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Table 4. System Interactions - Adaptation in Boston
Table 4. System Interactions - Adaptation in Boston
River
Sea Level
Water
Water
Energy
Health
Transport
Flooding
Rise
Supply
quality
Energy Both expand In different
More reliable NA
NA
More reliable In different
Both expand
capacity and
In different
More reliable NA
NA
More reliable In different
capacity and
locations,
public
as less pump-
locations,
locations,
public
as less pump-
locations,
conserve.
either reduce
transport
ing power
either more
either reduce
transport
ing power
either more
conserve.
or improve
and traffic
cuts. Possible or less
or improve
and traffic
cuts. Possible or less
air quality
signals.
competition
cooling water
air quality
signals.
competition
cooling water
with other
demand.
with other
demand.
water uses.
water uses.
Health Increased
Install air
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Install air
conditioning.
Improve and
expand health
services.
Implement
early warning
systems.
energy
conditioning.
demand
Improve and
in summer.
expand health
services.
Implement
early warning
systems.
Transport Reliable
Reduce
Expand public N/A
N/A
N/A
Perhaps less
N/A
N/A
N/A
Reliable Reduce
heating oil emissions.
delivery. Lower Fewer road
transportation
Expand public
transportation.
Increase road
network
redundancy.
Perhaps less
heating oil
emissions.
transportation.
runoff.
runoff.
delivery. Lower Fewer road
Increase road
contamination.
contamination.
transportation
deaths.
network
deaths.
energy
redundancy.
energy
demand.
demand.
River Dense
If less flooding, If retreat,
Flood proofing. If increased If increased
If increased
Flood proofing.
Retreat.
Increase
recharge to
reduce amount
of surface
runoff.
Flooding development, less spread of then benefit Retreat.
recharge,
recharge,
recharge, then
more efficient some
transport.
Increase
then reduced then increased improved fresh
energy use.
waterborne
recharge to
coastal
water supply.
and coastal
and related
reduce amount flooding
water quality.
diseases.
of surface
in estuaries.
Retreat will
runoff.
result in
improved NPS
runoff.
Sea
Less flooding Less injury
If retreat,
N/A
Flood
Less
Less flooding
N/A
Less flooding
Less injury
If retreat,
Flood
proofing.
Protection in
high density
developed
areas.
Retreat.
Less
Less flooding
Level of coastal
and loss of
then
proofing.
flooding of
of coastal
of coastal
and loss of
then
flooding of
of coastal
Rise
plants.
life due to
transportation
Protection in
coastal
plants.
plants.
life due to
transportation
coastal
plants.
flooding.
improved.
high density plants.
flooding.
improved.
plants.
developed
areas.
Retreat.
Water More water
More reliable N/A
N/A
N/A
Demand
If less water
Demand
management.
Joint regional
system.
Supply
available for
supply.
management.
demand,
cooling.
Joint regional improved water
system.
quality.
Water N/A
Less water
N/A
N/A
N/A
Reduced
Managing non
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Less water
Reduced
Managing non
point source
pollution and
other loads
increase
discharge.
Quality
pollution related
need for
point source
pollution related
need for
diseases.
water
pollution and
diseases.
water
treatment.
other loads
treatment.
increase
discharge.
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