Faro Community Landscape Hazard Maps for Adaptation Planning

Landscape hazard maps for the community of Faro, Yukon, assess geological risks under changing future conditions. The maps integrate data on surficial geology, topography, permafrost distribution, and climate trends to identify hazards like landslides and flooding. They are designed as an intuitive tool for community land-use and adaptation planning.

Use Cases

• Classify landslide and permafrost stability risks using integrated surficial geology and topography data.
• Model flood hazard potential by analyzing past hydrological trends and future climate projections.
• Support land-use management decisions with stoplight-color-coded hazard maps for community planners.
• Correlate permafrost distribution with site-specific data from ground penetrating radar and borehole logs.

Strengths

• Maps integrate multiple data inputs including surficial geology, permafrost distribution, and climate projections.
• Analysis methodology and data inputs are detailed in an accompanying downloadable report.
• Presented in intuitive stoplight colors to aid community decision-makers.

Limitations

• Spatial coverage is limited to the specific community of Faro, Yukon.
• Dataset size, row count, and specific column structure are not provided.
• Relies on the accuracy and resolution of the underlying input data sets.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon, distributed via GeoYukon.

Collection Method

Created by the Northern Climate ExChange (Yukon Research Centre) as part of a community hazards mapping program.

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Geography

Faro, Yukon, Canada.