3.4 structural adaptations

Question 1

what is adaptation strategies?

Answer 1

efforts to adjust climate change and its effects to reduce harm to people, the environment and properties

Question 2

what are the 4 different types of adaptation strategies?

Answer 2

1. structural
2. social
3. technological
4. institutional

Question 3

what are structural adaptations?

Answer 3

-involve the construction of physical structures for water and flood management
- to strengthen community resilience against sea level rise and flooding due to climate change

Question 4

what are the limitations of structural adaptations?

Answer 4

economic:
- cost of construction$$
- maintenance cost of maintaining infrastructure$$
social:
-displacement of people living near coastal areas

Question 5

what are some examples of structural adaptations?

Answer 5

1. sea walls
2. water storage tanks
3. polder

Question 6

what are seawalls?

Answer 6

1. a wall along the coast to prevent the sea from advancing onto land
2. protection against coastal floods

Question 7

what is an example of a sea wall?

Answer 7

East Coast Park, Singapore

Question 8

what are polders?

Answer 8

• low-lying land that is protected by dykes/barriers
• excess water pumped out from low-lying area

Question 9

what is an example of polders?

Answer 9

Netherlands
-have been building polders since the 12th century which have protected them from river and coastal flooding.

Question 10

what are water storage tanks?

Answer 10

-infrastructure to store excess stormwater when there is excessive rainfall
-prevents flooding by slowing down the water from rushing into canals/drains.

Question 11

what is an example of water storage tanks?

Answer 11

Stamford detention tank, SG
-allow excess water to flow into detention tank and be stored there temporarily
-when water level in drains decrease, water in tanks released back to drains.