Understanding Effects of Permafrost Degradation and Coastal Erosion on Civil Infrastructure in Arctic Coastal Villages: A Community Survey and Knowledge Co-Production

• Published in: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
• Main Authors: Liew, Min, Xiao, Ming, Farquharson, Louise, Nicolsky, Dmitry, Jensen, Anne, Romanovsky, Vladimir, Peirce, Jana, Alessa, Lilian, McComb, Christopher, Zhang, Xiong, Jones, Benjamin
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Scholars' Mine 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; civil infrastructure; co-production of knowledge; coastal erosion; community survey; permafrost thaw; Architectural Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Tilting; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/civarc_enveng_facwork/2343; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10030422; https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/context/civarc_enveng_facwork/article/3344/viewcontent/Understanding_Effects_of_Permafrost_Degradation_and_Coastal___.pdf

This paper presents the results of a community survey that was designed to better under-stand the effects of permafrost degradation and coastal erosion on civil infrastructure. Observations were collected from residents in four Arctic coastal communities: Point Lay, Wainwright, Utqiaġvik, and Kaktov...