NCSE 2018: The Science, Business, and Education
of Sustainable Infrastructure:
Building Resilience in a Changing World
January 23-25, 2018
Washington, D.C.
Join us on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 for the plenary, Building Resilience in the Face of Disaster, to dive deep into the topic of how stronger and more resilient infrastructure can help minimize the environmental, economical, and physical costs of natural disasters. Speakers will discuss the opportunities for investment in infrastructure that can combat natural disasters and discuss how scholarly communities, business, and government can work together to advance solutions that can enable well-being for all over multiple generations.
Agenda Highlight: Resilience and Disasters at NCSE 2018
In addition to the Tuesday morning plenary discussion, NCSE 2018 will offer other symposia and workshops that are focused on the intersection of resilience and disasters, including:
- Paths to Addressing Climate Risk in the Design, Construction and Operation of the Built Environment
- The Educational Imperative: Rebuilding Puerto Rico with Sustainable Energy
- Hurricanes and Infrastructure – Building Resiliency for Extreme Weather Events
- Environmental Restoration, Social Transformation & Community Resilience in the Caño Martin Peña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Practicing Design Thinking: Case Studies from Asia and Africa on Governance, Disaster Mitigation, and Sustainable Agriculture
- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Blue Ribbon Panel on Climate Change & Resilience
- Coordination of Environmental Assessments in Humanitarian Action: What Have We Learned from a Recent Joint Initiative?
See the full conference agenda and learn more by visiting our conference website
Questions? Please contact Flannery Wickham:fwickham@ncseglobal.org