Woven Into the Community: Resilience and Tsunami Evacuation Route Configuration in Neskowin, Oregon
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2017-07-09
Authors
Davis, Bryn
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Abstract
The Problem- The threat of a Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake
and tsunami on the Oregon Coast has prompted coastal communities
to update and re-evaluate disaster resilience management plans. Most
plans are based on a preparation-and-response model, which addresses
the disaster immediately before, during, and after. The issue with these
strategies is that they do not aim to have a deeper impact on human
behavior, they play to a “business-as-usual” lifestyle. An approach that
weaves together the immediate needs of a community at the time of
disaster with the long-term goal of improving the resilience of the coastal
community can contribute to the long-term creation of safer and more
secure communities1. The purpose of this project is to identify how tsunami
evacuation routes can contribute to the resilience of a coastal community.
Methodology- The meta-framework of resilience proposed by Aldunce et
al.2; in combination with literature reviews of government and peer reviewed
articles and interviews with regional experts, contributed to defining
resilience in operational terms and to identifying elements of tsunami
evacuation routes and community resilience strategies.
Findings - The design response for improving the resilience of Neskowin,
Oregon was created through the synthesis of the community resilience
strategies and elements of tsunami evacuation routes. The tsunami
evacuation route elements were chosen based on what could be addressed
in Neskowin, what could be affordable for that community, and what
contributions they would make to resilience.
Description
89 pages. Examining committee chair: Chris Enright