Addressing Climate Risk in Coastal Urban Areas of East and Southeast Asia

Dr Bruce Chong is a Fellow and Director of Climate & Sustainability at Arup.

• ForewordPrefaceAbout ArupEditorsContributing authorsAcknowledgementsGlossaryAbbreviationsPart I – Climate change trends and challenges1 Introduction2 The climate science, engineering and finance landscapePart II – An integrated approach to addressing climate risk3 Overall methodology4 Background to climate models and their use in making localised future projection5 Selecting GCMs to improve accuracy of projections – for the case of tropical cyclone landfalling activity in East Asia6 Standard method for assessing infrastructure climate risk and resilience for tropical cyclones and other extreme weather events7 Extended and deep-dive method for assessing tropical cyclones and wind hazards in the western North Pacific (WNP) basin8 Enhancing infrastructure resilience9 Assessing financial risk and identifying opportunities for climate-resilient infrastructurePart III – Case studies: climate science, engineering and infrastructure10 Identifying and evaluating critical infrastructure for climate hazard adaptation11 Integrating and upgrading flood management systems for climate hazards12 Integrating climate adaptation into planning, design and management of coastal infrastructure13 Designing buildings and infrastructure for wind hazards14 Managing landslide risk15 Using climate modelling to develop engineering design parameters for building services systems16 Designing for extreme heat resilience in urban settingsPart IV – Case studies: infrastructure and finance17 Quantifying damage and identifying opportunities for adaptive investment18 Financial regulatory guidelines for climate risk management and related analytical toolsPart V – SummaryIndex

Apart from providing practical methodology and cases, the uniqueness of this book is to emphasize the critical importance of collaboration between climate scientists, engineers, and finance experts to develop comprehensive strategies for enhancing infrastructure resilience against extreme climate.