Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 7th European Conference on Severe Storms, ECSS 2013 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
| Event | 7th European Conference on Severe Storms, ECSS2013 - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 3 Jun 2013 → 7 Jun 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | 7th European Conference on Severe Storms, ECSS2013 |
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| Abbreviated title | ECSS 2013 |
| Country | Finland |
| City | Helsinki |
| Period | 3/06/13 → 7/06/13 |
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Keywords
- extreme weather
- transport
- media analysis
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The effects of extreme weather on the European transport system : An analysis based on media reports. / Molarius, Riitta; Keränen, Jaana; Leviäkangas, Pekka; Juga, Ilkka; Vajda, Andrea.
7th European Conference on Severe Storms, ECSS 2013. 2013.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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T1 - The effects of extreme weather on the European transport system
T2 - An analysis based on media reports
AU - Molarius, Riitta
AU - Keränen, Jaana
AU - Leviäkangas, Pekka
AU - Juga, Ilkka
AU - Vajda, Andrea
N1 - Project code: 24795
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The aim of this study was to find links between extreme weather events and the regional vulnerability of transportation in Europe. The same meteorological phenomenon has different impacts on societies due to their geographic or climatic locations, topography, geological environment as well as social and technological vulnerability. This fact directed us to approach the question of 'extreme weather event' by using local and nationwide media reports as empirical material. Implicitly, media reports also reflect weather events that are relevant from the society's viewpoint. There are several definitions of the concept 'extreme weather event', mainly determined on contextual grounds and mostly through a meteorological or societal frame. In our study, we use the term 'extreme event' to describe the severe weather event that cause extensive impacts on transportation network in European countries. We focused on atmospheric-originated phenomena and their impacts and excluded from our definition the severe events which can be regarded climatologic, such as global warming, as well as natural disasters (volcano eruptions, tsunamis etc).
AB - The aim of this study was to find links between extreme weather events and the regional vulnerability of transportation in Europe. The same meteorological phenomenon has different impacts on societies due to their geographic or climatic locations, topography, geological environment as well as social and technological vulnerability. This fact directed us to approach the question of 'extreme weather event' by using local and nationwide media reports as empirical material. Implicitly, media reports also reflect weather events that are relevant from the society's viewpoint. There are several definitions of the concept 'extreme weather event', mainly determined on contextual grounds and mostly through a meteorological or societal frame. In our study, we use the term 'extreme event' to describe the severe weather event that cause extensive impacts on transportation network in European countries. We focused on atmospheric-originated phenomena and their impacts and excluded from our definition the severe events which can be regarded climatologic, such as global warming, as well as natural disasters (volcano eruptions, tsunamis etc).
KW - extreme weather
KW - transport
KW - media analysis
M3 - Conference article in proceedings
BT - 7th European Conference on Severe Storms, ECSS 2013
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