Engineering sustainability in the face of natural hazards: Public symphosium

A great deal of current engineering interest focuses on the importance of sustainable design. Frequently, such discussion hones in on issues of recycled materials, embedded energy, environmental impact and green energy. Several recent natural disasters, however, have dramatically illustrated the devastating power of nature, and natural hazards in particular. This symposium presents information on the creation of sustainable communities through their built environments.

The speakers

Four of the leading experts in this field will present a set of comprehensive views at the symposium.
- Dr. Kathleen Tierney is the Director of the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, based at the University of Colorado.
- Dr. Bernard Amadei is Professor of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, and Director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities.
- Dr. Marc Eberhard is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington.
- Dr. Philip Berke is Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina, where he is also Director of the Center for Sustainable Community Design and Deputy Director of the Institute for the Environment.

Programme

11:30am-12:30pm
Luncheon for NAE members in Duane Physics Tower Commons Room Boulder campus of the University of Colorado

12:30pm - 1:30pm
NAE Business Meeting in the Duane Commons Room

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Public Technical Symposium
- 2:15 - 2:20 Symposium Introductory Remarks
- 2:20 - 2:50 Natural Hazards and Sustainability: Engineering or Sociology?
- 2:50 - 3:00 Discussion
- 3:00 - 3:30 Engineering Appropriate Solutions: From Crisis to Development
- 3:30 - 3:40 Discussion
- 3:40pm - 4:00pm Break
- 4:00 - 4:30 Engineering and Society Sustainability Lessons from Haiti
- 4:30 - 4:40 Discussion
- 4:40 - 5:10 Natural Hazards, Sustainability and Development Challenges