Homer coastal bluff stability hazard resiliency

Project Details

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• Project ID:

  1625

• Nickname/Abbreviation:

  Homer coastal

• Parent Project:

  Homer geohazards

• Status:

  Active

• Description:

  As part of the CTP partnership agreement with FEMA, DGGS will assist by providing GIS data layers and technical risk analysis in the form of a coastal bluff stability map and report of coastal bluff erosion in the city of Homer, as well as by conducting three site visits to coordinate with Homer stakeholders, provide ongoing technical correspondence, discuss study outcomes, and present study outcomes to the public so that city officials are able to effectively incorporate study resultsinto zoning code update recommendations. FEMA award no. EMS-2019-CA-00022-S01

• Project Date(s):

  2019 - 2021

• Primary Contact:

  Nieminski, Nora M.

• DGGS section:

  Geologic Hazards

• Project Participants:

  Jacquelyn R. Overbeck, Mark M. Turner, Katie Y. Miller

Publications

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RI 2022-5

Buzard, R.M., and Overbeck, J.R., 2022, Coastal bluff stability assessment for Homer, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2022-5, 22 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:50,000. https://doi.org/10.14509/30908