Policy, plans and processes for developing and improving the use of hazard maps in climate change adaptation for Yukon communities

• Main Author: Pike, Stephanie
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholars Commons @ Laurier 2019
• Subjects: climate change; Yukon; northern Canada; hazard maps; climate risk; Physical and Environmental Geography; Burwash Landing; Canada; Destruction Bay; Old Crow
• Online Access: https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/2172; https://scholars.wlu.ca/context/etd/article/3290/viewcontent/Pike_Stephanie_FinalThesis.pdf

Climate change has quickly become one of the most commonly discussed topics in northern Canada. Communities located in Canada’s north are facing impacts to every aspect of life. Hazard mapping is one of the tools used to predict risk from climate change impacts and thus assist communities in adaptat...