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Road Infrastructure and Climate Change in Vietnam

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  • Paul S. Chinowsky

    (Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, and Climate and Civil Systems Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0428, USA)

  • Amy E. Schweikert

    (Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, and Climate and Civil Systems Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0428, USA)

  • Niko Strzepek

    (Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, and Climate and Civil Systems Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0428, USA)

  • Kenneth Strzepek

    (Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139, USA)

Abstract

Climate change is a potential threat to Vietnam’s development as current and future infrastructure will be vulnerable to climate change impacts. This paper focuses on the physical asset of road infrastructure in Vietnam by evaluating the potential impact of changes from stressors, including: sea level rise, precipitation, temperature and flooding. Across 56 climate scenarios, the mean additional cost of maintaining the same road network through 2050 amount to US$10.5 billion. The potential scale of these impacts establishes climate change adaptation as an important component of planning and policy in the current and near future.

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  • Paul S. Chinowsky & Amy E. Schweikert & Niko Strzepek & Kenneth Strzepek, 2015. "Road Infrastructure and Climate Change in Vietnam," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(5), pages 1-19, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:7:y:2015:i:5:p:5452-5470:d:49139
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    1. Paul Chinowsky & Amy Schweikert & Niko Strzepek & Kyle Manahan & Kenneth Strzepek & C. Adam Schlosser, 2011. "Adaptation Advantage to Climate Change Impacts on Road Infrastructure in Africa through 2100," WIDER Working Paper Series 025, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Channing Arndt & Finn Tarp & James Thurlow, 2015. "The Economic Costs of Climate Change: A Multi-Sector Impact Assessment for Vietnam," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(4), pages 1-15, April.
    3. Paul S. Chinowsky & Amy E. Schweikert & Niko Strzepek & Kyle Manahan & Kenneth Strzepek & Adam Schlosser, 2011. "Adaptation Advantage to Climate Change Impacts on Road Infra-structure in Africa through 2100," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2011-025, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    4. James E. Neumann & Kerry A. Emanuel & Sai Ravela & Lindsay C. Ludwig & Caroleen Verly, 2015. "Risks of Coastal Storm Surge and the Effect of Sea Level Rise in the Red River Delta, Vietnam," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(6), pages 1-20, May.
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