SPR-696: Preliminary Study of Climate Adaptation for the Statewide ...

CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 1STUDY PURPOSE AND RESEARCH APPROACH ...................................................................... 1STUDY FINDINGS .............................................................................................................................. 2RECOMMENDATIONS AND NEXT STEPS .................................................................................. 4CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 5PURPOSE .............................................................................................................................................. 5REPORT OUTLINE ............................................................................................................................. 5PRINCIPAL FINDINGS ..................................................................................................................... 6CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................. 9A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE ............................................................................. 9PROJECTED CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO THESOUTHWEST ..................................................................................................................................... 12CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE .................. 14SUMMARY OF CLIMATE IMPACTS RELEVANT FOR ARIZONA’STRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................... 15POTENTIAL ADOT DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY FORCONDUCTING A STUDY OF CLIMATE ADAPTATION FOR ARIZONA ............................ 18ARIZONA-SPECIFIC ADAPTATION EFFORTS ......................................................................... 24OTHER CLIMATE CHANGE EFFORTS IN ARIZONA ............................................................. 25CHAPTER 3. MATERIALS, METHODS, AND DATA ................................................................... 29RESEARCH APPROACH ................................................................................................................ 29ONLINE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE .......................................................................................... 30FOCUS GROUPS ............................................................................................................................... 30CHAPTER 4. DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS ..................................................................................... 33SUMMARY FINDINGS – ONLINE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE ............................................ 33SUMMARY FINDINGS – FOCUS GROUPS ................................................................................. 34DETAILED FINDINGS – ONLINE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE ............................................. 36DETAILED FINDINGS – FOCUS GROUPS .................................................................................. 40CHAPTER 5. RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................... 51DEVELOP AN OVERALL FRAMEWORK FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION FORADOT .................................................................................................................................................. 51ESTABLISH AN ENGAGED PROJECT TEAM ............................................................................ 52vi