On Thursday, September 29, the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education and the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences will present a special symposium on "Public Policy and Environmental Disasters: Regional and National Implications of Hurricane Katrina and the Devastation of New Orleans."

The event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom.

Program Schedule:

Introduction
Dr. Claire Welty, Director, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
and
Dr. John Jeffries, Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Moderator
Dr. Andrew J. Miller, Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems

Speakers

Dr. Jeffrey B. Halverson, Research Associate Professor, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology and Department of Geography and Environmental Systems
"The Science of Deadly Hurricanes, Their Societal Impacts, and Prognosis for the Next Decade"

Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
“Post-Katrina Thinking: Integrating Community, Economic and Ecosystem Restoration on the Northern Gulf Coast”

Dr. Richard A. Bissell, Associate Professor, Emergency Health Services
“Health and Hurricanes: Implications for Katrina Victims”

Dr. Donald F. Norris, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research
"A Statistical Portrait of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and Environs"

Questions and Discussion