New Civil Engineer
Thomas Johnson
24 October 2024
Airports are crucial for connectivity and trade, having an important contribution to national economies. As extreme weather events are becoming more intense, some airports face operational challenges, as they have not been designed to withstand such conditions.
The vulnerability of some airports’ infrastructure to climate change led the World Economic Forum to publish the Five Steps to Climate Resilience in Airports paper in August. The five steps outlined in this paper devised by AtkinsRéalis are: build resilience into new designs; retrofit resilience into existing assets; harness the power of data and technology; prepare for the first 48 hours; and integrate climate resilience into long-term planning.
“Climate resilience at airports is about being able to withstand these major events that are becoming more frequent and then equally, but also more importantly, for an airport to be able to bounce back from those events as quickly as possible,” says Buro Happold cities infrastructure director Neil Harvey...
*Airports mensioned in this report include: Dubai; JFK; Kampegowda; and London Heathrow
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