After nearly two months of research and interviews, the Center for Environmental Studies at Brown is rolling out a series of six reports on “The March 2010 Floods: What Have We Learned?” In addition, the Center is inviting the community to a panel discussion and presentation on Thursday.
The reports are scheduled to be released on the ProJo 7 to 7 blog and on the Center for Environmental Studies website starting today. One section will be published each day for the next week. They are:
Tuesday, March 22 — The Upstream Environment: History of development and watershed change in the Pawtuxet
Wednesday — Zoning for Disasters? Zoning, Land-use Regulation, and Insurance in the Pawtuxet River Floodplain
Thursday*— Emergency Management in RI: What does the Flood Tell Us About Our Preparedness?
Friday — The March 2010 Floods: Who Suffered Worst?
Saturday — Who Were the Winners?
Sunday — What Have We Learned?
*The panelists on Thursday include:
·Karen Bradbury, who handled flood complaints at U.S. Senator Whitehouse’s office;
·Ames Colt from the Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team;
·Jonathan Stone, Executive Director, and Rachel Calabro from Save the Bay; and
·Paul Salera, Director of Family Services and Housing, from West Bay Community Action.
(photo credit: Jef Nickerson)
Thursday’s event, March 24, free and open to the public, 9am to 10:20am, Rm. 106, 135 Angell Street, coffee, tea and cakes will be served
I wonder what, if anything was learned. Looks like another superstore going up on Warwick Ave, almost right across from the Shaw’s plaza that always floods. Anyone know what is being built there?