Geomorphology services can be essential components of development projects. An understanding of the land, its history, composition and underlying structure can be critical to understanding how a project can proceed.
Hemmera has the expertise and the experience to provide comprehensive geomorphology analysis, modelling and mapping services to inform planning, improve forecasting, and minimize risk. In a multi-step planning process we work with our clients’ project teams to analyze and measure the project’s objectives, scope, and risks from a geomorphological perspective. We look at site stability, geology, land contours, potential water run-out and debris flow patterns and more, to determine the elements that may interact and affect the project site.
The Hemmera team is staffed with respected experts who have published dozens of papers in leading international journals, who are current on leading edge analysis and modelling, GIS and other advanced technologies. We can leadany geomorphology or geohazard project from start to finish. We are experienced in handling projects through the regulatory and permitting approvals stage in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon.
Our services are custom-tailored to suit each project, but can include Geomorphological Models and Landscape Dynamics, Geohazard Identification and Mitigation, Geohazard Mapping Assessment and Risk Analysis, Development Constraints Mapping, Inventories (aggregate, landslides, etc.), Risk Management, Sediment Source Mapping, Shoreline Assessments, Solutions and Toolkits, Surface Hydrology, River and Floodplain Mapping, Sustainability and Climate Change, Terrain Mapping, Time Series Analysis.
At Hemmera, we can provide nearly any environmental consulting service, from basic desktop environmental assessment reviews to full service environmental management of billion-dollar infrastructure developments. We can scale our services to fit nearly any size of project, including the management of large teams with multiple sub-consultants. Working closely with our clients, we assemble teams with the combination of technical excellence and experience that most effectively addresses their specific needs. We can manage any and all negotiations with regulators, and we have extensive experience in presenting projects to stakeholders, and building the support that is essential for success.
We are uniquely skilled in finding optimal solutions that both safeguard the environment and advance economic opportunity.
