Workshop Presentations
Presentations from the CRSCAD
International Workshop:
Innovation, Diversity and Sustainable Development in Areas of Social Vulnerability
Organized by the Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters (CRSCAD) on November 17th and 18th, 2012, this workshop brought together researchers, policy makers, and representatives from FEMA and other government agencies and non-profit and non-governmental organizations. They examined best practices and lessons learned in reducing the socio-economic impact of various forms of disasters on vulnerable communities throughout the world. The presenters are listed below along with links to either the power point presentations they gave at the workshop or the abstract representing their work.
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Link to Power Point Presentation or Abstract |
Presenter | Affiliation | |
| Racial Diversity as a Positive Variable for the Construction of Strategies to Tackle Ethnic and Racial Prejudice in Brazilian | Ana Paula Brandão | Community Mobilization and Coordination of Canal Futura / FRM | anapaula@frm.org.br |
| Cristal Downing | M.A. Candidate, Latin American Studies, NYU | cristal.downing@gmail.com | |
| New Classifications in the Tourism Business and Sustainable Development | Aida Yarira Reyes Escalante | Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez, Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Administración | yarisue@yahoo.com.mx |
| Legal Solution for Gender Based Violence in Haitian Tent Camps | Chantal Healey | Haiti Projects | chantalhealey@gmail.com |
| Japan: Eight Months After the Earthquake | Takeshi Hikihara | Consul General of Japan in Boston | |
| Social Vulnerability, Diversity and Resilience: the Case of Lagos Megacity, Nigeria & Urbanization, Vulnerability and Resilience in the Urban Fringe of Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria | Adetokunbo Oluwole Ilesanmi | Department of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria | aoikcom@yahoo.com |
| Indicators of Social Vulnerability and Sustainable Development | Oluwatoyin Olatundun Ilesanmi | Redeemer’s University, Redemption Camp | toytundun@yahoo.com |
| Gathering Around Fire at Times of Crisis and Reconstruction | Aki Ishida | Aki Ishida Architect PLLC, New York, NY, Principal Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, Visiting Professor (until Dec. 2011) Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, Assistant Professor (from January, 2012) | aki@akiishida.com |
| The Philanthropic Response to the 3/11 Disasters in Japan | David Janes | United States Japan Foundation | |
| Minimizing Risk for Sexual Victimization and Perpetration: Addressing the Vulnerabilities Exacerbated by Disaster, Conflict, and Poverty | Alisa Klein | Special Consultant, National Sexual Violence Resource Center | alisaklein@yahoo.com |
| Understanding the Many Communities that Comprise the U.S. & Identifying Factors Associated with Resilience and Vulnerability Within those Communities | Ji Sun Lee | ||
| The Long Journey Forward - The Aftermath of the 3/11 Crisis in Japan | Regge Life | ||
| Meeting the Unique Needs of Children in Disasters | Bruce Lockwood |
Former Commissioner National Commission on Children and Disasters |
lockwoodbruce@comcast.net |
| Providing Resilience & Preparedness Training Assisting with Community Building | Richard Lumb | Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security | rclumb@gmail.com |
| Empowering Somali Children and Youth to Embrace Peace Building through Tolerance, Reconciliation and Conflict Resolution | Robin Lush | McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at University of Massachusetts Boston | robin.lush1000@gmail.com |
| Enhancing Prepardness Effort to Meet the Diverse Needs of People in Urban Areas: An Approach to Mitigating Publis Health and Safety Consequences in American Cities | S. Atyia Martin | Director, DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness, Boston Emergency Medical Services | martin_a@bostonems.org |
| In the Spirit on Konbit | Vinita Oberoi | Epidemiology, Tulane University | Voberoi@tulane.edu |
| Social Vulnerability and Climate Justice: Community-based Strategies for Political Engagement | Patricia E. Perkins | Environmental Studies, York University | esperk@yorku.ca |
| Physical Activity as an Educational and Empowerment Tool for Persons with Disabilities | Michele Santos da Cruz | School of Arts Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo | cruzmichele@usp.br |
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Getting Real: Disability Inclusive Emergency Planning for the Whole Community |
Marcie Roth | Director, Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
| The Changing Face of Disaster: New Challenges and Needs in Tohoku - 8 Months After the Crisis | Dave Santulli | United Planet | dave@unitedplanet.org |
| When Life-Giving Water Becomes a Threat: People of the Lagoon Overcome Natural Disaster in Venezuela | Ana Servigna | Anthropology Department, Rollins College | aservign@syr.edu |
| Through New Eyes and Gentle Hands: My Journey With Five Belizean Educarers and One Parent to See Young Children as Competent Human Beings | Diana Suskind | Early Childhood, Fitchburg State College | |
| Central Vietnam – Struggling Towards an Effective Strategy of Flood Resistance and Sustainable Development for a Suffering Population | Lien Dieu To | ||
| Empty Lots: Success or Failure of Sustainable Urbanization and Development Against Flooding? | Jennifer Trivedi | Anthropology Department, University of Iowa | jennifer-trivedi@uiowa.edu |
| NGO Activities in the Aftermath of 3/11 Great East Japan Earthquake---its Achievements and Challenges | Yuka Uchida | ||
| Communitcation, Inequalities and Emergency Planning in the 21st Century | K. Viswanath |
Harvard School of Public Health Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dana-Farber Harvard Cancer Center |
vish_viswanath@dfci.harvard.edu |
| From Shoulder Hug to a Full Embrace: Interracial Alliance Building in Post-Katrina New Orleans | Jasmine Waddell | Sustainable International Development M.A. program at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University | jwaddell@brandeis.edu |
| Serving the Whole Community | W. Russell "Russ" Webster | Federal Preparedness Coordinator, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region I | william.webster2@fema.dhs.gov |
