Critical infrastructure vulnerability: a research note on adaptation to climate change in the Nordic countries

IF 0.8 4区社会学 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI:10.1080/00167223.2020.1851609

Antti Silvast, Rico Kongsager, Turo-Kimmo Lehtonen, Minna Lundgren, M. Virtanen

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This research note reviews recent literature on the vulnerability of critical infrastructures caused by climate change with a focus on the Nordic countries. We integrate literature from three research areas: the role of critical infrastructures in the functioning of society, infrastructural vulnerabilities, and the long-term impacts of climate change. Focusing on climate change adaptation in the Nordic countries as a pivotal case, we discuss the mutually constitutive interrelationships between these three areas. The studies reviewed bring together social science and humanities research on infrastructure systems, their vulnerabilities, and climate change. By highlighting interdisciplinary perspectives on infrastructures, climate change, and societal security, this research note discusses a Nordic model of infrastructure provision and links the Nordic debate to a burgeoning European discussion on the role of the social sciences and humanities in addressing societal challenges related to climate change and the role of infrastructures in providing welfare.

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关键基础设施脆弱性:关于北欧国家适应气候变化的研究说明

本研究报告回顾了最近关于气候变化导致的关键基础设施脆弱性的文献，重点是北欧国家。我们整合了三个研究领域的文献:关键基础设施在社会功能中的作用、基础设施脆弱性和气候变化的长期影响。我们以北欧国家的气候变化适应为重点，讨论了这三个领域之间相互构成的相互关系。这些研究汇集了社会科学和人文科学对基础设施系统及其脆弱性和气候变化的研究。通过强调基础设施、气候变化和社会安全的跨学科观点，本研究报告讨论了北欧的基础设施提供模式，并将北欧的辩论与欧洲新兴的关于社会科学和人文科学在应对与气候变化相关的社会挑战以及基础设施在提供福利方面的作用的讨论联系起来。

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