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Infrastructure Challenges in the Alaskan Arctic


Infrastructure Challenges in the Alaskan Arctic - Belfer Center

This brief was originally prepared for and presented at the Harvard/DHS Workshop on Impacts and Policy Challenges from Rapid Climate Change in Alaska.

Arctic Infrastructure Resilience - Sandia Energy

Demand to protect and develop Arctic infrastructure and its environment may increase as resource development, trade route expansion, and defense interests ...

In rural Alaska, things are not as they seem - WWF Arctic Programme

In the Arctic, these factors are likely to include ageing or deteriorated local or regional water infrastructure, decreased funding for new construction, ...

Climate change report highlights impacts to Alaska infrastructure ...

“Much of Alaska's infrastructure was built for a stable climate, and changes in permafrost, ocean conditions, sea ice, air temperature, and ...

Infrastructure Challenges in the Alaskan Arctic - Henry Lee

In addition, climate change is accelerating the disappearance of sea ice, resulting Infrastructure Challenges in the Alaskan Arctic ...

Arctic Development and Transport | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

In Alaska, permafrost damage to transportation infrastructure already costs $10 million in annual expenditures to protect and relocate roadways.

Snowblind: Investing in Logistical Infrastructure in the Arctic to ...

However, the Port of Alaska is rapidly aging and has limited docking capacity. It faces mounting challenges from erosion, corrosion, coastal ...

Infrastructure and Community Resilience in the Changing Arctic

Another engineering challenge, one that will require a multidisciplinary approach, is that of permafrost coastal erosion. Permafrost coasts make ...

Research shows Alaska infrastructure at risk of earlier failure

Roads, bridges, pipelines and other types of infrastructure in Alaska and elsewhere in the Arctic will deteriorate faster than expected due ...

2021 Alaska Infrastructure Report Card

Many of Alaska's remote communities are still in need of water and wastewater systems that are safe, efficient, and sustainable, while even our most populated ...

Vulnerabilities and Hybrid Threats in the North American Arctic

... Alaska pipeline and related infrastructure. ... Kaylia Little, “Iqaluit's water crisis highlights deeper issues with Arctic infrastructure ...

Alaska's Coastal Ecology and Infrastructure | IARC

Threats to infrastructure include coastal erosion, flooding, thawing permafrost and the Arctic climate. Coupled with remoteness, these threats contribute to the ...

Arctic Infrastructure Ingenuity - Alaska Business Magazine

Logistics also affects where a project can be built, especially in cases where soil conditions are unknown, according to Jeremiah Holland, PE, senior ...

Water Infrastructure in the Arctic: Vulnerabilities at the Intersection of ...

Even when it exists, formal water infrastructure in rural Alaska often fails to provide an adequate level of service to Alaskan households and communities.

Building in Permafrost Country - Travel Topics from Alaska DOT&PF

That means the ground settles, sinks, or moves unevenly. This settling presents a big maintenance challenge for our infrastructure—especially our roads and ...

Past, Present, and Future Themes of Arctic Infrastructure and ...

Northern residents have to cope with challenges specific to the North, such as the harsh climate, permafrost, as well as other issues brought on ...

How is permafrost degradation affecting infrastructure? | ARCUS

Degradation of permafrost—perennially frozen ground that often contains subsurface ice—makes it dif9icult to build and maintain infrastructure including roads, ...

Climate Smart Infrastructure | IARC

New, expensive and/or critical infrastructure must be placed in “climate safe” spots — energy development cannot continue to occur without taking Arctic ...

PPPs and infrastructure development in the Arctic.

Guggenheim partners, a global investment firm, has estimated that “infrastructure requirements in the Arctic region alone are expected to reach nearly $1 ...

Impacts of Climate Change on Transportation Infrastructure in Alaska

year are common in Arctic Alaska, Canada, ... Memorial. Trust and a respected spokesman on native. Alaskan issues, also testified at the May 2001 hearing.