The Role of Transport in Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts in Urban Areas

Abstract

This paper is part of the Green and Blue Space Adaptation for Urban Areas and Eco-towns (GRaBS) project, funded by the EU with the objective of improving the adaptive capacity of towns and cities to the impacts of climate change. The aim of this contribution is to facilitate the inclusion of climate variables into the decision-making processes within the planning, design and operation of the transport system. The aim is to accomplish this through pursuing win-win solutions which both mitigate the future effects of climate change at the global scale, while strengthening the local adaptive capacity of transport systems to cope with the inevitable impacts of changes in climate. The paper further shares the main objective of the GRaBS project, to promote climate-resilient urban development through green and blue infrastructure, largely through enhancing walking and cycling as the most climate-sustainable modes of transport.