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[PAST EVENT] In Harm's Way: Measuring and Mapping Social Vulnerability
January 30, 2014
12pm - 1pm
Location
Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 102100 Ukrop Way
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
Shannon Van Zandt, Ph.D., AICP, is Director of the Center for Housing & Urban Development and Faculty Fellow in the Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center at Texas A&M University.
As an urban planner, Van Zandt's research focuses on how development patterns increase exposure for the most vulnerable in our communities and the consequences of such exposure. She recently completed a five-year study of community recovery from 2008's Hurricane Ike on Galveston Island.
As an urban planner, Van Zandt's research focuses on how development patterns increase exposure for the most vulnerable in our communities and the consequences of such exposure. She recently completed a five-year study of community recovery from 2008's Hurricane Ike on Galveston Island.