INFORMATION | SPEAKER LIST | PAPERS | PROGRAM | PHOTOS | VIDEO
THE THIRD ANNUAL MAGRANN RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Program
Friday, April 21, 2006 ~ Saturday, April 22, 2006
(printable version)
Friday, April 21, 2006
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1: 30 p.m.
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Open Conference: Introduction by: James K Mitchell |
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2:00 p.m.
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Dr. Craig Colten, Carl O. Sauer Professor, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University
“Public policy changes between Hurricane Betsy (1965) and Hurricane Katrina (2005)”
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2:30 p.m
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Dr. I. R. Tanali
(Presenter: Firoz Verjee)
Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management, The George Washington University
“Effects of water infrastructure failure on response capabilities after hurricane Katrina” |
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3:00 p.m
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Dr. Karen M. O'Neill
Assistant Professor, Department off Human Ecology, Rutgers University
"National Sovereignty as a Limit to International Disaster Responses" |
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3:30 p.m
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Dr. Karen O'Brien
Senior Research Fellow, University of Oslo, Norway
“Double Exposure: Disaster Vulnerability Under Globalization and Global Environmental Change.” |
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4:00 p.m
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Dr. Robin Leichenko
Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Rutgers University
“Globalization, Urban Environmental Change, and Local Vulnerability” |
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4:30-5:30 p.m.
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Cocktails |
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6:00-7:30 p.m.
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Dinner |
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8:30 a.m.
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Coffee and light breakfast for attendees
Second Day Opening by: Robin Leichenko |
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9:00 a.m.
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Dr. Greg Bankoff
(Presenter: Dr. James K. Mitchell.)
Associate Professor, School of Asian Studies, University of Auckland, New Zealand and Visiting Professor of Disaster Management, Coventry University, U.K.
“Fair Game? Animal Vulnerability and Disasters in a Globalized World.” |
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9:30 a.m.
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Dr. Helen T. Sullivan
Department of Psychology, Rider University
“Disaster Preparedness for Vulnerable Populations: Determining Effective Strategies for Communicating Risk, Warning, and Response” |
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10:00 a.m
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Stephen Bender
Organization of American States (Retired), Washington, D.C.
“Disasters and Globalization: Revisiting and Refocusing on Vulnerability and Development” |
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10:30 a.m
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Coffee break |
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11.00 a.m.
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Monalisa Chatterjee
Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Program in Geography, Rutgers University
“Paradoxical Trade Offs of Globalization” |
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11:30 a.m.
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Kerry R. Hinds
Independent Scholar
“Business continuity in the insurance industry after 9/11”
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12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
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Lunch |
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1:15 p.m.
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Dr. Lee Clarke
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Rutgers University
“Worst Case: Katrina” |
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1:45 p.m.
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Dr. Richard Little
Director, The Keston Institute for Infrastructure School of Policy, Planning, and Development, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
“The Impact of the Tsunami on Tourism in Thailand: Implications for Global Tourism" |
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2:15-2:30 p.m
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Break |
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2:30 p.m.
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Dr. James K. Mitchell
Professor, Department of Geography, Rutgers University
“The globalization of disaster recovery” |
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3:00 p.m.
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Dr. Emily Gilbert
Assistant Professor, Canadian Studies and Department of Geography, University of Toronto
“Risk, Vulnerability and Geopolitical Relations in the ‘North American Community’ in the Wake of 9/11” |
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3:30 p.m.
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Dr. E. L. Quarantelli
Emeritus Professor, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
“Trans-system ruptures: the new disasters of the 21st century” |
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Closing Statement by: Robin Leichenko |
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