Climate knowledge on the road? Scientific knowledge, transdisciplinarity and the performance of expertise, 2009

Assumptions about climate changes may have considerable impact on investments in and the management and maintenance of transport infrastructure and the transport industry in Norway. Thus, the development and diffusion of knowledge about climate changes and their potential impact on the transport system will be of crucial importance to be able prepare for such changes. This project will investigate how important groups of actors linked to the Norwegian road system understand climate change issues, how these issues may impact the road system, and their strategies to prepare for the impact of climate changes with respect to road infrastructure across Norway. The project will pursue six sets of research questions:
1. How do the county offices perceive knowledge about the effects of climate change? What projects exists today on how to cope with effects like e.g. flooding or landslide?
2. How is experience gained from weather related incidents on the road infrastructure incorporated into future planning?
3. In what way do Norwegian transportation authorities like the Directorate of Public Roads use knowledge about climate change in order to cope with future challenges?
4. In what way is climate chance science adjusted in order to meet the needs of the transport related public authorities?
5. To what extent is there a viable dialogue between the climate research institutions and the users of the climate results?
6. And how is it possible to improve this dialogue, for example by creating new meeting places to ensure that knowledge about climate change is translated into favourable decisions for the transportation infrastructure in the future?
The main ambition of the project is to map how the climate problem is appropriated by major actors in the Norwegian road sector, with an emphasis on local and regional institutions: Officials in municipalities and counties/regions, central road authorities and relevant research groups.

有关气候变化的研判，可能对挪威交通基础设施（transport infrastructure）的投资、运营维护以及交通行业产生显著影响。因此，深化并传播气候变化及其对交通系统潜在影响的相关知识，对有效应对此类变化至关重要。
本项目将探究与挪威道路系统相关的核心利益相关群体如何认知气候变化议题、此类议题将如何影响道路系统，以及他们为应对挪威全国范围内道路基础设施面临的气候变化影响所制定的应对策略。本项目将围绕六组研究问题展开：
1. 郡行政办公室（County Offices）如何认知气候变化影响相关知识？当前针对洪水、滑坡等气候变化影响的应对项目有哪些？
2. 道路基础设施因气象灾害积累的经验，如何融入未来规划流程？
3. 挪威公共道路管理局（Directorate of Public Roads）等交通主管部门，如何运用气候变化相关知识应对未来挑战？
4. 气候变化科学研究如何进行调整，以满足交通相关公共主管部门的实际需求？
5. 气候研究机构与气候研究成果使用者之间，是否存在切实可行的沟通机制？其程度如何？
6. 如何优化此类沟通机制？例如，通过搭建全新的交流平台，确保气候变化相关知识能够转化为未来交通基础设施发展的利好决策。
本项目的核心目标是梳理挪威道路行业主要利益相关主体对气候变化问题的接纳与应用情况，重点关注地方及区域机构：包括市镇与郡/地区行政官员、中央道路主管部门及相关研究团队。