CEE 129/229 09/22/2009 CEE 129/229 AUTUMN 2009 PROF. MARTIN FISCHER, CEE PROF. BEN SCHWEGLER, CHIEF SCIENTIST AT WALT DISNEY PROF. MIKE MASTRANDREA, IPCC AUSTIN BECKER (TEACHING ASSISTANT), E-IPER Engineering and Policy Responses to Climate Change Impacts on Seaports
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CEE 129/229 09/22/2009
CEE 129/229AUTUMN 2009
PROF. MARTIN FISCHER, CEEPROF. BEN SCHWEGLER, CHIEF SCIENTIST AT WALT
DISNEYPROF. MIKE MASTRANDREA, IPCC
AUSTIN BECKER (TEACHING ASSISTANT) , E - IPER
Engineering and Policy Responses to Climate Change Impacts on Seaports
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Overview
Introductions and BackgroundProject Overview - CEE SUPERSLR Work to Date
Seminar Speakers this QuarterGradingProject Examples
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Why?
“Ports should effectively prepare for the impacts of climate change to ensure their role as the indispensable nodal points of global logistic systems.”
Sea levels to rise .6 – 2 meters by 2100Ocean storms to be more frequent and more
intenseOcean storm tracks to shiftInland flooding to increase
Pfeffer, T. et al. Kinematic Constraints on Glacier Contributions to 21st-Century Sea-Level Rise. Science Sept. 5, 2008.IPCC, 2007
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Coastal Development and Ports
Over half of world’s population lives within 200km of the coast (UN, 2001)1
35% coastal pop. growth projected between 1995-2025 (Columbia U.)2
7.187 billion metric tons of seaborne trade in 2006 (AAPA)3
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Impacts on Ports
Photos from Alabama State Port Authority
Katrina $100 Million in Damage to 3 MS Ports
$1.7 Billion in damage to Southern LA ports
IKE$2.4 Billion Damageto Texas ports/waterways
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Who should care about climate change impacts on ports?
Insurance Industry
Policy Makers and
Regulators
Ports
OPTIONS
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Protective Measures
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The famous Dutch Deltaworks
20 days after disaster first Deltacommission installed
Their mission: advise the government on the execution of a Deltaplan that would secure the safety of the Delta area in a sustainable way o BUT: without limiting access to Rotterdam & Antwerp
They gave out four ‘advices’ to the government including several types of water structures to be built: dikes, dams, storm surge barriers, sluices & locks.
Dikes
First dikes temporarily restored with bags of sand, then restored to original strength and beyond.
Typical lay-out of a dike
Source: Projectbureau Zeeweringen, 2009
More cost-effective, easy & safe solution: dams!Generally built in two ways (can be combined):
o using so-called open or closed ‘caissons’
o using cableways and dropping concrete blocks in sea
Dams
Source: Stichting Deltawerken Online, 2004
Past
Storm surge barrier
Source: Stichting Deltawerken Online, 2004
Remember the BUT: safety without limiting access to Rotterdam & Antwerp storm surge barriers! o Hollandse IJsselkeringo Maeslantkeringo Hartelkering
Exception: Oosterscheldekering environmental factors beat economic factorso Storm surge barrier instead of damo Biggest project of Deltaplano Movie!
Sluice? Water channel controlled at its head by a gate; to regulate water inflow or outflow; no boats!o Sluice in Haringvlietdam to let out excess water to seao Sluice in Brouwersdam to let in salt watero Bath Drain Canal and Sluices
o 8km long, 140m wide, 7m deep, 8.5 million m3 water/day
o Built to assist Oosterschelde- kering and let out excess sweet water to Westerschelde (open estuary of Antwerp)
Source: screenshot from Google Maps
Past
Locks
Source: Wikipedia, 2005
Lock? Device that raises/lowers boats between water of different levels on river and canal waterways
•Central working point for collaboration and sharing information
•Work space for classes and students
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Autumn Quarter 2009
Seminar or Full Course
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Francesca Birks, Nathan Chase, and Amy Leitch
Ports and harbors face a unique set of challenges and opportunities in adapting to climate change and mitigating the contributions resulting from construction and operations. With over 60 years of work in the built environment, Arup draws from experience and forward-thinking R&D to deliver innovative and sustainable designs, including a variety of maritime and waterfront projects.
This presentation will highlight some of the work of Arup Foresight + Innovation, case studies of coastal infrastructure projects, and a look ahead to some of the opportunities and threats brought about by the opening of the Northwest Passage to shipping.
Next WeekAre We Future-Ready?
How Arup is responding to climate change impacts on ports
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Schedule
Oct. 6 – Kris Ebi, Executive Director, IPCC Working Group II Technical Support Unit.
Working Group II - Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability Oct. 13 – Miguel Esteban Port Investments Required for Climate Change Adaptation Oct. 20 – Peter Wijsman (ARCADIS)
Incorporating Climate Change in Infrastructure Engineering Oct. 27 - Robert Muir Wood, VP of Research for Risk Management Solutions
(RMS) Climate Change Catastrophe Modeling for the Insurance Industry
Nov. 3 - Ellen Johnk, Executive Director San Francisco Bay Planning CoalitionSea Level Rise Policy Implications for Bay Area Industry
Nov. 10 – Prof. Fred Raichlen, Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, Caltech
The Role of Harbor Resonance in Port Operations Nov. 17 – Thomas Kendall, Chief, Planning Branch. US Army Corps of Engineers,
San Francisco District. Planning for Sea Level Rise Within the Corps of Engineers
Dec. 2 – International Assoication of Ports and Harbors Planning for Long Term Climate Changes
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Grading Breakdown
2 Credits (credit/no credit) – Students are expected to attend all presentations and contribute to discussions. In addition, each student must:
Prepare a brief introduction to a speaker for the class. Introductions will be delivered the week prior to the selected speaker’s presentation.
Select readings for the class to help prepare for the selected speaker and generate two questions to help kick off post-presentation discussion.
Participate actively in the online discussion forum (at least 10 thoughtful posts).
Select one final project (see below) to peer review at the end of the quarter.
Students who miss a class will be asked to complete additional tasks at the discretion of the instructor. Missing or being late to more than one class will result in no credit.
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Grading, Cont.
4 Credits (letter grade)– Students are expected to fulfill the requirements above, plus develop an independent project to be presented at the end of the quarter. Students must:
Attend all seminars and working sessions.Choose one seminar presentation and write a 1-2 page
response. Develop an independent contribution to the larger project.
o Exampleso Undertake a case studyo Expand significantly on an existing case studyo Other projects considered upon approval of teaching team
o Guidelineso 20-30 page reporto Final presentationo Delivareables must be posted to the website
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Case Study Example
Select one or more portso Approximately 170 previously identified ports that
have not been studiedRequirements
o Written case study report, following the case study methodology (available online)o Site Identification and Design Conditionso Design Alternativeso Schematic Designo Integration with Overall Project
o Final presentation on the case study
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Other Projects for 4 Credits
o Regional and global assessment of construction capacity and cost and availability of construction materials, equipment, and labor
o Public outreach and dissemination of informationo Web-based tools, Google Earth, conference presentations, et cetera.
o Coastal protection structure designo Apply to multiple ports with similar characteristics worldwide
o International policy and regulatory research on strategies for implementing port protection programs throughout the world
o Parametric modeling in 3D and 4Do Economic strategies for funding and generating incentive structures for port protection
programs o Hydrological modeling for extreme conditions in ports
o Wave impacts, rain and/or river floods, storm surge, tsunamis, etc.o Report-writing on the state of knowledge
o In climate change science, coastal engineering, experience of the Netherlands in coastal engineering, experience of Japan in coastal engineering, etc.
o Environmental and ecosystem services impacts of global sea level rise and coastal protection strategies
o Historical flood events, research into adaptation and mitigation strategies, costs, resource consumption data, etc.