[Radix] Fwd: Earth Institute Seminar 2/8: Responses to Disaster

[Patrick Meier]

Hi All,
For anyone who might be in NYC.

Best,
Patrick

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From: The Earth Institute at Columbia University <students at ei.columbia.edu>
Date: Feb 7, 2007 1:31 PM
Subject: Earth Institute Seminar 2/8: Responses to Disaster
To: ppm2005 at columbia.edu

Hello Patrick,

You are invited to the Earth Institute's Seminar on Sustainable Development,
this Thursday, February 8, 2007, from 4-6pm in the Satow Room of Lerner
Hall.

Topic: Responses to Disasters

Speaker
Irwin Redlener, M.D., Associate Dean and Director, National Center for
Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Medical Center

When natural hazards, major climatic events, large-scale industrial
accidents, or terrorism cause significant loss of life, destruction of
infrastructure or community disruptions the consequences are termed
disasters.  Minimizing the human toll of disasters entails a complex set of
strategies consisting of risk reduction, prevention, mitigation, effective
response and intelligent recovery.  Thus, actual response planning and
implementation is an essential, though not exclusive, concept in thinking
about disasters.  We will explore the notions of disaster response in this
broader context and discuss how to assess effectiveness of disaster planning
and response for catastrophic events.

Registration Recommended. Please email cciseminar at ei.columbia.edu.

For additional information about Dr. Irwin Redlener please visit his faculty
page at the Mailman School of Public Health website (
http://redir.targetx.com/cgi-bin/email/redir.cgi?id=0000378441-39226822)

Refreshments will be served






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