CLIMATE CHANGE AND COASTAL DEFENCES IN TOKYO BAY

[摘要] Sea level rise and an increase in typhoon intensity are two of the expected consequences from future climate change. In the present work a methodology to change the intensity of tropical cyclones in Japan was developed, which can be used to assess the inundation risk to different areas of the country. An example of how this would affect one of the worst typhoons to hit the Tokyo Bay area in the 20th century was thus developed, highlighting the considerable dangers associated with this event, and how current sea defences could be under danger of failing by the end of the 21st century.

[学科分类] 建筑学

[关键词] storm surge;sustainability of coastal defences;sea level rise;typhoons