Symposium has added speakers and content regarding the current situation in New Orleans - titled Living Below Sea-Level.
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Press Release
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, much attention has been given to the
power of nature and how cities can protect themselves in the event of a natural disaster.
A conference in Chicago will explore this topic and other environmental issues. Sustainable Waterfronts: Learning from the Dutch Experience (www.DutchSustainableCommunities.com)
will bring together people from across the country and experts in several fields to discuss the latest advancements in waterfront development and sustainable policy.
A special component of the program will explore the Dutch expertise in water management and urban planning. The panel discussion, New Orleans and the Netherlands-Living Below Sea-Level, will feature Dico van Ooijen, Senior Advisor for Dikes and Dams of the Netherlands Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management and Peter Torbijn, Director of National Spatial Planning Policy and Advisor to the Dutch Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment. The Dutch team will share how the Netherlands manages its water levels. Joining the Dutch experts will be Larry J. Prather, Assistant Director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Dave Sanford, Director for Navigation Policy and Legislation of the American Association of Port Authorities. This panel will provide much food for thought in the rebuilding of New Orleans and the Gulf region. The Netherlands, of which nearly half is below sea-level, experienced extensive flooding in 1953, which led to the development of the country’s Delta Works project to protect it from the sea.
Sustainable Waterfronts: Learning from the Dutch Experience is a two-day conference focusing on landscape architecture, sustainable development, brownfields and environmental technology, and redevelopment of waterfronts. Additional speakers from the Netherlands, Washington, DC, Chicago and Minneapolis include: Annemieke Nijhof, advisor to the Prime Minister of the Netherlands on Environmental and Sustainability Policies, Ann Breen of the Waterfront Center (Washington, DC) and Kimberly Worthington, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Environment, the City of Chicago.
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