Olympic National Park Coastal Hazards & Sea-Level Rise Asset Vulnerability Assessment
Peek K, Tormey B, Thompson H, Young R, Norton S, McNamee J, Scavo R. 2017. Olympic National Park Coastal Hazards & Sea-Level Rise Asset Vulnerability Assessment. NPS 149/154047. National Park Service. Washington DC
The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Western Carolina University’s (WCU) Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines (PSDS), has developed a Coastal Hazards and Sea-Level Rise Asset Vulnerability Assessment Protocol. This protocol assesses the vulnerability of infrastructure to multiple coastal hazards (i.e., erosion, flooding, storm surge, sea-level rise, and historical flooding), over a 35- year planning horizon (2050). Unlike natural resource vulnerability, which combines three metrics (exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity), the newly developed method for assessing infrastructure includes only exposure and sensitivity to coastal hazards and sea-level rise in the vulnerability score; adaptation strategies are instead examined in the context of the vulnerability results. The overall goal is to standardize the methodologies and data used, allowing managers to compare the vulnerability of coastal assets across local, regional, and national levels. A total of 506 structures and 348 transportation assets are included in the vulnerability assessment of Olympic National Park (OLYM).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Peek, Katie; Tormey, Blair; Thompson, Holli; Young, Robert; Norton, Shawn; McNamee, Julie; Scavo, Ryan
- Date of Issue
- 2017-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- adaptive capacity, buildings, coastal hazard, exposure, P13AC01382, resilience, risk, sensitivity, structures, sustainability, transportation, vulnerability, vulnerability assessment, Western Carolina University, Western Carolina University vulnerability assessment