The Quest to Support Community Resilience in the Face of Coastal Hazards and Natural Disasters

Abstract

Educating the public and other stakeholders about natural hazards and prompting them to take action can be challenging. In an effort to address coastal natural hazards and foster community resilience, Oregon Sea Grant has developed strategies and tools for a variety of audiences that address these scary issues in engaging and innovative ways. This article highlights a few of the programs and tools that Oregon Sea Grant has developed and challenges readers to join the effort to increase resilience throughout the nation.

Keywords

• natural hazards
• emergency preparedness
• resilience
• community engagement
• virtual reality