Topic: Environmental Engineering, Consilience, Inter-disciplinarity, and Climate Adaptation
Field and Institution: Engineering, Harvard University
Bio: Hannah Lee is a PhD student in the environmental engineering department at Harvard University. A graduate of the Columbia’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Hannah was also the second Editor-in-Chief of Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development.
Links to Books and Articles mentioned:
- (UK Govt: February 2011) Report: “Infrastructure, Engineering and Climate Change Adaptation – ensuring services in an uncertain future” LINK
- Red Cross 2010, “World Disaster Report 2010” (Chapter 6: Urbanization and Climate Change Risk) LINK
- 2009 UN Habitat Report: “Planning Sustainable Cities” LINK
- 2007 Heinz Report: “A Survey of Climate Adaptation Planning” LINK
- IPCC Report AR5: Climate Change 2013: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (released March 2014) LINK. Also upcoming work on a Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (LINK)
- CEQ October 14, 2010 Report: LINK
- Munich Re Report on Disasters: LINK
Links to Innovative Cities’ Work:
- The Harvard 2011 Engineering/Urban Planning Brazil Field Course
- Favela Upgrades: One architect’s example work (Gabriel Duarte): LINK
- Masdar City
- Thames Barrier, England
- Netherlands (Washington Post slideshow)
- Tianjin Eco-City (govt website) (photos)
- Recent NYC MOMA exhibit on showing how rising tides will effect NYC! (fun photos)
Hannah’s Top Five Blogs:
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Intro/Outro music: Basspartout, “New Horizons,” AudioJungle.
Interlude: Frank Sinatra “The Girl from Ipanema”
