A Problem Not Even Duct Tape can Fix?Hazards, Infrastructure, and Resilience
Mike Pease, Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Geography
Central Washington University
Bio-Physical Sciences
Natural Resource Law and
Policy
Economics
First World Problems are the worst…
Infrastructure is the common denominator
1869 Expedition
Completed in 1936
Environmental Determinism trumps Human “Domination”
“The Era of New Dam Construction is over”
The Disconnect between Policy Makers and Scientists is better
defined as a Chasm
Director, American Society of Engineers “It’s got to be one of the more fragile infrastructure
systems in the country right now”.
Climate
Newest IPCC models (2011)
Wilder et al. ≥5°, -5-8%
Where does our water come from?
Are we any different?
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