{"title":"Design strategies and adaptations for a changing climate","authors":"S. Pelsmakers","doi":"10.4324/9780429347573-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429347573-2","url":null,"abstract":"Seasons in the UK, in general, are expected to become warmer. We will see drier summers, wetter winters and more extreme winds and rainfall. Although the increases in temperature are incremental, the actual impact on both the natural and the built environment is significant. As an island, the UK is particularly vulnerable to coastal flooding. Inland, extreme rainfall will increase the risk of urban flash floods and swollen rivers. We are also likely to experience more heat waves and droughts which could pose issues of subsidence and affect the way we cool buildings.","PeriodicalId":246764,"journal":{"name":"The Environmental Design Pocketbook","volume":"183 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121944563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}