Crescent City in Living Waves: Space, Time, People, and Minds on the Southern Cascadian Coast

Crescent City, California, stands at the intersection of geological hazard and human resilience, offering a critical case study on the southern Cascadia margin. The region faces a 37% chance of an M >= 8.0 earthquake and tsunami within 50 years, yet its history reveals cycles of extraction, disaster, and adaptation—from Indigenous Tolowa Dee-ni’ stewardship to modern conservation efforts like the 2023 Yurok–Tolowa Dee-ni’ Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area. The study synthesizes space, time, people, and ideas, integrating paleoseismic data, historical records, and governance frameworks to explore nested risks in this coastal community. A reproducible, open-source approach ensures transparency, while the narrative spans ecological, economic, and political dimensions, from 19th-century genocide to contemporary resilience strategies.

Friedman, D. (2026). Crescent City in Living Waves: Space, Time, People, and Minds on the Southern Cascadian Coast. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.20286170