Session 1 Strengthening Economic Growth While Building Resilience to Extremes

Monday, 7 January 2019: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
North 226C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice

Businesses, communities, and government at all levels are making investments to enhance their economic vitality while simultaneously building resilience to extremes. Conversations about these investments should not be independent.  There are numerous benefits for both the economy and resiliency that can emerge from the same decisions. By integrating these decision-making processes, communities can both secure their economic growth and protect against weather or climate extremes. As evidence grows that the risk of some extreme events is changing, the economic value of environmental information about extremes increases.

This session aligns with the new Department of Commerce Strategic Plan for 2018–22, which includes focusing on the department’s mission of creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity and includes a strategic objective to reduce extreme weather impacts.

Papers:
10:30 AM
1.1
10:45 AM
1.2
Growing Resilience: The Urban Agriculture Potential in Metro Phoenix
Nazli Uludere Aragon, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and M. Stuhlmacher, J. P. Smith, and M. Georgescu
11:15 AM
1.4
Achieving Success in Weather Insurance: A Value Network Analysis Approach
Helen Greatrex, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, NY; and N. Naidoo, D. Dinh, R. Diro, and J. Hellin
11:45 AM
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