Providing resilience due to adverse weather events: A cost-benefit analysis for the case of the Milan Malpensa airport in Italy

Climate change is one of the key challenges for the future of human society and the planet. A strong coordination of political strategies, both nationally and internationally, is necessary, as well as a change in the lifestyles of large parts of the population.In this context, this paper aims at introducing an application of the Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) for providing resilience of a transport infrastructure. Milan Airport Malpensa in the north of Italy has been studied with the objective of limiting serious economic and social damage caused by an interruption of the service following adverse weather events.

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This paper introduces an application of Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) for enhancing the resilience of transport infrastructure in response to the challenges of climate change. Milan Airport Malpensa in northern Italy is studied as a case to minimize the economic and social damages caused by service interruptions due to adverse weather events.