Workshop Outcomes Report: 1st International Workshop on Seismic Resilience of Arctic Infrastructure and Social Systems, Anchorage, Alaska, 2021

The state of Alaska and Arctic in general have experienced thousands of earthquakes every year, including historical major events that have disrupted and severely damaged infrastructure and lifeline networks. Given the accelerating environmental, ecological, and social changes as the Arctic climate warms, including changes in soil properties, it is critical to understand how infrastructure and society respond to seismic events. Seismic assessments of infrastructure, post-earthquake recovery, and future planning must simultaneously consider natural environment, built infrastructure, and social systems. Resilient infrastructure linked with social systems is crucial to the state of Alaska and beyond, which will impact the regions' economic competitiveness, national security, and residents' safety and health. The 1st International Workshop on Seismic Resilience of Arctic Infrastructure and Social Systems brought together roughly 50 researchers and stakeholders from different parts of the world with convergent expertise including earthquake engineering, seismology, permafrost, hydrogeology, climate science, social science, urban planning, risk and uncertainty assessment, and disaster management and policy to exchange state-of-the-art and practice in seismic resiliency of arctic infrastructure and social systems at the intersection of natural environment, built environment, and social systems. The workshop formed a research network that can collaborate on Arctic-earthquake-social science-rated research. The overarching goal of the workshop was to build capacity for investigating the resilience of Arctic infrastructure and social systems in response to seismic events in light of a changing climate. Specific objectives were to: 1. Foster collaboration among the diverse group of participants. 2. Identify, define, and prioritize research needs and ideas. 3. Propose strategies for outreach to Indigenous communities and best practices for co-production of knowledge. The workshop agenda and presentation slides can be accessed using the workshop website: https://sites.google.com/view/1st-arctic-seismic-resiliency/home