Risk assessment framework for Mediterranean airports: a focus on extreme temperatures and precipitations and sea level rise

• DOI: 10.1007/s11069-021-05066-0
• Publication Date: 2021-10-21T11:02:58Z
• Authors: Carmela De Vivo; Marta Ellena; Vincenzo Capozzi; Giorgio Budillon; Paola Mercogliano
• Keywords: Extreme Weather; Vulnerability; Natural hazard

Abstract The increase of frequency and severity extreme weather events due to climate change gives evidence severe challenges faced by infrastructure systems. Among them, the aviation sector is particularly at risk from potential consequences change. Airports are classified as critical infrastructures because they provide fundamental functions sustain societies economic activities. More specifically, Mediterranean airports face risks associated with sea level rise, higher occurrence temperature precipitation events. These aspects require implementation appropriate assessments definition targeted adaptation strategies, which still limited in region. aim present paper theoretical frameworks order assess on airports, related temperature, rise. Starting a review literature, we first identify sources that may induce impacts here divided air side land components. In do so, select series indicators used proxies for identifying hazard, exposure vulnerability. application these allows defining each goal support identification specific measures airports.