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Designing for climate variability

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Barros, AP; Evans, JL
Published in: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
January 1, 1997

Hurricanes, blizzards, and floods. The atmosphere has visited extreme weather in the United States over the last five years. Is this climate change or climatic variability? Is the distinction important in the context of infrastructure design and planning? To address these questions, the meaning and relevance of the notions of climate change and climate variability must be clearly established in the context of natural hazards, and infrastructure engineering. Multidecadal time scales (whether natural or anthropogenically induced) have been firmly identified in the climate record. Compelling evidence of this variability has been found in data sources as diverse as tree rings, and cores taken from coral reefs, sediments, and glaciers across the globe. It is therefore submitted that the criteria used in engineering design of lifeline infrastructures, land-use planning, and water resources management among others must incorporate this knowledge.

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Published In

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

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ISSN

1052-3928

Publication Date

January 1, 1997

Volume

123

Issue

2

Start / End Page

62 / 65

Related Subject Headings

  • Building & Construction
  • 4010 Engineering practice and education
  • 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
  • 1202 Building
  • 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
 

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Barros, A. P., & Evans, J. L. (1997). Designing for climate variability. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 123(2), 62–65. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(1997)123:2(62)
Barros, A. P., and J. L. Evans. “Designing for climate variability.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice 123, no. 2 (January 1, 1997): 62–65. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(1997)123:2(62).
Barros AP, Evans JL. Designing for climate variability. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 1997 Jan 1;123(2):62–5.
Barros, A. P., and J. L. Evans. “Designing for climate variability.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, vol. 123, no. 2, Jan. 1997, pp. 62–65. Scopus, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(1997)123:2(62).
Barros AP, Evans JL. Designing for climate variability. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 1997 Jan 1;123(2):62–65.

Published In

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

DOI

ISSN

1052-3928

Publication Date

January 1, 1997

Volume

123

Issue

2

Start / End Page

62 / 65

Related Subject Headings

  • Building & Construction
  • 4010 Engineering practice and education
  • 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
  • 1202 Building
  • 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering