapore: Adapting a strong city-state Boston: Many hands on deck in the neo-pluralist U.S. Role-play simulation exercises for social learning and collaborative problem solving Uncertain decision-making: The use of multiple scenarios Moving forward: Flexible and collaborative governance

Todd Schenk is an Assistant Professor in the Urban Affairs and Planning Program of the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech, USA.

Reviews for Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change: Advancing Decision-Making Under Conditions of Uncertainty

""While the book’s title indicates infrastructure as a prominent feature, and its stated goal is to improve governance, the material on interactions among stakeholders in the face of uncertainty is, itself, reason enough to check out this book, because it is highly relatable to many other policy areas involving public participation and choices made in an environment of change. The look inside of a project where role-play, games, and multiple scenarios were used is quite valuable. As more public entities seek to improve their capacity for decision-making and action, these tools allow for interaction and development of sense-making skill sets, and can pay dividends in improving public sector responses."" - Christopher L. Atkinson (2018): Theme-Based Book Review: Responding to Uncertainty and Complexity in Global Public Administration, International Journal of Public Administration, DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2018.1463542