Activity Highlights
Upcoming in January 2017 -Next installment of the GIS based, science-informed Coastal Resilence Tool, that we have advancing with partners The Nature Conservancy and NASA. New workshops and meetings. Contact us to know more.
Legal and Practical Incentives for Sustainable Development Workshop at GreenTrends in Florida, October 20th 2016
Join us for a unique and timely opportunity to learn about the legal and practical reasons for incorporating green solutions and sustainable practices into effective development plans. The workshop brings together two critical components: (1) the legal and regulatory framework, and (2) the environmental evaluations that include economic costs and benefits. This program is designed for developers, attorneys, real estate investors, property managers, government agencies, officials, and regulators, and those with an interest in sustainability who are serious about their business and the environment. Join Dr. Deborah Brosnan (Deborah Brosnan & Associates) and Ms. Sorell Negro (Robinson + Cole LLP) for an informative workshop, Legal and Practical Incentives for Sustainable Development, at GreenTrends on October 20th from 1 pm to 2:15 pm, at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. Register here: http://www.greentrends.org.
FGBC. Impressive FGBC GreenTrends Speakers, Programs Announced. State's Signature Green Building Conference is Oct. 20-21
Ecosystems-Engineering joint solutions to sustainable development, disaster reduction and climate change. We're working on standards and guidelines. important for engineers, government, private and civic sect
Legal and Practical Incentives for Sustainable Development Workshop at GreenTrends in Florida, October 20th 2016
Join us for a unique and timely opportunity to learn about the legal and practical reasons for incorporating green solutions and sustainable practices into effective development plans. The workshop brings together two critical components: (1) the legal and regulatory framework, and (2) the environmental evaluations that include economic costs and benefits. This program is designed for developers, attorneys, real estate investors, property managers, government agencies, officials, and regulators, and those with an interest in sustainability who are serious about their business and the environment. Join Dr. Deborah Brosnan (Deborah Brosnan & Associates) and Ms. Sorell Negro (Robinson + Cole LLP) for an informative workshop, Legal and Practical Incentives for Sustainable Development, at GreenTrends on October 20th from 1 pm to 2:15 pm, at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. Register here: http://www.greentrends.org.
FGBC. Impressive FGBC GreenTrends Speakers, Programs Announced. State's Signature Green Building Conference is Oct. 20-21
Ecosystems-Engineering joint solutions to sustainable development, disaster reduction and climate change. We're working on standards and guidelines. important for engineers, government, private and civic sect
Speaking: Deborah Brosnan Special Voyage. A highly acclaimed Speaking Series: French Polynesia and Cook Islands October 2016. Sharing the mysteries of the oceans, how our lives are interconnected with the sea, and how we can affect our future in a time of planetary change. Exciting lectures and time on board and in the sea with Dr. Deborah Brosnan.
Resilience, Risk and Fear: Multi-disciplinary and international gathering at Virginia Tech Global Forum for urban and regional resilience. October 2016.
Ecosystems-Engineering joint solutions to sustainable development, disaster reduction and climate change. Tools to achieve it, Standards and Guidelines. Important for engineers, government, private and civic sectors. We're facilitating and participating in PEDRR, UN invitational in Bonn, Germany.
Sense of Place V Sense of Safety: when it's not just engineering Dotearth New York Times, Deborah Brosnan comment on Italian earthquake
A US court just revolutionized climate change policy by affirming the Social Cost of Carbon: What it means and why it matters.
The Washington Post published Deborah Brosnan's Opinion Piece on lessons from Ellicott City Flooding with practical steps we can take to align ecosystems and engineering to protect citizens, infrastructure and services. Online version here or visit the blog
Raising the Stakes on Climate-Change Environmental Policy: White House Issues Guidance on Climate Change in NEPA (EA/EIS). Why it Matters.
Five Critical Steps that Cities, Ports, and Coastal Communities Can Take to better prepare for storms, climate change and tsunamis.
Successful and highly ranked workshop and training for senior government in integrating climate change, disasters and ecosystems. Just completed. In association with OECS and EU. Contact us, we'd like to help you understand and plan for climate change, hazards and your environment to make your community or business safer and stronger.
Announcing State of the Art, a New Online Coastal Resilience Mapping Tool for Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Solution orientated and science-based. It helps Governments, Community and All Sectors evaluate future conditions and helps in decision-making.
Introduced by Partnership of Deborah Brosnan & Associates (Brosnan Center), The Nature Conservancy, NASA, and Consortium of Partners. Press Release and Link to the App.
Resettling America's First Climate Refugees Who's Next (Deborah Brosnan Pulse article)
Special: Deborah Brosnan CONVENES In the Heat of the Moment: Navigating Science, hazards and disasters. AGU San Francisco
Cop21, climate change and small islands. Think Globally, Act Locally. Interview with Deborah Brosnan in Le Journal Dec 2015 - french and english here
WE ADD USGS AS CLIENT AND PARTNER FOR HAZARDS . The Center signs agreement with USGS to provide science and expertise to US Government during hazards events.
Being prepared for extreme geohazards. Extreme Geohazards_European Science Foundation Sponsored White paper released at European Geophysical Union Meeting, Vienna Community of scientists report and Deborah Brosnan as co-author. Read Press Release and Download the paper.
Science Arbitration: Course covers critical skills for lawyers, judges, scientists and decision-makers, in how science can resolve complex environmental litigation and issues of ecosystem and species management. Recently taught VIrginia Tech. Contact us to know more or schedule a class.
Newsletter HERE
Ecosystems-Engineering joint solutions to sustainable development, disaster reduction and climate change. Tools to achieve it, Standards and Guidelines. Important for engineers, government, private and civic sectors. We're facilitating and participating in PEDRR, UN invitational in Bonn, Germany.
Sense of Place V Sense of Safety: when it's not just engineering Dotearth New York Times, Deborah Brosnan comment on Italian earthquake
A US court just revolutionized climate change policy by affirming the Social Cost of Carbon: What it means and why it matters.
The Washington Post published Deborah Brosnan's Opinion Piece on lessons from Ellicott City Flooding with practical steps we can take to align ecosystems and engineering to protect citizens, infrastructure and services. Online version here or visit the blog
Raising the Stakes on Climate-Change Environmental Policy: White House Issues Guidance on Climate Change in NEPA (EA/EIS). Why it Matters.
Five Critical Steps that Cities, Ports, and Coastal Communities Can Take to better prepare for storms, climate change and tsunamis.
Successful and highly ranked workshop and training for senior government in integrating climate change, disasters and ecosystems. Just completed. In association with OECS and EU. Contact us, we'd like to help you understand and plan for climate change, hazards and your environment to make your community or business safer and stronger.
Announcing State of the Art, a New Online Coastal Resilience Mapping Tool for Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Solution orientated and science-based. It helps Governments, Community and All Sectors evaluate future conditions and helps in decision-making.
Introduced by Partnership of Deborah Brosnan & Associates (Brosnan Center), The Nature Conservancy, NASA, and Consortium of Partners. Press Release and Link to the App.
Resettling America's First Climate Refugees Who's Next (Deborah Brosnan Pulse article)
Special: Deborah Brosnan CONVENES In the Heat of the Moment: Navigating Science, hazards and disasters. AGU San Francisco
Cop21, climate change and small islands. Think Globally, Act Locally. Interview with Deborah Brosnan in Le Journal Dec 2015 - french and english here
WE ADD USGS AS CLIENT AND PARTNER FOR HAZARDS . The Center signs agreement with USGS to provide science and expertise to US Government during hazards events.
Being prepared for extreme geohazards. Extreme Geohazards_European Science Foundation Sponsored White paper released at European Geophysical Union Meeting, Vienna Community of scientists report and Deborah Brosnan as co-author. Read Press Release and Download the paper.
Science Arbitration: Course covers critical skills for lawyers, judges, scientists and decision-makers, in how science can resolve complex environmental litigation and issues of ecosystem and species management. Recently taught VIrginia Tech. Contact us to know more or schedule a class.
Newsletter HERE