CIRCA hosted an event, Resilient Connecticut Workshop: Developing a Planning Framework for New Haven and Fairfield Counties on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the UConn Stamford Campus. Final Agenda
At this workshop, invited participants: 1) learned about the new Resilient Connecticut project; 2) heard case studies on resilience planning and different scales; and 3) provided input on priorities for funding, planning, capacity development, and research for the project. The workshop was broken into the following three sessions:
- Session A
State and regional scale resilience planning - Session B
Municipal scale issues and coastal resilience plans, challenges, and barriers – case studies from New Haven and Fairfield Counties - Session C
Breakout Sessions – facilitated discussion for input and feedback on a Connecticut resilience planning framework
Slides from each presenter, in order of appearance:
| Rebecca French | CT DOH | Resilient Connecticut and Resilient Bridgeport |
| John Truscinski | CIRCA | Resilient Connecticut Overview |
| Matt Fulda | MetroCOG | Resiliency in Regional Planning |
| Giovanni Zinn
Aicha Woods |
New Haven | New Haven Living Long Wharf |
| Susmitha Attota
Jay Habansky |
Stratford | Planning for a More Resilient Stratford |
| Janice Plaziak | Guilford | Branford Route 146 A Coastal Road |
| Eugene Livshits
Rebecca Andreucci |
SCRCOG | SCRCOG Regional Resilience Framework and Drinking Water Assessment |
| Yaprak Onat | CIRCA | Vulnerability Assessment |
| Alex Felson | CIRCA | From Technical Tools to Planning |
| John Truscinski | CIRCA | Resilience Project Prioritization |
Posters presented, in alphabetical order, by organization:
Funding was provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Community Block Grant National Disaster Recovery Program, as administered by the State of Connecticut, Department of Housing
