Florida Resilient Cities: Port St. Joe
Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER) Shimberg Center for Housing Studies Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
TODAY’S AGENDA
1:00-1:30
Introductions and Project Overview
1:30-2:00
EXERCISE #1: Reflecting on the Past: Experiences, memories, hopes
2:00-2:45
EXERCISE #2: Describing the Present: SWOT Exercise
2:45-3:30
EXERCISE #3: Imagining the Future: Visions and Projects
3:30-4:00
Table Report Out
4:00
Meeting Adjourn
MEET THE TEAM
Jeff Carney – Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Associate Director, FIBER Bill O’Dell – Director, Shimberg Center for Housing Studies Mike Volk – Associate Director, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Cleary Larkin – Postdoctoral Associate, FIBER Eliza Breder – Master’s Student, FIBER
PROJECT INTRODUCTION
Urban resilience is the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within a city to survive, adapt, and grow no matter what kinds of chronic stresses and acute shocks they experience. -Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities
PROJECT INTRODUCTION
“At the heart of resilience thinking is a very simple notion – things change – and to ignore or resist this change is to increase our vulnerability and forego emerging opportunities.” - Walker and Salt 2006
Engineering Resilience
Ecological Resilience
Adaptive Resilience Labboy, Fannon 2016
PROJECT INTRODUCTION
Florida Resilient Cities (FRC) helps communities across Florida develop the capacity to be more prepared for, and more resilient to increased risk. The program bridges community needs with design research through the College of Design, Construction, and Planning, partnered with faculty from across the University of Florida.
PROJECT INTRODUCTION
What will we do over the course of the year?
Phase 1: Needs Assessment - TODAY Phase 2: Building Partnerships – Fall Phase 3: Research and Course Operation – Winer/Spring Phase 4: Final Coordination and Public Exhibition – Summer
PROJECT INTRODUCTION
How is this process different? • Work with next generation • Adopt a “design thinking” approach • Freedom to think “outside the box”
EXERCISE #1: Reflecting on the Past: Experiences, memories, hopes:
At each table, reflect on the following: • Tell us a bit about yourself and where you are from? • Tell us about an experience in Port St. Joe? • How did Hurricane Michael affect you?
EXERCISE #2: SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS Examine Port St. Joe’s internal processes, capabilities and amenities. • Strength #1
WEAKNESSES Identify the elements of Port St. Joe that need improvement. • Weakness #1
OPPORTUNITIES What are some untapped potentials in the city and region? • Opportunity #1
THREATS What issues or senarios could get in the way of Port St. Joe’s success? • Threat #1
EXERCISE #3: VISIONS/ PROJECTS/ CHAMPIONS
Tell us what you wish for Port St. Joe. Don’t feel constrained! Grand challenges, projects (big and small), and needs of all kind are welcome. • What and where is this project? • Has this been considered before? • Who in the community is a champion for this idea?
WRAP UP AND NEXT STEPS
Next Steps: • Pull together ideas from meeting • Work with UF Faculty to determine courses and research projects for Spring 2020 • Facilitate connections will community partners and champions
Contact us with any questions j.carney@ufl.edu Clarkin@ufl.edu
THANK YOU!