Living With Floods: From Science to Policy

March 10, 2009March 12, 2009
7:30 PM
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

This symposium brought together national experts from a wide range of disciplines who addressed a variety of topics related to flooding. Speakers included: academics from engineering, geography, urban and regional planning, sociology, and public health; people impacted by the recent Iowa flooding including business owners and flood victims; federal legislative representatives, insurance representatives, community planners, interest and trade groups, and the Army Corps of Engineers, among others. Areas that were addressed included the science of floods and hydraulics, flood mitigation, flood risk insurance, environmental and economic issues, and social and psychological impacts.

Schedule

March 11, 2009

Panel 1: Eastern Iowa and the Flood of 2008
Moderator
Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow of Engineering Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Iowa
Army Corps of Engineers
Administrative Services Director Linn County Disaster Recovery Coordinator
Associate Vice President and Director of Facilities Management University of Iowa
Dentist and affected community member Columbus Junction Iowa
Panel 1: Eastern Iowa and the Flood of 2008
Moderator
Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow of Engineering Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Iowa
Army Corps of Engineers
Administrative Services Director Linn County Disaster Recovery Coordinator
Associate Vice President and Director of Facilities Management University of Iowa
Dentist and affected community member Columbus Junction Iowa
Panel 2: The Science of Floods/Hydraulics
Moderator
Director Iowa Flood Center, University of Iowa
Rose and Joseph Summers Chair of Water Resources Engineering University of Iowa
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
Postdoctoral Research Scholar IIHR- Hydroscience and Engineering
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Director Program in Geological Engineering Director, Program in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Princeton University
Regional Service Support Hydrologist NOAA NWS Central Region Headquarters Kansas City MO
Lunch and Keynote Speakers Panel: Federal Responses to Flooding
Senator Grassley's office
Senator Tom Harkin's office
Congressman Loebsack's office
Congressman Loebsack's office
Congressman Bruce Braley's office
Panel 3: Flood Impacts
Moderator
Assistant Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Research Engineer IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering University of Iowa
Moderator
Postdoctoral Research Scholar IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering University of Iowa
Carolina Distinguished Professor of Geography
Director of the Hazards & Vulnerability Research Institute University of South Carolina
Professor of Economics and Head Resource and Environmental Policy Division Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Iowa State University
Allen S. Henry Chair in Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Co-Director Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research
Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow of Engineering Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Iowa
Professor and Director Environmental Health Sciences Research Center University of Iowa
Professor of Sociology Director of the Institute for Inequality Studies Director of the Social Science Research Center University of Iowa
Director Social Science Woven Into Meteorology (SSWIM) University of Oklahoma
Closing Remarks
Director Rebuild Iowa Office
Social hour reception with cash bar

March 12, 2009

Morning Comments
Director Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa EPSCoR proposal
Energy Education Outreach Coordinator University of Northern Iowa
Panel 4: Flood Mitigation
Moderator
Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
Edwin B. Green Chair in Hydraulics College of Engineering, University of Iowa
Director IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa
Principal Sasaski Associates
Manager APA Hazards Planning Research Center American Planning Association
Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
Edwin B. Green Chair in Hydraulics College of Engineering, University of Iowa
Director IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa
Break
Panel 5: Flood Risk Management and Insurance
Moderator
Professor and Director Department of Urban and Regional Planning University of Iowa
Department of Geography University of Iowa
Senior Risk Analyst Willis Analytics London UK
Policy Counsel Association of State Floodplain Managers
Lunch, Iowa Memorial Union Panel 6: Flooding and the Community--the Experience of Two Flood-Affected Banks
Hills Bank
MidwestOne
Panel 7: Government Responsibility/ The Future of Flood Mitigation
Moderator
Professor Department of Urban and Regional Planning University of Iowa
Executive Director National Center for Smart Growth Research & Education
Director Design and Construction University of Iowa
Professor Department of Urban and Regional Planning University of Iowa

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The Forkenbrock Series provides a forum for dialogue about policy areas from applied, academic, and interdisciplinary perspectives. The series was established in honor of David Forkenbrock, a nationally recognized transportation researcher. Dr. Forkenbrock established the Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa in 1987 and directed the Center until 2007. His vision was to enable public and private sector decision makers to work with faculty, staff, and student researchers to explore solutions to complex problems related to the public interest.
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