Community Assets and Coastal Hazards

To answer these questions, a survey was developed utilizing previous qualitative research conducted by Hub members and collaborators to identify appropriate survey answer responses that capture potential community assets preferences. The survey instrument was tested and reviewed by Hub researchers and community collaborators including Consejo Hispano, OSU Extension, and Clatsop Emergency management.    

During the Fall 2023, the survey was distributed in both English and Spanish during community events in Lincoln, Tillamook, and Clatsop Counties including the Newport Pride Festival in Newport, Oregon, the Latinx Heritage Festival in Seaside, Oregon, the Clatsop County Emergency Management Readiness Fair and at a several local events including high school football games, resulting in over 200 survey responses. We then distributed the survey online, enlisting our community partners to distribute the survey through their listservs and social media accounts, as well as Oregon coastal counties and municipalities. This online distribution resulted in an additional 650 survey responses.

The research team is now busily combing through the data and conducting data analyses to answer the research questions. Community assets identified will be geocoded (e.g., approximate location of each asset located digitally on a map) so that researchers on Team 1 and 2 can evaluate the impacts that hazards may have on these assets, such as estimating the damage to the building or ability access the asset after a disaster.

Once data analysis is complete, the survey results will be distributed and shared with community partners, Oregon coastal communities, and researchers.