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Natural Hazards Research Colloquium

Coastal Hazards: Held in December, 2008 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Proceedings forthcoming.

(for a synopsis of the Coastal Hazards Colloquium proceedings please click here)

 Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Colloquium:  Held in June, 2009 at California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA. Proceedings forthcoming.

For a synopsis of the Coastal Hazards Colloquium proceedings please click here)

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Colloquium: Held in July, 2009 at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.  Proceedings forthcoming.

Tsunami Hazards Colloquium: Held in October, 2009 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Proceedings forthcoming.

Proceedings from each of the colloquia are currently under review, and will be made available in early 2010.

 

Speaker Event

Long-Term Recovery in New Orleans Following Hurricane Katrina

Dr. Bruce Glavovic, Massey University, New Zealand

July 27, 2009

 

The Center for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters

UNC - Chapel Hill


Dr. Bruce Glavovic of Massey University, New Zealand, gave a presentation entitled "Hazards, Climate Change and Vulnerable Communities: Lessons for New Zealand from Post-Katrina Recovery Planning in New Orleans" at the Center for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on July 27th, 2009.

For more information about this event, and to view the PowerPoint presentation made by Dr. Glavovic, please visit the UNC Hazards Center website at http://hazardscenter.unc.edu

 

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Coastal Infrastructure and Emergency Management

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