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Speakers: Gary Yohe (Wesleyan University), Megan Linkin (Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation), and Christopher Zeppie (Port Authority of New York and New Jersey) Moderator: Alyssa Katz (Pratt Center for Community Development) Organizer: Nancy Anderson ( The Sallan Foundation)
Learn how experts are developing risk management tools for identifying, assessing, and managing risks posed to cities by climate change. This event was part of Climate Week NYC 2010.
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Panelists: Richard Charkin (Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, UK), Nader Ardalan (Harvard University & Ardalan Associates, LLC), Mostafa Kharoufi (Economic and Social Council), and Ali Mohayuddin Qaradaghi (Qatar University)
This eBriefing highlights humanities and social sciences research presented at the Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum. Topics include civic engagement, urbanization, demography, public health, public administration, education, communications, cultural analysis, Islamic jurisprudence and much more.
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Moderator & Speaker: David King (Columbia University)
Speakers: Gerry Bogacz (New York Metropolitan Transportation Council) and Peter B. Fleischer (Empire State Future)
This eBriefing covers the implications of legislation for smart growth they ways multiple layers of government interact to coordinate investment and growth decisions and to use existing transportation facilities efficiently.
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Speakers: Amy Linden (Metropolitan Transportation Authority), Mark F. Muriello (PANYNJ), and Jack Opiola (D'Artagnan Consulting LLC) Moderator: Bruce Schaller (New York Department of Transportation)
Transportation agencies are now developing and piloting the next generation payment systems with cashless tolls and contact-less fare cards. This eBriefing explores the implications of developments in how we price and pay for transportation.
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Jeroen Aerts and W.J. Wouter Botzen (Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
This study seeks to provide guidance for advancing the goals of NYC Vision 2020 by assessing how flood insurance, flood zoning, and building code policies can contribute to waterfront development that is more resilient to climate change.
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Moderator: Rae Zimmerman (New York University)
Speakers: Thomas Abdallah (New York City Transit), Adam Freed (City of New York), Kenneth E. Kunkel, PhD (NOAA National Climate Data Center), Angela Licata (New York City Department of Environmental Protection), and Andy Wiley-Schwartz (New York City Department of Transportation)
This eBriefing addresses how New York City is building resilience into its transportation infrastructure in order to mitigate the potential impact of extreme weather events.
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New York and the Netherlands are in the vanguard of efforts to identify local risks posed by climate change and to develop adaptation strategies.
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Speakers: Thomas Abdallah (MTA New York City Transit), John Rhyner (P.W. Grosser Consulting), Paul Mankiewicz (The Gaia Institute)
Today, pumping water out of subway tunnels is an expensive nuisance. But the MTA is rethinking this approach, and some have proposed collecting and reusing the water for heating, cooling, and irrigation.
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If the world is to accommodate urbanization, financing for sustainable urban development will be essential. In a credit-constrained world, a new set of actors is stepping up to invest in and support these urban innovators.
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Speakers: Mark Duvall (Electric Power Research Institute), Arthur Kressner (Con Edison), Richard Drake (NYSERDA)
Electric cars are commanding serious attention. But mass-market success requires, among other factors, better and cheaper batteries and a smart grid. New York State is pursuing both aggressively.
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