[CEUS-earthquake-hazards] Sustainable Disaster Recovery Conference

[Phyllis Steckel]

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Earthquake Insight LLC
Phyllis J. Steckel, RG
PO Box 2002
Washington, MO 63090
636-239-4013
psteckel at charter.net 

"Minimizing earthquake risk is a funny business. The payoff may not come for a long time -- and then it will be in terms of what did not happen."

Second Annual Sustainable Disaster Recovery Conference 



Saint Louis University’s Center for Sustainability, in collaboration with Greensburg GreenTown and GreenTown Joplin, will host the Second Annual Sustainable Disaster Recovery Conference on November 14‐15, 2013 on the campus of Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri.



The two‐day conference will include leaders in disaster response and recovery, government, urban planning, emergency management, design, renewable energy, public and private enterprise, green building, social work, and sustainability. It features an impressive line‐up of speakers and exhibitors eager to share experiences and resources to help cities and towns prepare for disasters and, in the event that the “unthinkable”  happens, rebuild sustainable communities that are as efficient as they are resilient.



Lisa LaDue, Assistant Director of Field Education, School of Social Work, Colorado State University, will discuss personal and community resilience in the face of widespread casualties and destruction. Steve Hewitt, former city administrator of Greensburg, Kans., will discuss integrating sustainable disaster response and recovery contingencies into pre‐disaster community plans.  Plenary panels and breakout sessions will address the role of government in sustainable disaster response and recovery, sustainable development principles and resiliency in community rebuilding, green building and resilience, and grassroots disaster planning and sustainable long‐term.



The first Sustainable Disaster Recovery Conference was a great success. Approximately 200 people—ranging from students to government officials and industry professionals—attended a wide variety of educational sessions focused on weaving the principles of sustainability and energy‐efficiency into disaster recovery efforts. Building on the success of the inaugural year, the 2013 conference will continue the exploration of sustainable disaster recovery with added emphases on sustainable approaches to pre‐disaster planning, emergency response, long-term recovery, and community resilience.



The full program, registration links, and venue information is available online at http://www.slu.edu/sustainability/events/sustainable‐disaster‐recovery‐conference .
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