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| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Mclean, Elizabeth L. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Becker, Austin. | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-16T20:38:05Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-16T20:38:05Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-11 | - |
| dc.identifier.govdoc | ERDC/CHL CR-19-3 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/35199 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/35199 | - |
| dc.description | Contract Report | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Numerous decision-making barriers prevent or delay climate and extreme weather resilience investments. Port decision-makers’ perceptions of such barriers are important for proactive strategies for reducing coastal vulnerability and supporting safe and sustainable operations of U.S. ports. This report identifies the perceived adaptation barriers for seaports, and strategies to remove them. Interviews with 30 directors/managers, environmental specialists, and safety planners at 15 medium- and high-use ports of the North Atlantic resulted in a typology of factors and conditions that hamper adaptation actions, planning, and perceived strategies to overcome these barriers. This study finds that the decision-makers have consensus on seven overarching barriers to adaptation: the lack of understanding of the risks (93%), lack of funding (77%), perceived levels of risks do not exceed the action threshold (70%), governance disconnect (67%), physical constraints (67%), lack of communication amongst individuals (7%), and the problem (of adaptation) is overwhelming (7%).For strategies to overcome the adaptation barriers, the study points to the importance of fostering collaborations, making regulatory changes, and conducting risk assessments. Port decision-makers also mentioned the need for developing financial incentives and taking advantage of communication networks as necessary strategies to implement climate and extreme weather adaptations. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Navigation Systems Research Program (U.S.) | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | University of Rhode Island. Marine Affairs Program. | - |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | Abstract .......................................................................................................................................................... ii Figures and Tables ......................................................................................................................................... v Preface ...........................................................................................................................................................vii Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... viii 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Barriers to climate and extreme weather adaptation ................................................. 3 1.1.1 How are barriers defined? .......................................................................................... 3 1.1.2 Some examples of barriers ........................................................................................ 5 1.2 Strategies to overcome the barriers to climate and extreme weather adaptations ............................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 Strategies for seaports .................................................................................................. 7 2 Research Objectives ........................................................................................................................... 11 3 Research Activities and Methods ....................................................................................................12 3.1 Study location .............................................................................................................. 12 3.2 Study participants ....................................................................................................... 13 3.3 Development of interview instrument: Semi-structured interviews ......................... 15 3.4 Overview of data collection ......................................................................................... 16 3.5 Data analysis methods................................................................................................ 16 3.5.1 Coding of transcripts ................................................................................................. 16 3.5.2 Organization of results .............................................................................................. 18 3.5.3 Use of Cultural Consensus Model ................................................................. 18 4 Results and Discussion ...................................................................................................................... 19 4.1 A CCM to identify decision-makers’ adaptation barriers ........................................... 19 4.2 Typology of port barriers to adaptation ...................................................................... 20 4.2.1 Barrier 1 – Lack of understanding of risks .............................................................. 22 4.2.2 Barrier 2 – Lack of funding ...................................................................................... 25 4.2.3 Barrier 3 – Perceived risks do not exceed an action threshold ............................. 27 4.2.4 Barrier 4 – Physical constraints limit adaptation options ...................................... 30 4.2.5 Barrier 5 – Governance disconnects ....................................................................... 33 4.2.6 Barrier 6 – Lack of communication amongst individuals ....................................... 36 4.2.7 Barrier 7 – The problem is overwhelming ............................................................... 37 4.3 Strategies to overcome decision-making barriers ..................................................... 37 4.3.1 Strategy 1 – Foster collaborations ........................................................................... 38 4.3.2 Strategy 2 – Make regulatory changes to encourage resilience............................ 42 4.3.3 Strategy 3 – Conduct risk assessments .................................................................. 44 4.3.4 Strategy 4 – Develop financial incentives ............................................................... 47 4.3.5 Strategy 5 – Use new technology to enhance communication networks .............. 48 5 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 51 5.1 Institutionalize climate and extreme weather adaptations ....................................... 52 5.2 Conduct risks and environmental assessments........................................................ 54 5.3 Foster collaborations ................................................................................................... 55 6 Conclusions .......................................................................................................................................... 58 References ................................................................................................................................................... 59 Appendix A: Port Decision-Makers’ Perceptions on Climate and Extreme Weather Vulnerability ......................................................................................................................................... 66 Appendix B: Communication Inviting Participants .............................................................................. 69 Appendix C: Project One-Pager Description Shared with Port Decision-Makers. ......................... 70 Appendix D: Consent Form and Interview Instrument .............................................................. 71 Appendix E: Terminology Used in the Study .......................................................................................... 74 Appendix F: Cultural Consensus Model (output)...................................................................... 76 Appendix G: Lessons Learned from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ................... 79 Appendix H: Abbreviations and Acronyms ............................................................................................. 80 Unit Conversion Factors ............................................................................................................................ 81 Report Documentation Page | - |
| dc.format.extent | 97 pages / 1.981 Mb | - |
| dc.format.medium | PDF/A | - |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (U.S.) | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) | - |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Contract Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/CHL CR-19-3 | - |
| dc.rights | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited | - |
| dc.source | This Digital Resource was created in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat | - |
| dc.subject | Climatic changes--Risk assessment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Harbors | en_US |
| dc.subject | Inland navigation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Navigable waters | en_US |
| dc.subject | Navigation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Waterways | en_US |
| dc.title | Measuring climate and extreme weather vulnerability to inform resilience, report 2 : port decision-makers’ barriers to climate and extreme weather adaptation | en_US |
| dc.type | Report | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Contract Report | |
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