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OPP Office of Polar Programs (OPP) |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | August 23, 2017 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | April 23, 2018 |
| Award Number: | 1745369 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Colleen Strawhacker
colstraw@nsf.gov (703)292-7432 OPP Office of Polar Programs (OPP) GEO Directorate for Geosciences |
| Start Date: | January 1, 2018 |
| End Date: | December 31, 2023 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $500,000.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
201 OLD MAIN UNIVERSITY PARK PA US 16802-1503 (814)865-1372 |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
110 Technology Center Building University Park PA US 16802-7000 |
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| NSF Program(s): |
ARCTIC RESEARCH PROJECTS, Integrat & Collab Ed & Rsearch, INSPIRE |
| Primary Program Source: |
01001718DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 0100XXXXDB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.078 |
ABSTRACT
The Permafrost Coastal Erosion-RCN (PCE-RCN) will bring together leaders in fields of natural and social science and engineering to address the challenges faced by coastal communities in the Arctic due to rapid coastal erosion. Rapid coastal erosion can force communities to consider moving inland and limit access to resources. One goal of the proposed PCE-RCN will be to better understand the challenges associated with coastal erosion, which is driven by permafrost thaw and changing sea ice conditions. Another goal is to identify potential solutions and their socio-ecological impacts. These goals will be addressed through a series of international workshops, publications and direct interaction with local media. Engagement with regional and local resource managers and communities will be incorporated throughout many of the activities of the PCE-RCN. This project promotes convergence by focusing on a topic of high societal concern, coastal erosion in the Arctic, and by approaching this topic in a manner that will integrate diverse fields, including social science and natural science disciplines (coastal geophysics, soil physics, climate modelling, and atmospheric science) and disciplines in civil and environmental engineering.
The proposed Permafrost Coastal Erosion-RCN (PCE-RCN) will bring together national and international leaders in the diverse scientific and engineering disciplines needed to address the pressing societal issue of rapid coastal erosion. Rapid coastal erosion is underway throughout the Arctic, and is impacting coastal communities in profound ways, including displacement and loss of livelihood. The goal of the proposed PCE-RCN will be to further resolve through synthesis activities how coastal erosion is driven by permafrost thaw and changing sea ice conditions and to identify potential solutions and their socio-ecological impacts. These goals will be addressed through a series of international workshops, white papers and other outlets. Engagement with regional and local resource managers and communities will be incorporated throughout many of the activities of the PCE-RCN.
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The Permafrost Coastal Erosion-Research Coordination Network (PCE-RCN) brought together leaders in fields of natural and social science and engineering to address the challenges faced by coastal communities in the Arctic due to rapid coastal erosion. Rapid coastal erosion can force communities to consider moving inland and limit access to resources. One goal of the project was to better understand the challenges associated with coastal erosion, which is driven by permafrost thaw, storms, and changing sea ice conditions. Another goal was to identify potential solutions and their socio-ecological impacts. These goals were addressed through a series of international workshops, publications and direct interaction with local media. Engagement with regional and local resource managers and communities were incorporated throughout many of the activities of the PCE-RCN. This project promoted convergence by focusing on a topic of high societal concern, coastal erosion in the Arctic, and by approaching this topic in a manner that integrated diverse fields, including social science (demography, sociology, and anthropology) and natural science disciplines (coastal geophysics, soil physics, climate modelling, remote sensing, and atmospheric science) and disciplines in civil and environmental engineering.
The PCE-RCN project organized two workshops: 2018 Workshop on Permafrost Coastal Erosion–Research Coordination Network in Fairbanks, Alaska and the 2023 Arctic Coasts Workshop in Boulder, Colorado. The PCE-RCN project coordinated two journal special issues: Special Publication Issue “Observations, Interactions, and Implications of Increasingly Dynamic Permafrost Coastal” in Frontiers in Earth Science, section Cryospheric Sciences; Special Publication Issue “Modeling of Arctic Coastal Hazards and Risks” in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.
Last Modified: 04/17/2024
Modified by: Ming Xiao
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