nj future lincoln institute resiliency symposium 10 30-14 chester
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Amy Chester from Rebuild By Design talks about the initiative's regional approach to designing and developing resiliency projects.TRANSCRIPT
Coming Together to Rebuild the Sandy Region
Amy Chester, Managing DirectorRebuild by Design
TWO YEARS AGO..
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PHYSICAL RESILIENCE
andSOCIAL RESILIENCE
Managing risks and uncertainties
Center for American Progress
Report
What is Rebuild by Design?
GOVERNMENT + PARTNERS
10 TEAMS
1 REGION
• Architects
• Engineers
• Scientists
• Academics
• Urban Designers
• Planners
• Water Experts
• Policy and Finance Experts
• Artists
• Community Engagement
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WOULD YOU BET THE HOUSE ON THIS?
PROCESSCOLLABORATION
ARCHITECTURE
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LANDSCAPE
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URBAN DESIGN
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URBAN PLANNING
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REGIONAL APPROACH
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INNOVATION
SCALES and TIME
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ALL SCALES AND TIME
3 MONTHS OF RESEARCH
4 MONTHS OF DESIGN
10 Projects | 1 Region
THE BIG U: The BIG Team
Q: How is a Wall Not a Wall?
REGIONAL RESILIENCE
NEW MEADOWLANDS: MIT + ZUS + Urbanisten
Q: How do we turn our backyard in to our front yard, protect from flooding and provide new economic activity?
Q: How do we maintain our economy, ecology and culture given new climate realities?
Resilience and the Beach: Sasaki/ARUP/Rutgers
RESIST, DELAY, STORE, DISCHARGE: OMA
Q: How can we manage water comprehensively?
$920 Million in Federal Disaster Funds
$380 Million for New Jersey Projects
IMPLEMENTATION
IMPLEMENTATION
Grantees
NYS, NJ, NYC, CTAgencies
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-Register Notice-Technical Advisory Committees-Oversight of Funds
Rebuild by Design-Support Community
Coalitions-Additional Research
-Spread the Word in the Region and Beyond
Stakeholder Coalitions-Hold Everyone Accountable
LESSONS LEARNED
• Do not assume we understand the problems
• We must act regionally
• We must act collaboratively: Our networks are interdependent.
• We cannot separate the human from the physical
• Stakeholders must be included from the beginning
• There are new players in charge, how do they understand the depth of the projects?
• How do we keep the community coalitions together – what is an ongoing support mechanism?
• How do we ensure the innovation lasts through value engineering and budget cuts?
• How can we meet expectations?
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
POLICY, FINANCE,
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
RESARCH,and
REPLICABILITY IN OTHER REGIONS
AT RISK
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