Mon, Mar 8 @6:30pm - Mitigating Climate Disasters

On Monday, March 8 at 6:30 PM, we will hold an online-only club meeting.  Our speaker will be Dr. Elyse Zavar discussing climate change.

 

  

To join the meeting, go to  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84684272677

 

If you have not used Zoom before, see the instructions under Zoom and SET UP below.

 

 

Across the globe, communities are faced with more frequent, deadly, and costly disasters due in part to the changing climate. In this presentation, we will discuss how a warming planet contributes to increased hazards and the techniques used to mitigate these risks. Specifically, we will focus on relocation programs, often termed managed retreat, to examine one adaptation tool currently used to mitigate rising seas and increased tropical storm severity. 

 

Dr. Elyse Zavar is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science at the University of North Texas. Earning her PhD from Texas State University’s Department of Geography, Zavar’s research examines hazard mitigation and long-term disaster recovery. Using mixed-methods approaches, she focuses on how communities reconstruct post-disaster landscapes to reduce risk to future hazards. Of particular interest are how communities design, manage, and use post-buyout open space. Additionally, she explores how communities commemorate such tragedies as part of their long-term recovery process. Zavar is a 2020 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellow and her current project topics include community relocation programs in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and the impact of COVID-19 on parks, heritage sites and protected places.

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CONNECT via Zoom - Computer, Tablet, Smart Phone

 

To join the meeting, go to  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84684272677

 

If you cannot connect by from that link: 

 

AUDIO ONLY

 

You can connect this way if you just want to talk and hear, but not be seen. This is also an option if you are having difficulties with the audio connection on your computer - you can connect to the video via the Internet, and connect to the audio by dialing in on your phone.

 

Dial the number below and then enter the Meeting ID.

 

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Meeting ID: 846 8427 2677 and #

 

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SET UP

 

Web Meetings (or web conferences) differ from watching videos on line (YouTube, Facebook Live, Netflix, etc.) because our club members can interact and participate in the meeting. Thru the use of your camera and microphone on your desktop or smart device, people in the web meeting can see you (if you allow) via the camera on your desktop or smart device, and you can speak up in the meeting via the microphone on your desktop or smart device.

 

Our meetings will be conducted with Zoom. Zoom is free, and runs on desktops, laptops, tablets and smart phones. You can also dial in on an old school phone or cell phone if you just want to listen in on the meeting (and talk.)

 

INSTALLATION

 

We recommend installing the app on your computer, tablet or smart phone BEFORE the meeting.

 

You can install the app by visiting https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting and following the instructions.

 

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