Keynote Panel: Disaster Relief This panel will frame a central discussion at A Better World by Design this year on building for the future in the wake of disasters, led by individuals and representative organizations that have had extensive experience working in major disaster sites and devastated communities including New Orleans, Haiti, Sri Lanka, and Japan.  We hope to bring interdisciplinary perspectives to identify physical, political, cultural, and economic opportunities as well as barriers in implementing rehabilitation and systems-level change strategies.  By exploring the range of work needed from short-term relief to long-term reconstruction and emergency preparedness, this inclusive discussion aims to address a variety of stakeholders and key players in disaster relief from impacted residents to the role of government, NGO’s, professionals, and the built environment. Saturday, 2:00pm - 3:30pm Salomon Hall 101 - Brown
Kate Stohr (Moderator) Kate Stohr, co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, has been instrumental in coordinating design services and bringing in more than $4 million for community development and rebuilding in the wake of the Southeast Asia Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. As a former journalist, Stohr brings a background in project management, website development and a strong understanding of urban planning issues to the organization.
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