Anticipatory Risk Assessment and Mitigation for Water Distribution Infrastructures in Coastal Communities Subject to Sea-Level Rise

Abstract

AbstractAs climate change leads to increasing sea levels, coastal communities are experiencing increased flooding. In the coming years, these effects are expected to lead to movements in coastal populations, with implications for utilities providers, who ...Practical ApplicationsClimate change is leading to shifts in where people are living along the coast. This work investigates the impacts of these population movements on changes in demand on drinking water infrastructure systems. It looks decades into the ...