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Preparing Singapore Changi Airport for the effects of climate change
Journal of Airport Management,
14
(1),
54-66
(2019)
Abstract
Airports play an important role in economic growth and are essential hubs for connectivity and trade. With the growth of urban areas, air traffic is increasing consistently, marking the development of regions such as South-East Asia and others. Following cities, most of the major airports are situated in densely populated areas, next to rivers, in deltas and alongside coasts. Many of these urbanised areas are vulnerable to water extremes, which are increased by the effects of climate change, such as sea-level rise, higher temperatures and greater weather extremes. To protect vital infrastructure and ensure future service continuity for airport operations, it is necessary to develop resilience to such risks. Several airports have recognised the threat posed by floods and have started work on flood protection efforts. Some airports are seizing the opportunity to implement climate resilient airport planning. This paper presents one of these frontrunner airports: a whole-of-government adaptation pathway for Singapore Changi Airport.
Keywords: airports; climate change; resilience; water management; water-sensitive urban design
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Author's Biography
Nanco Dolman is a leading professional in Water Resilient Airports at Royal HaskoningDHV with an MSc in civil engineering from Delft University of Technology (1998) and a BLA in landscape architecture from Amsterdam Academy of Architecture (2008). From 2011 to 2016 Nanco was a part-time Lecturer, adaptive urban development, at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. And from 2015 Nanco has been a UNISDR Resilient Cities advocate. For over 20 years Nanco has been the Strategic Adviser of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for coping with climate change, airport planning and water management. Besides Schiphol, Nanco is also involved in resilient airport studies internationally, including New Orleans; JFK, New York; Mexico City; Sydney; and Changi, Singapore.
Peter Vorage is Senior Airport Engineer at the Netherlands Airport Consultants, a company of Royal HaskoningDHV. He has over 10 years of professional experience as an engineering consultant in the aviation sector, driven by his fascination for airports as complex, multistakeholder and interdisciplinary infrastructure nodes. Peter is positioned within a team of highly diverse experts working together to innovate and make relevant contributions to airport developments. As such, he is focused on furthering the combination of airport sustainability with airport resilience to climate change. Peter has worked on a broad range of projects for civil aviation authorities, airport authorities and contractors including airside design development, runway rehabilitation supervision, construction phase technical assistance and climate change resilience.
