Project Complete
Principle Investigator
David Bristrow, University of Victoria
Co-PI
SIREN (Bristow, Ron Pelot, Dalhousie University)
Call
Knowledge Mobilization Fund Call in 2021-2022
The ‘Shipping Resilience: Strategic Planning for Coastal Community Resilience to Marine Transportation Risk’ (SIREN) project aims to improve understanding of how coastal maritime transportation systems would be disrupted in natural hazard events in Canada, how such disruption would impact coastal communities, and what emergency response strategies could effectively address this risk. Study focuses primarily on the impact of earthquakes in Western Canada, with consideration of severe hurricane damage to ports in Eastern Canada.
The stages of knowledge management are: 1) Acquisition, 2) Dissemination, and 3) Utilization.
1. Written Dissemination through Practitioner-Oriented Open-Source Book: Synthesize and adapt SIREN outputs for practitioners in emergency management, critical infra structure and logistics. Chapters may include analysis on port damage, terminal operations, shipping operations, multi-modal transportation and community impacts, as well as case studies of earthquake scenarios.
2. Verbal/Visual Dissemination through Complementary Online Resources: The primary deliverable would be an online GIS-basedStoryMap(or similar) that provides a visual narrative of possible disaster scenarios. Additional deliverables may include videos. The target audience includes practitioners and the general public.
3. Collaboration with Emergency Management British Columbia (EMBC) ExerciseProgram: Support EMBC in their Coastal Response exercise program by leveraging SIREN expertise and models to help guide scenario development and decision support for the upcoming exercises scheduled for February 2021 and 2022.
