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Climate change and seismic resilience: Key considerations for Alaska's infrastructure and built environment.

Authors :
Turner MM
Ghayoomi M
Duderstadt K
Brewer J
Kholodov A
Source :
PloS one [PLoS One] 2023 Oct 18; Vol. 18 (10), pp. e0292320. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 18 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Alaska is one of the most seismically active regions of the world. Coincidentally, the state has also experienced dramatic impacts of climate change as it is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the United States. Through mechanisms such as permafrost thaw, water table fluctuation, and melting of sea ice and glaciers, climatic-driven changes to the natural and built-environment influence the seismic response of infrastructure systems. This paper discusses the challenges and needs posed by earthquake hazards and climate change to Alaska's infrastructure and built environment, drawing on the contributions of researchers and decision-makers in interviews and a workshop. It outlines policy, mitigation, and adaptation areas meriting further attention to improve the seismic resilience of Alaska's built environment from the perspectives of engineering and complementary coupled human-environmental systems.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.<br /> (Copyright: © 2023 Turner et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1932-6203
Volume :
18
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
PloS one
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37851643
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292320