Marit Heideman Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Canada Area

Vancouver, Canada Area

I am currently exploring risk assessment methods for remote rural/indigenous communities in particular in relation to climate change and coastal hazards (but with an all-hazards approach in mind). Further research interests include: resilient and sustainable communities, and risk communication.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Vancouver, Canada Area

Drafting and editing workshop report on “Changing natural hazard in a changing climate”.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Research and review of risk/resilience assessment methodologies and (open-source/public) databases.

New Westminster

As a session researcher at the JIBC I was involved in three projects:- As the Workshop Coordinator for the 'Risk-based Land Use Guide'​ workshop In January 2015 I oversaw the general organization of the workshop (including committee meetings, invitations, preparation and dissemination of workshop materials) and I drafted and edited the workshop report;- For the 'Aboriginal Rural Disaster Resiliency Project'​ I edited texts related to various earth scientific topics (from the… Show more As a session researcher at the JIBC I was involved in three projects:- As the Workshop Coordinator for the 'Risk-based Land Use Guide'​ workshop In January 2015 I oversaw the general organization of the workshop (including committee meetings, invitations, preparation and dissemination of workshop materials) and I drafted and edited the workshop report;- For the 'Aboriginal Rural Disaster Resiliency Project'​ I edited texts related to various earth scientific topics (from the JIBC Rural Disaster Resilience Planning Project) to reflect Aboriginal communities;- For the 5th SIMTEC project of the JIBC, 'operation Back Fault', I helped analyze the psychosocial impacts EOC workers experienced in a simulated earthquake exercise. I helped organize the simulation exercise and observed the participants during the actual exercise. I further assisted in the project by coding (in NVivo) exercise results, research certain areas of interest (to be included in research papers and in the training video that was produced as a result of the simulation) and drafting documents for further dissemination. Show less

Burnaby

I taught introduction courses in Physical Geology and Natural Hazards

Burnaby, Bc, Canada

My PhD thesis examines flood hazard in Lillooet River valley in the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. My research is multi-disciplinary: I used earth science methods to estimate pre-historical flood frequency and sediment yield, as well social science theory to study the process of knowledge transfer between the scientific community and local stakeholders. My thesis comprises three studies.First, I compiled a varve chronology spanning 825 years (AD 1179-2004) from annually… Show more My PhD thesis examines flood hazard in Lillooet River valley in the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. My research is multi-disciplinary: I used earth science methods to estimate pre-historical flood frequency and sediment yield, as well social science theory to study the process of knowledge transfer between the scientific community and local stakeholders. My thesis comprises three studies.First, I compiled a varve chronology spanning 825 years (AD 1179-2004) from annually layered sediments (varves) recovered from Lillooet Lake. I compared twentieth-century discharge records of Lillooet River to the contemporary part of the varve chronology to determine the relation between river discharge and varve thickness. Based on this relation, I examined the entire 825-year varve chronology for the floods it might record. Second, I made annual sediment yield estimates for the period AD 1629-1997. I compared times of anomalously high sediment yield to ages of large landslides and floods in the watershed, and to times of marked glacier advance and retreat in order to understand controls on sediment delivery. I assessed the persistence of high sediment input episodes using statistical methods. Third, I assessed the history and current flood management policy landscape at the federal, provincial, and local levels. In the context of the transfer of flood management responsibility from the British Columbia Government to municipalities in 2003, I interviewed local floodplain and emergency managers on their use of scientific knowledge in preparing for flooding in Lillooet River valley. Show less

I provided a geologic background for archeological research.

Evaluation of environmental files, entry in database

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Drafting of legal documents. General office administration and management.

Phd, Geology/ Natural Hazards

Thesis title: ‘Flood hazard and risk in Lillooet River valley, British Columbia, Canada’ - Compilation of 825-year varve chronology.

Ma, Society, Science And Technology Studies

Specialization: ‘The politics of knowledge: assessing and communicating risk’ Transboundary River management: An Assessment.

Msc, Geology

I focused my studies on: sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleontology and marine geology.