In his own words, it happened just like this...
when I came upon this punk
you talkin to me? you talking to me?
are YOU TALKING TO ME?!!!
the attack.
the getaway
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Chronicles from the Rheinland and beyond...
Important links (and places I've been)
- The Water Away: Water management on the Fulbright Fellowship
- European Commission: Floods Directive
- Natural Hazards Center
- National Flood Insurance Program (FEMA)
- Hochwasser (HighWater) Center, City of Köln
- Citizens Action Group on Flooding (Köln, Germany)
- Delta Works
- TU-Delft Water Research Centre
- TU-Dresden Flood Risk Mgt. Program
- Natural Hazards in Switzerland
Master's thesis
Amsterdam
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Research Context: US Flood Policy and Risk Perception
The goal of this research fellowship is to learn lessons from the people who have been living with flood risk and managing floods for hundreds or thousands years.
Why?
First, studies have found that risk awareness is the number on influence in risk perception and in being prepared for a flood or any other natural hazard. If people don't know about the risk, they are much less likely to be prepared for it (and it is possible they would choose not to live in a floodplain).
Results from my masters thesis (link above) show that due to current U.S. flood policy, residents such as those in New Orleans, California, Missouri, Iowa, and across the country, are unaware of the true risks they take by living behind a levee . I want to gain insight into new approaches on floodplain management and protection, and also for raising public awareness.
While some may argue that people don't belong in floodplains,we can at minimum create a set of informed risk takers in the U.S who understand what it means to live behind a levee before they move there.
Hmmm, I don't know if anyone else heard Bear, but you might just be the only one who can. On the moped pic it looks like he's wishing the designers had thought about the needs of smaller than average bears.
ReplyDeleteFrom now on when anyone mentions Berlin I will see in my mind a blue bear with a broken leg and funky tatoos and think, man thats a weird place!
ReplyDeleteI had a great visit w/Brenna - we were thinking of drunk dialing, but the time diff. would mean that I'd have to have to start drinking at breakfast.