Coastal Hazards & Sea-Level Rise Asset Vulnerability Assessment & Tsunami Vulnerability Case Study
Peek K, Tormey B, Thompson H, Young R, Norton S, McNamee J, Scavo R. 2017. Coastal Hazards & Sea-Level Rise Asset Vulnerability Assessment & Tsunami Vulnerability Case Study. Western Carolina University. Cullowhee, North Carolina
The Coastal Hazards and Sea-Level Rise Asset Vulnerability Assessment Protocol assessed the vulnerability of infrastructure to multiple coastal hazards and climate change factors over a 35-year planning horizon (to the year 2050). A total of 33 structures and 10 transportation assets were included in the vulnerability assessment of Sitka National Historical Park (SITK). 28% have high vulnerability to the five coastal hazards evaluated, 9% have moderate vulnerability, 49% have low vulnerability, and 14% have minimal vulnerability. 65% of SITK assets have high tsunami vulnerability, 21% have moderate tsunami vulnerability, and 14% have minimal tsunami vulnerability.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Peek, Katie; Tormey, Blair; Thompson, Holli; Young, Robert; Norton, Shawn; McNamee, Julie; Scavo, Ryan
- Date of Issue
- 2017
- Publisher
- Western Carolina University
- Units
- SITK
- Keywords
- Climate Change, Coastal Hazard, Flooding, Storms, Tsunami, Vulnerability
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Coastal/Oceanographic Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Cultural Landscapes | Cultural Landscapes , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Extreme Disturbance Events | Extreme Disturbance Events