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Profs & Pints: Dealing with Disaster
The Bier Baron Tavern
Washington, DC
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Profs & Pints: Dealing with Disaster
Profs and Pints presents: "Dealing with Disaster," with Joseph Fiksel, author of Resilient by Design and emeritus professor of integrated systems engineering and co-founder of the Sustainable and Resilient Economy program at The Ohio State University.

What have Americans learned from a 20-year string of disasters, including hurricanes, forest fires, tsunamis, oil spills, bridge collapses, gas explosions, and deliberate acts of terrorism and sabotage? Are we adequately prepared for the next crisis even though we cannot predict what it will be?

When a catastrophe does occur, we declare an emergency and rush to aid the victims, but the memory fades quickly and we return to business as usual, distracted by more immediate financial or political pressures. How can we do better?

There is a growing realization in both government and industry that we need to strengthen the resilience of our economic systems and urban communities, as well as the infrastructures that support them. In a complex, tightly-connected and volatile world, it is impossible to protect against all possible disruptions. Technological systems such as machines, buildings, and industrial supply chains are especially vulnerable to unexpected events. One promising route is to borrow from natures designs, which are inherently resilient and adapt to changing conditions. For example, we can develop "distributed systems," which eschew centralized operations in favor of smaller-scale, independent units.

Start your new year by looking ahead with an expert who has worked with dozens of organizations to develop and implement strategies for resilience and sustainability. You will come away with a new appreciation of how critical systems can be made resilient in the face of economic turbulence, governmental dysfunction, global conflict, and climate change.

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The Bier Baron Tavern (View)
1523 22nd St NW
Washington, DC 20037
United States
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Education > Classes
Other > Health & Wellness
Other > Political
Other > Technology

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