This is Section 16.1 of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment.
Lead Author: Arne Instanes; Contributing Authors:  Oleg Anisimov, Lawson Brigham, Douglas Goering, Lev N. Khrustalev, Branko Ladanyi, Jan Otto Larsen; Consulting Authors: Orson Smith, Amy Stevermer, Betsy Weatherhead, Gunter Weller 

There are increased concerns related to the impact of projected climate change on arctic infrastructure, particularly how future climate change may:

• increase the environmental stresses structures are exposed to, particularly in comparison to design specifications, and cause increased risk and damage to infrastructure and threat to human lives;
• affect geohazards and the impacts of extreme events;
• affect natural resource development scenarios in the Arctic; and
• affect socioeconomic development in the Arctic.

Fig. 16.1. Flow diagram of chapter structure and questions to be answered.

Figure 16.1 presents a flow diagram of the questions that need to be answered in order to complete an impact study. Relevant information from indigenous peoples on infrastructure is given in Chapter 3.

Chapter 16: Infrastructure: Buildings, Support Systems, and Industrial Facilities
16.1 Introduction
16.2. Physical environment and processes related to infrastructure
    16.2.1. Observed changes in air temperature
    16.2.2. Permafrost
    16.2.3. Natural hazards
    16.2.4. Coastal environment
    16.2.5. Arctic Ocean
16.3. Infrastructure in the Arctic
16.4. Engineering design for a changing climate
16.5. Gaps in knowledge and research needs

This is Section 16.1 of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment.
Lead Author: Arne Instanes; Contributing Authors:  Oleg Anisimov, Lawson Brigham, Douglas Goering, Lev N. Khrustalev, Branko Ladanyi, Jan Otto Larsen; Consulting Authors: Orson Smith, Amy Stevermer, Betsy Weatherhead, Gunter Weller 

There are increased concerns related to the impact of projected climate change on arctic infrastructure, particularly how future climate change may:

• increase the environmental stresses structures are exposed to, particularly in comparison to design specifications, and cause increased risk and damage to infrastructure and threat to human lives;
• affect geohazards and the impacts of extreme events;
• affect natural resource development scenarios in the Arctic; and
• affect socioeconomic development in the Arctic.

Fig. 16.1. Flow diagram of chapter structure and questions to be answered.

Figure 16.1 presents a flow diagram of the questions that need to be answered in order to complete an impact study. Relevant information from indigenous peoples on infrastructure is given in Chapter 3.

Chapter 16: Infrastructure: Buildings, Support Systems, and Industrial Facilities
16.1 Introduction
16.2. Physical environment and processes related to infrastructure
    16.2.1. Observed changes in air temperature
    16.2.2. Permafrost
    16.2.3. Natural hazards
    16.2.4. Coastal environment
    16.2.5. Arctic Ocean
16.3. Infrastructure in the Arctic
16.4. Engineering design for a changing climate
16.5. Gaps in knowledge and research needs