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Coastal Erosion

Coastal ErosionThis web page broadly identifies and describes the coastal erosion hazard that Oregon faces. It also highlights previous plans, assessment tools and resources that have been developed to identify, profile and assess the vulnerability and risk from coastal erosion events in Oregon.
 

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COASTAL EROSION OVERVIEW:

Coastal erosion is a complex process involving many natural and human factors. It is a chronic hazard along many areas of the Oregon Coast, especially sand spits, bluffed coastline, and dune-backed beaches.

Chronic hazards are clearly evident along Oregon’s shores, including beach, dune, and bluff erosion, landslides, slumps, gradual weathering of sea cliffs, and flooding of low-lying coastal lands during major storms. The damage caused by chronic hazards is usually gradual and cumulative. The regional, oceanic, and climatic environments that result in intense winter storms determine the severity of chronic hazards along the coast. This hazard threatens property in its path and, in extreme events, can threaten human life as well. 

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COASTAL EROSION STATE RESOURCES:
COASTAL EROSION INTERNET RESOURCES:
Oregon Coastal Management Program
Works with local, state and federal agencies to facilitate responsible management of Oregon's ocean and coastal resources.  To achieve these aims, the program provides financial and technical assistance.

Oregon Coastal Atlas
Provides information and tools to assist with decision-making processes related to planning and policy initiatives along the Oregon Coast.

Planning for Natural Hazards: Oregon Technical Resource Guide
This document serves as a guide for Oregon communities to state, federal and Internet resources, as well as recommended publications for planning for seismic hazards. The guide also explains laws related to seismic risk and describes how communities can assess and reduce their risk.

Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI)
The mission of the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries is to serve a broad public by providing a cost-effective source of geologic information for Oregonians and to use that information in partnership to reduce the future loss of life and property due to potentially devastating earthquakes, tsunami, landslides, floods, and other geologic hazards. The Department has mapped earthquake hazards in most of western Oregon.

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD)
The Department manages, cultivates and offers numerous types of recreational  opportunities for Oregonians.

Oregon Regional Risk Assessment
The state’s risk assessment is divided into eight geographic regions to provide a locally appropriate analysis of risk. Included are: a regional profile and maps, event history, and an analysis of the probability of and vulnerability to future events.

Oregon's Regional Hazards Viewer
The interactive viewer visually displays perceived vulnerability per hazard for each county in Oregon, which allows communities and the state to compare the vulnerability of hazards across regions.

Coastal Erosion Chapter: State Plan

The coastal erosion chapter of the state Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan provides a characterization of the coastal erosion hazard in Oregon. Additionally, the chapter describes current state programs and strategies, highlights successes in mitigation, and proposes short and long-term actions for future mitigation in the state.


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Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience
Community Service Center
University of Oregon
Last Updated 07/02/2007