{"id":22815,"date":"2016-11-08T14:29:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T13:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.i4ce.org\/projet\/making-decisions-to-adapt-infrastructure-to-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T17:44:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:44:06","slug":"making-decisions-to-adapt-infrastructure-to-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"projet","link":"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/en\/projet\/making-decisions-to-adapt-infrastructure-to-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Making decisions to adapt infrastructure to climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This thesis describes and analyzes in situ how a big company deals with the scientific knowledge on the impacts of climate change. It is the outcome of a joint-project between the CEARC<\/a> (laboratory of the University Paris Saclay), I4CE<\/a> (the Institute for Climate Economics), ADEME<\/a> (the French environment and energy agency) and SNCF<\/a>, France’s national state-owned railway company.<\/p>\n

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It intends to improve our understanding of how large organizations adapt to multifaceted changes and address wicked environmental problems.<\/p>\n

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Based on an inductive inquiry, the research describes how adaptation happens for now at SNCF<\/a>, mostly on a reactive and incremental mode, first at the corporate level then in one specific region (Occitanie).<\/p>\n

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D\u00e9poues, V. (2017). Organisational uptake of scientific information about climate change by infrastructure managers: the case of adaptation of the French railway company<\/a>. Climatic Change<\/em>, 143<\/em>(3-4), 473-486.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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D\u00e9poues, V., Vanderlinden, J.-P., & Venturini, T. (2017). Entre dire et faire : discours scientifique sur le changement climatique et adaptation du syst\u00e8me ferroviaire fran\u00e7ais.<\/a> Article acad\u00e9mique soumis \u00e0 la revue Vertigo (r\u00e9vision en cours).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In a second step, it explores possible consequences of the most disruptive changes announced by science and how various actors consider more transformative adaptations of their world-views and practices. The device set up showed that increases in climate variability and evolutions of extreme events might actually question current policies and strategical choices. Beyond technical stakes, adaptation raises important governance challenges. Different sub-entities of SNCF but also local authorities, traffic authorities or other mobility providers can make contrasted adaptation choices.<\/p>\n

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D\u00e9poues, V., Vanderlinden, J. P., Venturini, T., & J\u00e9z\u00e9quel, A. (d\u00e9pos\u00e9, 2018). An experimental workshop to question the implications of an increase in extreme weather events frequency on the organization of French railways system.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Following these observations, this research identifies salient research questions to improve adaptation decisions. It defends that, along with other heuristics, economics have a major role to play to unfold critical consequences of climate change, explore adaptation options and display controversies regarding long-term adaptation.<\/p>\n

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