Seminar
Time:
Seminar: What if? Exploring possible futures to catalyze active hope in disaster risk reduction
Date:
1:00 pm
NH 413 and PKI 161
Target Audiences:
Lincoln and Omaha
City and Scott Campus NE 68508
City and Scott Campus NE 68508
Contact:
Christine Wittich, cwittich@unl.edu
Locations:
NH 413: In-Person
PKI 161: Broadcast
How can the question of “what if?” change the way communities approach disaster risk and resilience?
In this talk, Dr. Yolanda Lin will discuss new approaches to catalyze active hope in the field of disaster science through counterfactual thinking and co-created scenario development. By applying a lens of hope to traditional disaster risk assessment and reduction methods, this work can support more equitable decision making and help prepare communities for uncertain futures in the face of natural hazards and disaster risks.
Dr. Yolanda Lin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of New Mexico. She is an interdisciplinary scholar in hazards, disasters, and risk. Prior to UNM, she was a postdoctoral fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Cornell University and an MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder.
NH 413: In-Person
PKI 161: Broadcast
How can the question of “what if?” change the way communities approach disaster risk and resilience?
In this talk, Dr. Yolanda Lin will discuss new approaches to catalyze active hope in the field of disaster science through counterfactual thinking and co-created scenario development. By applying a lens of hope to traditional disaster risk assessment and reduction methods, this work can support more equitable decision making and help prepare communities for uncertain futures in the face of natural hazards and disaster risks.
Dr. Yolanda Lin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of New Mexico. She is an interdisciplinary scholar in hazards, disasters, and risk. Prior to UNM, she was a postdoctoral fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Cornell University and an MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder.