Environmental Migrants and the Future of the Willamette Valley: A Preliminary Exploration

Authors

Alison Wicks, Portland State University

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2011

Subjects

Global environmental change, Climatic changes - Pacific Northwest

Abstract

This report reviews existing data and research on predicted impacts of climate change in the Northwestern United States, and specifically focuses on the level of preparedness to accommodate new population growth due to climate migration in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Climate change impacts in Oregon are predicted to be less severe than in other areas of the country. Generally, models project warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers in the Willamette Valley and other areas west of the Cascade Range. This will likely make the Willamette Valley a more desirable place for environmentally displaced people to locate. This report considers how Oregon might plan for this potential increase in population.

Description

Project completed for USP 594: Planning in the Pacific Northwest Fall 2011

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30733

Citation Details

Wicks, Alison, "Environmental Migrants and the Future of the Willamette Valley: A Preliminary Exploration" (2011). Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications. 154.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30733