Qualitative Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change

Allen, Martha
Dixon, Nicola
Fleming, John
Johnson, Alexander
Melcher, TJ
2020-05
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Qualitative Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is completing an ongoing assessment to improve its understanding of the vulnerability of state-owned infrastructure to climate change and changing precipitation patterns. Modelling and data-related assessments are currently under development that will identify vulnerabilities and will allow MnDOT to improve future planning and maintenance strategies. To supplement these quantitative methods, MnDOT sought to collect insight and perspectives from field personnel. MnDOT’s Office of Sustainability and Public Health (OSPH) recruited a graduate team from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota to complete this assessment in four steps: 1. Conduct background research on relevant case studies 2. Develop a replicable approach to collect field personnel perspectives 3. Pilot this outreach approach in a single district and analyze results 4. Provide recommendations for future iterations in other districts

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is completing an ongoing assessment to improve its understanding of the vulnerability of state-owned infrastructure to climate change and changing precipitation patterns. Modelling and data-related assessments are currently under development that will identify vulnerabilities and will allow MnDOT to improve future planning and maintenance strategies. To supplement these quantitative methods, MnDOT sought to collect insight and perspectives from field personnel. MnDOT’s Office of Sustainability and Public Health (OSPH) recruited a graduate team from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota to complete this assessment in four steps: 1. Conduct background research on relevant case studies 2. Develop a replicable approach to collect field personnel perspectives 3. Pilot this outreach approach in a single district and analyze results 4. Provide recommendations for future iterations in other districts

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Capstone paper for the fulfillment of the Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree and the Master of Public Affairs degree.

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Allen, Martha; Dixon, Nicola; Fleming, John; Johnson, Alexander; Melcher, TJ. (2020). Qualitative Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/216491.

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