Florida Resilient Cities: Port St. Joe Community Kickoff Meeting

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!