The Toolbox Structure
The Impacts of Climate Change on Urban Infrastructure and the Built Environment Toolbox has five trays representing the key stages of an evaluative process.
The stages start with an information gathering phase, followed by a hazard assessment. The next stage is a risk analysis, which considers what the hazard may impact. Stage four involves considering options (and their costs and benefits) to reduce the risk, and stage five is the integration of information into the planning and decision-making process.
At any time, a user can delve into any tray and download and read any tool, depending upon their requirement. Linkage tools in each tray are designed to help the user identify the relevant tools that are related to and/or follow on from those in the current tray.
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Second Tray - Assess the likely hazard
How might weather hazards be affected by climate change? -
Third Tray - Identify the risks
Do we need to be more risk averse in the future? -
Fourth Tray - Evaluate the options and their costs / benefits
What can be done to reduce the risk?