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Ding, G and Forsythe, P J (2013) Sustainable construction: life cycle energy analysis of construction on sloping sites for residential buildings. Construction Management and Economics, 31(03), 254-65.
Hertin, J, Berkhout, F, Gann, D M and Barlow, J (2003) Climate change and the UK house building sector: perceptions, impacts and adaptive capacity. Building Research & Information, 31(03), 278–90.
Larrson, N K (2003) Adapting to climate change in Canada. Building Research & Information, 31(03), 231–9.
Lisø, K R, Aandahl, G, Eriksen, S and Alfsen, K H (2003) Preparing for climate change impacts in Norway's built environment. Building Research & Information, 31(03), 200–9.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: adaptation strategies ; building performance; building stock; climate change; climate policy; global warming; risk; vulnerability; Norway
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=nlmgak6nvnabgetk
- Abstract:
This paper provides an overview of the Norwegian climate policy and of the practical implications of preparing Norway for climate change, with special emphasis on the challenges confronting the built environment. Although the Norwegian government has been relatively proactive in instituting measures aimed at halting global climate change, less attention has been paid to the challenge of adapting to climate change. The global climate system is likely to undergo changes, regardless of the implementation of abatement policies under the Kyoto Protocol or other regimes. The full range of impacts resulting from these changes is still uncertain; however, it is becoming increasingly clear that adaptation to climate change is necessary and inevitable within several sectors. The potential impacts of climate change in the built environment are now being addressed. Both the functionality of the existing built environment and the design of future buildings are likely to be altered by climate change impacts, and the expected implications of these new conditions are now investigated. However, measures aimed at adjustments within individual sectors, such as altering the criteria and codes of practice for the design and construction of buildings, constitute only a partial adaptation to climate change. In order to adapt effectively, larger societal and intersectoral adjustments are necessary.
Lucko, G (2013) Supporting financial decision-making based on time value of money with singularity functions in cash flow models. Construction Management and Economics, 31(03), 238-53.
Mills, E (2003) Climate change, insurance and the buildings sector: technological synergisms between adaptation and migration. Building Research & Information, 31(03), 257–77.
Park, A and Chang, C-Y (2013) Impacts of construction events on the project equity value of the Channel Tunnel project. Construction Management and Economics, 31(03), 223-37.
Plessis, C d, Irurah, D K and Scholes, R J (2003) The built environment and climate change in South Africa. Building Research & Information, 31(03), 240–56.
Sanders, C H and Phillipson, M C (2003) UK adaptation strategy and technical measures: the impacts of climate change on buildings. Building Research & Information, 31(03), 210–21.
Shimoda, Y (2003) Adaptation measures for climate change and the urban heat island in Japan's built environment. Building Research & Information, 31(03), 222–30.
Steemers, K (2003) Towards a research agenda for adapting to climate change. Building Research & Information, 31(03), 291–301.
Van Reedt Dortland, M, Voordijk, H and Dewulf, G (2013) Real options in project coalitions in Dutch health care: two case studies of construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 31(03), 266-86.
Zhang, M and Fang, D (2013) A cognitive analysis of why Chinese scaffolders do not use safety harnesses in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 31(03), 207-22.