Across the themes presenters will comprise collaborative stakeholders such as civil engineers, urban planners, architects, preservationists, policy makers and scientists.
Theme 1: The Resilient Gulf Coast
This session will focus on how to best sustain and fortify our coastline.
Speakers will address coastal hazard mitigation, coastal management strategies, land use planning, and multi-agency emergency management.
Theme 2: The Resilient City
This session will focus on how to best plan and assess a strong urban environment.
Speakers will address planning and policy, safeguarding historic resources, smart growth, and strategies for merging our natural environment with our built environment.
Theme 3: The Resilient Neighborhood
This session will focus on how to best foster social cohesion and preserve our cultural resources.
Speakers will address social and cultural aspects of resilience, community health, the “Whole Community” approach disaster response, and safeguarding our cultural resources.
Theme 4: The Resilient Building
This session will focus on designing, preparing, and preserving our historic building stock.
Speakers will address sustainable building, coastline building strategies, building design, and insurance for historic properties.
Speakers : Coastal Resilience Conference 2014
John Anderson, PhD, Rice University, SSPEED Center, Houston, TX
Jerry Androy, MA, Corps of Engineers, Galveston, TX
Jim Blackburn, PhD, Rice University, SSPEED Center, Houston, TX
Samuel Brody, PhD, Texas A&M, Galveston, TX
Tom Colbert, PhD, University of Houston Architecture, Houston, TX
Sharon Croisant, PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Kate Herbst, MA, American Red Cross, Community Resilience Network, Washington DC
Kristen Holly, MPA,, Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Coastal Community Resilience Team, Biloxi, MS
Sarah Jackson, MA, National Center for Preservation Teaching Technology, Natchitoches, LA
John Jacob, PhD, Texas A&M Sea Grant, Houston, TX
Aubrey Miller, MD, MPH, National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Tom Murphy, MS, Urban Land Institute, Washington DC
Robert Paterson, PhD, University of Texas Architecture , Austin, TX
John Prochaska, DrPH, University of Texas Medical Branch, Preventative Medicine and Community Health, Galveston, TX
Claudette Reichel, EdD, Louisiana State University, AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA
Pat Sparks, PE, Sparks Engineering, Roundrock, TX
Georgeen Theodorem, M.Arch., Interboro Partners
Amanda Tullos, AIA,LEED BD+C, ID+C , GreeNexus, Houston, TX