Living With Floods: From Science to Policy
March 10, 2009 – March 12, 2009
7:30 PM
March 10, 2009 – March 12, 2009
7:30 PM
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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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
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Panel 1: Eastern Iowa and the Flood of 2008
Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow of Engineering Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Iowa
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Panel 1: Eastern Iowa and the Flood of 2008
Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow of Engineering Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Iowa
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Panel 2: The Science of Floods/Hydraulics
Director
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Iowa Flood Center, University of Iowa
Rose and Joseph Summers Chair of Water Resources Engineering
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University of Iowa
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Director
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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
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Lunch and Keynote Speakers Panel: Federal Responses to Flooding
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Panel 3: Flood Impacts
Assistant Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Research Engineer IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering University of Iowa
Carolina Distinguished Professor of Geography
Director of the Hazards & Vulnerability Research Institute
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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
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Social hour reception with cash bar
March 12, 2009
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Morning Comments
Director
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Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa EPSCoR proposal
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Panel 4: Flood Mitigation
Professor
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Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
Edwin B. Green Chair in Hydraulics
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College of Engineering, University of Iowa
Director
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IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa
Professor
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Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
Edwin B. Green Chair in Hydraulics
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College of Engineering, University of Iowa
Director
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IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa
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Break
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Panel 5: Flood Risk Management and Insurance
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Lunch, Iowa Memorial Union Panel 6: Flooding and the Community--the Experience of Two Flood-Affected Banks
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Panel 7: Government Responsibility/ The Future of Flood Mitigation
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.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Dragana Petic at dragana-petic@uiowa.edu.