November 18, 2011
Litigating Takings Challenges to Land Use and Environmental Regulations
Vermont Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, and others
Washington, D.C.
Cost and Registration: $500, open until filled
This conference explores regulatory takings in relation to land use and environmental regulation. Topics include floodway easement limitations, government liability for exacerbating flood risk, coastal development regulations in response to sea level rise, and takings claims based on water supply regulation.
November 30 to December 2, 2011
Annual National School Response Conference
Events and Exhibitions
Las Vegas, Nevada
Cost and Registration: $798, open until filled
This will discuss how officials and first responders can prepare for violence and natural disasters in schools, including bomb threats, shootings, pandemics, and tornadoes. Topics include hurricane response strategies, teen community response team training, crisis management, and mass casualty incidents.
November 30 to December 3, 2011
CitiesAlive 2011
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cost and Registration: $499 before November 1, open until filled
This conference looks at how green infrastructure can help restore urban water resources and reduce heat islands. Topics include water management and water scarcity, stormwater management performance, regional climate differences, and water independence strategies.
December 5-7, 2011
First International Conference on Water and Society
Wessex Institute of Technology
Las Vegas, Nevada
Cost and Registration: $1,450, open until filled
This conference addresses the use and exploitation of water from a multidisciplinary, international platform. Topics include water degradation and contamination, sanitation, irrigation, disaster management, future water demands, and transnational water rights.
December 5-9, 2011
AGU Fall Meeting
American Geophysical Union
San Francisco, California
Cost and Registration: $545, open until filled
This conference presents earth and space science research on a variety of topics, including earthquake early warning systems, lessons from the March 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, volcanic magma flow instability, and climate-related landslide risks. Conference offerings are divided between public lectures, workshops, forums, and presentations.
December 16-17, 2011
Environmental Innovators Symposium
International Program for Environmental Innovators
Tokyo, Japan
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This conference looks at the connections between disaster recovery and climate change resilience using the March 11 2011 Tohoku Earthquake as a case study. Topics include post-disaster reconstruction, sustainable economics in a Post-Fukushima era, and local climate change adaptation programs. A two-day student workshop in community-based reconstruction practices is also offered.
January 10-12, 2012
Sustainability Conference 2012
Common Ground Publishing
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Cost and Registration: $550, open until filled
This conference looks at environmental, cultural, economic, and social sustainability from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics include coastal hazards planning, sustainable housing for postdisaster areas in Louisiana, and Colorado hospitals' disaster preparedness.