PhD in Geography

The purpose of this project is to identify where in Norway we have road sections that are, and will be in the future, particularly at risk due to extreme weather events. These critical places may be road sections where road maintenance and road protection should be carried out./nA prevailing perception of risk is that this is a combination of probability and consequence. However, IPCC has a different framework for risk where risk is a combination of hazard, vulnerability and exposure. In the latest report, a fourth component was also added: inadequate response./nThe PhD project should develop methods based on spatial indicators used to assess current and future climate risks. The IPCC's risk framework is suitable to be operationalized with spatial indicators so that one can identify where the road sections most at risk are, as well as a profile for why these road sections are at risk./nThe PhD project will be carried out in collaboration with partners in the Norwegian Centre for Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation (Noradapt) such as SINTEF and Western Norway Research Institute, and the Norwegian Road Administration./nYour immediate leader will be a Professor./nThe university is located in three cities with headquarters in Trondheim.