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Sustainable/Resilient Communities in Monmouth County

Sponsored by the Urban Coast Institute, Monmouth University and the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
September 10, 2008
8 am-3 pm
Monmouth University

Workshop Purpose:  To build sustainable communities in Monmouth County by expanding on watershed management efforts by utilizing coastal resiliency tools, green building initiatives, and low impact development practices.

8:00 am    Registration
8:30 am    Welcome &  Introduction-John Tiedemann, Assistant Director, urban Coast Institute
9:00 am    Utilizing Coastal Resiliency Tools and Planning for Sea Level Rise-Presenter and  Moderator, Jon Miller, NJ Sea Grant

UCI’s Coastal Resiliency Indicator Project-Jennifer DiLorenzo, Urban Coast Institute
NOAA Coastal Services Center-Darlene Finch, NOAA
The Cost of a View:  Community Rights and Resiliency in Coastal New Jersey-John D’Agostino, New Jersey Coastal Management Program
ICLEI-Local Goverments for Sustainability USA-Jennifer Ewing, NYC 

10:30 am    Green Building in the Coastal Zone
Moderator:  Athena Serafides, LEED AP,  NJDEP, Office of Planning and Sustainable Communities
Ray Montalvo, President, Consolidated Energy Design, Inc., Wall, NJ
    David A. Mooij, Superintendent, Neptune School District, Neptune, NJ

11:30 am    Low Impact Development for Coastal Areas-Moderator, John Tiedemann, UCI
        Andy Willner, NY/NJ BayKeeper (retired)
        William Springer, P.E. Dewberry, Inc.
12:30 pm    Keynote Speaker:  Sandra Nichols, Environmental Law Institute-Coastal Adaptation-Keys for Successful Legal and Policy Response

1:30 pm    Implementing the Sustainability Challenge in Monmouth County-Area 12 Watershed Management Group Discussion-John Tiedemann, UCI

2:30 pm    Wrap Up and Conclusions-Jennifer DiLorenzo, UCI

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To register, go here.

 

 

 

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When Sep 10, 2008
from 08:00 am to 03:00 pm (Eastern U.S.)
Where Monmouth University
Contact Name Jennifer DiLorenzo, Urban Coast Institute
Contact Email
Contact Phone (732) 263-5567
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