A Second Dutch Dialogue with Tampa Bay on Climate Change Adaptation:
Building Resiliency and Sustainability into Infrastructure and Spatial Planning

Wednesday November 18, 2009
8:00 AM to 3 PM
Gibbons Alumni Center
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Event organizers

Workshop objective:

– To continue a dialogue on knowledge exchange between the Tampa Bay region and the Dutch on approaches to adapt our cities and infrastructure to potential consequences of climate change.

Workshop highlights:

– Infrastructure and spatial planning issues faced by coastal urban areas in the face of climate variability and uncertainty

– Vulnerability and potential adaptation strategies for energy, water, transportation and emergency management sectors.

– Presentations representing the international – federal – state – regional – local perspectives, from FHWA/USDOT, FDOT, TECO, Tampa Bay Water, Hillsborough County and USF.

– Panel discussion between infrastructure managers, planners and audience

– More…

Target audience:

– Infrastructure managers, urban planners, municipal administrators, local government representatives, university community, members of Tampa Bay community at large

Benefits to participants

– Gain new insight into how the integration of infrastructure management, engineering and planning, land use planning, and hazard planning may help prepare Tampa Bay for potential consequences of climate change

For questions related to workshop content, please contact Dr. Daniel Yeh (dhyeh@eng.usf.edu) 813-974-4746. Please also see http://mbr.eng.usf.edu/florida-holland-water/ for the latest agenda.

The event is free but registration is required due to limited seating. Please RSVP to:

Bessie Skoures

Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions

University of South Florida

4202 East Fowler Avenue - SOC102

Tampa, FL 33620-8100

813-974-1256

813-974-2522 (fax)

bskoures@cas.usf.edu

www.patelcenter.org

Location:

USF’s main entrance is on Fowler Avenue. Upon entry, make a right on Alumni Drive until you reach an intersection where you will make another right on USF Sago Drive to find the Alumni Center. Parking passes can be obtained at the Welcome Center at right hand side upon entry to USF from Fowler.