Discussion Seminar 4.12.2015: “Climate Adaptation in New York City: Lessons from Sandy”

​Dr. David C. Major:

“Climate Adaptation in New York City: Lessons from Sandy”

Time: 4.12.2015, 12.15–13.45
Place: Seminar room Yhdistys, at Turku School of Economics, 4th floor

 
In the spirit of United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, KEKO Researchers December meeting is also focusing on climate change. We will have a visiting lecture by a renowned expert in the field, Dr. Major (Columbia University), who will assess New York City’s leading role in climate change adaptation, and the additional impetus given to this work by the impact of Hurricane Sandy. The lecture will be followed by or intertwined with a joint discussion. Staff and students alike are welcome to participate.

Dr. David C. Major is Senior Research Scientist at the Columbia University Earth Institute’s Center for Climate Systems Research. His principal scientific research focus is the adaptation of critical urban infrastructure to climate change. He has served as Lead, Adaptation Planning, for the New York City Panel on Climate Change. Among other responsibilities, he has been a Program Director for Global Environmental Change at the Social Science Research Council. 

Dr. Major is the author, co-author or co-editor of fifteen books on multipurpose, multiobjective water resources planning, infrastructure evaluation, climate change adaptation, literature and biography. He is spending part of the academic years 2014–5 and 2015–6 as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Helsinki, Finland.