| #e.22824 | Friday 9:00AM to 5:00PM
March 22,
2013 | CM | 7.00 |
Coastal areas face serious challenges with coastal storms, shoreline erosion and sea level rise. These threats can cause an astonishing loss of property or even worse, life. The effects of coastal challenges can occur over a long period of time, such as with sea level rise, or in a single event, as seen with hurricanes Isabel, Irene or Sandy. While there is a general awareness of these issues, many coastal areas have difficulty with implementing sound policies that address these threats. Local officials in those areas may be unaware of what tools they have available. There also may be limitations to what officials can do, because of a lack of legal authority or political consensus.
The “Coastal Symposium: Making Sound Coastal Policies Happen” will be an all-day event that will provide planners and local officials with the working knowledge of implementation. The symposium will include presentations that explore coastal threats, but the focus will be on all of the planning tools available to local officials, along with the legal framework of coastal policies. The symposium also offers group discussions that will help participants work through the political obstacles and implementation of their specific communities.
Instructors:
Tim Beatley AICP
Dr Timothy Beatley is head of the University of Virginia Planning Department. He is an internationally recognized sustainable city researcher and author. His writings have focused on creative strategies cities can use to reduce their ecological footprints and become more livable and equitable places in the process. Beatley coined the term green urbanism and uses it frequently in his writings to describe the planning process used to create a sustainable city.
Skip Stiles
Mr. Stiles is the Director of Wetlands Watch. He has extensive experience in coastal planning issues. He also served various senior staff positions at U.S. House of Representatives.
Paul Fraim
A member of Norfolk City Council since 1986, he was elected Mayor on July 1, 1994, and has been re-elected to a new four-year term beginning July 2010. He began private practice in May 1977, and is presently president of the law firm of Fraim and Fiorella, PC. He is chairman of the TowneBank Norfolk Board of Directors.
He has been a member of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission since 1990 and formerly served as chairman. He is a former chairman of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization and currently serves on the Board of Directors. He is past co-chair of the Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance and currently serves on the Board of Directors. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Norfolk Corporation. He is former chairman of the Norfolk Electoral Board and the Norfolk Highway Safety Commission. He is the former chair of the USS Wisconsin Foundation, is a member of the Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation, and a member of the National Maritime Center Board of Directors. He is a trustee of the Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation. He is president of the VMI Board of Visitors. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Mr. Fraim is a member of the Virginia State Bar. He is a member of and has served on the Executive Committee of the Virginia Bar Association, and he is also a fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation.
Molly Mitchell
Ms. Mitchell is with the William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science. She is with the Wetlands Program. She has a B.S., Biology and Environmental Science from College of William & Mary and a M.S. also from William & Mary. Her current projects include tidal wetlands research and advisory service.
Elizabeth Smith
Ms. Smith is with the coordinator of ODU's Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Initiative. She manages Coastal Programs for the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) of which ODU is a member. She has her Bachelor of Science from University of South Carolina and a Master of Science from Florida State University.
Benjamin McFarlane AICP
M. McFarlane is a planner at Hampton Roads PDC. Mr. Benjamin J. McFarlane has been with the HRPDC since 2008, first as a Physical and Environmental Planner and currently as a Regional Planner. During his tenure he has worked on several major projects, including a plan for the Northwest River Watershed in Chesapeake, Virginia and the Hampton Roads Regional Green Infrastructure Plan. Mr. McFarlane also conducts regular research and analysis related to water quality issues, comprehensive and general land use planning, and climate change. Mr. McFarlane is the HRPDC’s lead planner for its climate change efforts, which include internal research and planning, collaborating with outside investigators, and coordination, outreach, and education with localities and other stakeholders. He also helps coordinate several other regional programs and initiatives. Mr. McFarlane holds a B.A. in Economics and a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia.
Curtis Smith
Mr. Smith is a planner for Accomack-Northampton PDC. He has extensive experience with coastal issues and planning.
Laura McKaY
Ms. McKay is with NOAA’s Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program.
Bill Crowell
Mr. Crowell is director of the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership.
Gavin Smith
Mr. Smith is the executive director of the UNC Center for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters.
Shana Jones
Ms. Jones is the director of the Virginia Coastal Policy Clinic at the William & Mary Law School.
Tanya Cobb
Ms. Cobb is with the Institute for Environmental Negotiation.
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