Coastal Vulnerability: Lessons Learned From New Orleans, The Gulf Coast Wetlands, and Hurricane Katrina

Can Crisis Bring About a Change?

Sponsored by the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation

Wednesdays 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall

Schedule of Speakers

Sep. 13

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Alligators, Muskrats, Oil, Hurricanes and People: The Changing Louisiana Coastal Landscape

Dr. Don Davis
Research Professor, Louisiana Applied Oil Spill Research and Development Program, Louisiana State University

Sep. 20

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Losing Land: Underlying geological and anthropomorphic vulnerabilities of the Louisiana Coast revealed by geodetic studies

Dr. Roy Dokka
Director of Louisiana Spatial Reference Center, and the Center for GeoInformatics, Louisiana State University

Sep. 27

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Anatomy of a Disaster, What We Learned from Katrina

Dr. Lewis E. Link
Senior Research Engineer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland

Oct. 4

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A Sustainable Coastal Louisiana: What will it take to get there?

Dr. Denise Reed
Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, University of New Orleans

Oct. 11

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The Vulnerablity of the Netherlands: Past vs. Future, and Zeeland 1953 vs. New Orleans 2005

Dr. Roelof Stuurman
Netherlands TNO

Oct. 18

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The State of Gulf of Mexico Fisheries: Reconciling Disaster Recovery and Ecosystem Restoration

Dr. Rex Caffey
Associate Professor and Director, Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy, Louisiana State University and Louisiana Sea Grant

Oct. 25

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Sustainability of Louisiana Coastal Wetland Forests'

Dr. Richard F. Keim
Assistant Professor, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University

Nov. 1

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From Spark to Flame- The Public Interest Role in Coastal Restoration and the Future of South Louisiana

Mr. Mark Davis
Executive Director, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana

Nov. 8

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Living with Oil and Gas: The Effects of Petroleum on Louisiana

Dr. Diane Austin
Associate Research Anthropologist, Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, University of Arizona

Nov. 15

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Understanding the Causes to Understand Remedy: Above Else, Do No Harm

Dr. Eugene Turner
Professor, Louisiana State University

Nov. 22

Thanksgiving Break

No Speaker

Nov. 29

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Recovering from the Asian Tsunami: Policies, Processes, Culture and Conflict

Dr. Barbara Best
Coastal Resources and Policy Advisor, Office of Natural Resources Management, Bureau of Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, U.S Agency for International Development

Dec. 6

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KEYNOTE: Lessons from Katrina: Will crisis bring about significant policy changes that address coastal vulnerability?

Dr. Donald F. Boesch
President, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science