TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of sea level rise induced land use changes on traffic congestion
AU - Papakonstantinou, Ilia
AU - Siwe, Alain Tcheukam
AU - Madanat, Samer Michel
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was partially funded by the National Science Foundation under the CRISP program [grant number 1541181 ]. The authors thank Aaron Chow for providing hydrodynamic simulation results. The authors benefited from discussions with the other participants of the research team. The simulations were carried out using the Core Technology Platforms resources at New York University Abu Dhabi .
Funding Information:
This research was partially funded by the National Science Foundation under the CRISP program [grant number 1541181]. The authors thank Aaron Chow for providing hydrodynamic simulation results. The authors benefited from discussions with the other participants of the research team. The simulations were carried out using the Core Technology Platforms resources at New York University Abu Dhabi.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - This research investigates how land use changes due to sea level rise (SLR) may affect traffic network congestion and how preventive protection measures against SLR can significantly improve transportation network performance and possibly be cost effective. We use the San Francisco Bay Area shoreline, under a one-meter SLR, as a case study, and evaluate the results with different metrics: the number of commuters that are not able to execute their trip, and the Vehicle Hours Traveled increase. Our model considers both hydrodynamic and traffic effects. The results show that the relocation of commercial and residential buildings from inundated to dry areas will increase congestion levels, while preventive protection of the shoreline leads to lower levels of traffic congestion. Finally, we discuss other possible costs related to the absence of levee protection that should be evaluated by policy makers before developing SLR adaptation strategies.
AB - This research investigates how land use changes due to sea level rise (SLR) may affect traffic network congestion and how preventive protection measures against SLR can significantly improve transportation network performance and possibly be cost effective. We use the San Francisco Bay Area shoreline, under a one-meter SLR, as a case study, and evaluate the results with different metrics: the number of commuters that are not able to execute their trip, and the Vehicle Hours Traveled increase. Our model considers both hydrodynamic and traffic effects. The results show that the relocation of commercial and residential buildings from inundated to dry areas will increase congestion levels, while preventive protection of the shoreline leads to lower levels of traffic congestion. Finally, we discuss other possible costs related to the absence of levee protection that should be evaluated by policy makers before developing SLR adaptation strategies.
KW - Highway infrastructure protection
KW - Land use changes
KW - Sea-level rise
KW - Transportation networks
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U2 - 10.1016/j.trd.2020.102515
DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2020.102515
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85091677972
SN - 1361-9209
VL - 87
JO - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
JF - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
M1 - 102515
ER -