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Adaptation of Housing to Climate Change and Extreme Windstorms

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Engineering for Extremes

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This chapter presents a probabilistic approach to assess the long-term economic risk and cost-effectiveness of relevant adaptation measures for Australian housing exposed to non-cyclonic extreme windstorms under a changing climate. The proposed method provides decision-support for the long-term adaptation of residential communities to extreme windstorms and climate change. The cost–benefit analysis suggests that, for all considered climate scenarios, strengthening roof cladding connections is not cost-effective, while improving window resistance or installing window shutters is more cost-effective.

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  1. Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, 2308, Australia

    Hao Qin & Mark G. Stewart

  2. School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia

    Hao Qin

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  2. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA

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Qin, H., Stewart, M.G. (2022). Adaptation of Housing to Climate Change and Extreme Windstorms. In: Stewart, M.G., Rosowsky, D.V. (eds) Engineering for Extremes. Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85018-0_6

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