Threats to Coastal Infrastructure from Erosion and Flooding: A Case Study from Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, Canada

• Main Authors: Radosavljevic, Boris, Lantuit, Hugues, Pollard, Wayne, Overduin, Paul, Couture, N. J., Sachs, T., Helm, Veit, Fritz, Michael
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Herschel Island; The Spit; Yukon; Climate change; Herschel
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/41205/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/41205/1/2016_Radosavljevic_ICOP.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.48146; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.48146.d001

Arctic coastal infrastructure, cultural, and archeological sites are increasingly vulnerable to erosion and flooding due to amplified warming of the Arctic, sea level rise, lengthening of open water periods, and a predicted increase in frequency of major storms. Mitigating these hazards necessitates...