This track explores information systems, analytical methods, technologies, and operational practices that support emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience in coastal, Arctic, sub-Arctic, and offshore environments. It addresses the unique challenges of emergency management in remote and geographically isolated regions, where long response times, limited infrastructure, harsh environmental conditions, and constrained resources can significantly increase vulnerability to crises and disasters.
Climate change, increasing maritime activity, expanding offshore energy developments, and growing dependence on critical infrastructure are creating new risk landscapes for northern and coastal regions. Communities and infrastructure in Arctic and sub-Arctic areas face particular challenges related to severe weather, sea ice variability, sparse transportation networks, and limited emergency response capacity. Similar challenges arise in remote coastal regions, islands, and offshore installations worldwide.
The track welcomes research on decision-support systems, situational awareness technologies, artificial intelligence applications, monitoring systems, risk and resilience analysis, and operational practices that enhance emergency management in these contexts. Contributions addressing inter-organizational coordination, local and Indigenous knowledge, community resilience, and the protection of critical coastal and offshore infrastructure are encouraged. The objective is to bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and industry stakeholders working to improve the resilience and safety of remote coastal, Arctic, and offshore communities and infrastructure.
Topics of Interest
Possible topics of interest for this track include, but are not limited to:
- Early warning systems for coastal, Arctic, and other hazards in harsh environments
- Real-time monitoring, situational awareness, and planning systems for emergency response in remote and isolated regions
- Decision-support systems for emergency preparedness, response, and recovery planning
- Analytical approaches for risk assessment, resilience analysis, and risk mitigation
- Emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, for emergency management in remote and harsh environments
- Emergency management, search and rescue, and community resilience in coastal, Arctic, and sub-Arctic regions
- Emergency management for offshore, maritime, and other critical infrastructure in harsh environments
- Case studies, lessons learned, and best practices for emergency management in remote, coastal, Arctic, and offshore contexts
Track Chairs
| Role | Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Track Chair | Floris Goerlandt | Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada | floris.goerlandt@dal.ca |
| Co-chair | Natalia Andreassen | Nord University, Bodø, Norway | natalia.andreassen@nord.no |
| Co-chair | Rob Brown | Memorial University of Newfoundland, Marine Institute, St. John’s, NL, Canada | robert.brown@mi.mun.ca |