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Appendix A Workshop Agenda
Pages 27-32

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... This workshop of the Resilient America Roundtable will draw together representatives from several communities in the United States, members of the roundtable, and experts from the workshop planning committee to share knowledge and experiences in developing and implementing community resilience measures. The overarching goal of this workshop is for communities to gain new knowledge and practical information about how to advance their efforts to develop and implement resilience objectives and measures.
From page 28...
... • Physical/Built Environment = the built environment, including critical infrastructure (examples of components: roads, the power grid, dams) • Natural Environment = natural resources, nonengineered structures, and associated ecosystem services (examples of components: wetlands, flood protection, water)
From page 29...
... APPENDIX A 29 Community Resilience Measures: Guiding Considerations What are the key components/ How resilient do you What factors did you assets/functions of this think your community consider to determine environment in your How could you measure Community is now in each your community's level of community? the resilience of each Environments environment?
From page 30...
... 10:30 – 10:45 am Break 10:45 am – 12:15 pm Panel Discussion: Community Resilience in Action Moderated by Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina and Member of the Workshop Planning Committee A panel of community representatives discusses their resilience approaches and use of measures. - Association of Bay Area Governments Resilience Program, Arrietta Chakos, Urban Resilience Strategies - The Boston Indicators Project, Jessica Martin, The Boston Foundation - Capital Crossroads, Bethany Wilcoxon, Greater Des Moines Partnership
From page 31...
... For each environment, the communities will - identify key components/assets/functions in each environment relevant to their community and - discuss/identify what measures might be used to monitor the resilience of those assets/functions. 4:15 – 4:30 pm Break 4:30 – 5:15 pm Discussion Gerald Galloway, University of Maryland, Chair of the Workshop Planning Committee and Member of the Resilient America Roundtable - What were some of the takeaways from today's discussions?
From page 32...
... 11:45 am – 12:30 pm Discussion and Wrap-Up Moderated by Gerald Galloway, University of Maryland, Chair of the Workshop Planning Committee and Member of the Resilient America Roundtable Report out from Breakout Session 3 by rapporteurs on implementation issues and overcoming challenges. All workshop participants will discuss summary points: - Main workshop themes and discoveries - Feedback about the workshop process - Ideas for future activities 12:30 – 1:30 pm Working Lunch: Next Steps Moderated by Gerald Galloway, University of Maryland, Chair of the Workshop Planning Committee and Member of the Resilient America Roundtable


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