Community Adjustment to Extreme Geophysical Phenomena in Northern Canada

Régions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Dehcho Region

étiquettes: social sciences, flooding, community engagement, geophysics, emergency response

chercheur principal: Newton, John (1)
Nᵒ de permis: 12108
Organisation: Department of Geography, University of Toronto
Année(s) de permis: 1992
Délivré: janv. 01, 1992
Équipe de projet: Self

Objectif(s): To investigate how remote communities cope with extreme geophysical phenomena such as flooding, what characteristics influence their ability to respond to these events and whether community sustainability is affected by the interaction of the community and natural hazards;

Description du projet: The Researcher will investigate how communities cope with extreme geophysical phenomena such as flooding. By interaction with community residents and other officials he will determine what characteristics influence their ability to respond to events like flooding and whether community sustainability is affected by the interaction of the community and natural hazards.