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Part of the "Living with the Shore" series, this is a user's guide for inhabitants of Alaska. Providing individual property owners in various regions of the state, with the fundamentals of hazard recognition and mitigation strategy, it discusses the geological history of Alaska and its relation to the area's cultural history.
List of contents
Preface xvii
Part 1. The Lay of the Land and Its Occupation by Humans
1. Nature's Dangerous Brew: Geology, Climate, and the Coast 3
2. Settling Alaska: 11,000 Years of Human History 21
Part 2. Hazards in Alaska
3. Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis: A Deadly Trio 37
4. The Problem of Unstable Slopes 59
5. Wind, Ice, and Sea 81
6. Shoreline Erosion 97
7. River Flooding in Coastal Alaska 115
8. Human-Induced Hazards and Health Risks 123
Part 3. Risk Evaluation for Alaska's Coastal Communities
9. Arctic Alaska 133
10. Southwest Alaska: The Bering Sea Coast 153
11. The Gulf of Alaska and South-Central Coast 179
12. Southeast Alaska 225
Part 4. Responding to Alaska's Hazards
13. Mitigating Wind, Snow Loading, and Permafrost Hazard Impacts through Construction 259
14. Earthquake-Resistant Design and Construction 275
15. Natural Hazards and Coastal Zone Management in Alaska 287
Appendixes
A. Responding to Hazards: Checklists
A1. Earthquake Checklists 299
A2. Volcanic Ash Checklists 304
A3. Tsunami Checklists 307
A4. Flood Checklists 309
A5. Winter Storm Checklists 310
B. A Guide to Federal and State Agencies 313
C. References 321
Index 345
About the author
Owen Mason is a Research Associate at the Quaternary Center in Fairbanks, Alaska.
William J. Neal is Professor of Geology at Grand Valley State University.
Orrin H. Pilkey Jr. is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at Duke University.
Jane Bullock is Chief of Staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Ted Fathauer is Meterorologist in Charge at the National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Deborah Pilkey is a graduate research assistant at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Summary
Part of the "Living with the Shore" series, this is a user's guide for inhabitants of Alaska. Providing individual property owners in various regions of the state, with the fundamentals of hazard recognition and mitigation strategy, it discusses the geological history of Alaska and its relation to the area's cultural history.
