Les changements climatiques ont un impact sur les opérations forestières, c'est indéniable. Que ce soit par des crues subites, des sécheresses, des redoux hivernaux ou des vents violents, ces événements affectent les opérations forestières de différentes manières. Ils sont problématiques pour le maintien des routes d'accès et du transport, la protection des sols, la prévention des incendies et la récupération des bois après perturbation. Les chercheurs de FPlnnovations ont examiné de plus près les impacts et proposent des mesures d'adaptation qui, pour la plupart, représentent des solutions innovantes.
Given the benefits that resource roads provide to economic and social well-being, it is important to understand the impacts of a changing climate on resource roads and infrastructure. As the forest industry and governments move toward creating resource roads that are resilient to climate change, an early step in the adaptive management process is to assess the risks and vulnerabilities of infrastructure to climate change.
The main objective of the present work is to respond to the second work area and complete LCAs focused on resource roads and transportation products and processes. Two LCA studies will be conducted; one study on resource road bridges and one study on hybridization of logging and biomass trucks. The present report undertakes an LCA of three resource road bridges.
Given the significance of resource roads, efforts are required to understand the implications of climate change in order to adapt roads and infrastructure to the potential impacts of these forecasted changes. The changing precipitation patterns and temperature regimes associated with climate change are expected to impact resource roads in ways that will affect the performance of the infrastructure. This is the first Info Note in a series of five focused on the key issues of creating climate resilient resource roads.
Developing and implementing adaptation practices that reduce the negative impacts and the vulnerability of resource road infrastructure to climate change needs to be a priority for resource road managers. The planning and design stage of a resource road represents the first opportunity where climate change adaptation strategies can be identified and implemented. This is the second Info Note in a series of five focused on the key issues of creating climate resilient resource roads.
Developing and implementing adaptation practices that reduce the negative impacts and the vulnerability of resource road infrastructure to climate change needs to be a priority for resource road managers. The management of water across the forested landscape is expected to be a greater challenge in response to predicted climate changes in many regions of Canada. These changes in landscape water movement and seasonal timing could challenge existing resource road drainage infrastructure. This is the third Info Note in a series of five focused on the key issues of creating climate resilient resource roads.
Developing and implementing adaptation practices that reduce the negative impacts and the vulnerability of resource road infrastructure to climate change needs to be a priority for resource road managers. In many regions of Canada, climate change is expected to bring changes in precipitation patterns. These changes will require a specific analysis of the hydraulic capacity of water crossing structures, as well as their projected needs to mitigate the risks to these structures. This is the fourth Info Note in a series of five focused on the key issues of creating climate resilient resource roads.
Developing and implementing adaptation practices that reduce the negative impacts and the vulnerability of resource road infrastructure to climate change needs to be a priority for resource road managers. Ensuring that proper maintenance practices are identified and implemented is critical in obtaining resource roads that meet performance and service levels. With forecasted changes in climate, the importance of increased maintenance activities will be heightened to ensure road infrastructure resilience. This is the fifth Info Note in a series of five focused on the key issues of creating climate resilient resource roads.
