H209 forum 2013

H209 FORUM WATER CHALLENGES FOR COASTAL CITIES

SEPT09-SEPT10 NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY FROM THE DUTCH DELTA TO NEW YORK HARBOR

2013

WELCOME BY HENRY HUDSON 500 FOUNDATION 02

PROGRAM DAY ONE

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SPEAKER BIOS

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PROGRAM DAY TWO

JOINT WELCOME BY HONORARY CHAIRS

11ESSAY BY JESSE M. KEENAN 15

ESSAY BY HAN MEYER

16ESSAY BY RONALD LEWIS

16ESSAY BY ROBERT PIRANI AND ROBERT YARO

17ESSAY BY LENNART SILVIS 18

SWEET AND SALT 19SPONSOR BIOS 20

STRATEGY TEAMS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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A VERY GOOD HARBOUR FOR ALL WINDS | 09.09.13

Dear H209 Delegates,

When Henry Hudson entered New York Harbor, exactly four hundred and four years ago this week, his �rst mate wrote in the Half Moon log the �rst lines ever written about the city that would become the capital of the world:

September 11, 1609: Then we anchored and saw it was a very good harbour for all winds, and rode all night.

Amsterdam, Rotterdam and New York are de�ned by their locations on navigational waters, and these waters have been crucial to their growth. In the 17th century water was synonymous with exploration that forged valuable commercial and cultural ties around the world. Today water plays many roles in our lives: it is a friend as well as a threat. Responsible urban development and the ability to live with climate variability play a pivotal role in helping societies protect themselves on one hand, and �ourish on the other by taking advantage of new opportunities. For the years ahead, building on existing expertise, incorporating innovations, and raising public awareness are essential to progress. We must rea�rm the crucial role water plays and how important improved infrastructure is to the preservation of our water systems and our safety.

Four hundred and four years ago, as he sailed for �ve months across the ocean, Henry Hudson was indeed a water pioneer. Let us carry on his spirit of discovery by becoming water pioneers of the 21st century, as you join us for two inspiring days when you will hear about the challenges and opportu-nities the water o�ers us in the years ahead. All hands on deck as we embark with the best and the brightest water experts from both legs of Hudson’s legendary voyage!

On behalf of our partners, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, Regional Plan Association, Netherlands Water Partnership, and Columbia University’s Center for Urban Real Estate, we thank you for your support on this vital journey.

GERT TETTEROOExecutive Director of Henry Hudson 500

PATRICK POELMANNChairman of Henry Hudson 500

WELCOME BY HENRY HUDSON 500 FOUNDATION

WELCOME BY HONORARY CHAIRS

SHAUN DONOVAN Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

MELANIE H. SCHULTZ VAN HAEGEN Minister, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment

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Dear Friends,

It is both a pleasure and a privilege to serve as Honorary Chairs of this second H209 Forum. In the four years since this conference �rst took place, we have seen the challenges facing coastal cities continue to grow, from rising sea levels to increasing urbanization to our changing climate. More than ever, we need to work together to help our cities address these challenges with vision, innovation and a focus on resilience. In doing so, we will decrease the risks for urban and coastal areas and shape safer, more livable and amenity-rich communities.

Already, a lot of good work is being done to meet these goals. For example, last month, President Obama’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force released the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy. It provided communities, of all shapes and sizes, with recommendations on how they can adapt to emerging challenges and connect their comprehensive, long-term planning with near-term, regionally coordinated projects and investments.

Important work is also occurring in the Netherlands. Next week, the third Delta Program will be presented to protect communities from �ooding and ensure supplies of freshwater are available, now and in the future. The plan has the potential to advance issues in important areas ranging from urban planning to nature and recreation.

At the H209 Forum, we are thrilled that our two countries have gathered in one place to build on this progress - a testament to the strength of the U.S. - Netherlands partnership. Over the course of this conference, experts from a variety of �elds will exchange ideas and perspectives about pressing issues relating to climate mitigation and adaptation. We will learn from each other, develop new solutions to old problems and gain insight that will force all of us to think outside the box. And through it all, we will work in concert towards a common goal: building stronger communities and a more secure future.

In short, this event represents an important opportunity to advance our shared interests. We thank the Henry Hudson 500 Foundation, the New York Regional Plan Association, the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, the Netherlands Water Partnership and Columbia University’s Center for Urban Real Estate for their great support of this important conference. And we trust that the coastal city challenges in the New York and New Jersey region, in the Netherlands and elsewhere in the world will be more manageable and less intractable because of the collaboration fostered by the H209 Forum.

Please accept our best wishes for a productive and enjoyable conference.

MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE | NEW YORK | 09.09

07:30am-08:30am LOBBY, FIRST FLOORRegistration and Breakfast

08:30am-09:15am AUDITORIUM, FIRST FLOOR

09:15am-09:30am AUDITORIUM, FIRST FLOOR

09:30am-10:30am AUDITORIUM, FIRST FLOOR

10:30am-11:00am EVENT HALL, SECOND FLOORCo�ee Break

11:00am-11:30am AUDITORIUM, FIRST FLOORNews�ash on the PlaNYC “A Stronger, More Resilient New York'”report with:DANIEL ZARRILLI, New York City's Director of Resiliency. ROLAND LEWIS, President and CEO of MWA, re�ects on the �ve-point strategy for a resilient waterfront.

11:30am-12:30pm LOBBY, FIRST FLOORStrategy Session Two: “How to Keep the Jamaica Bay Area Safe and Resilient” by TEAM JAMAICA BAY. DAVID WAGGONER, principal of Waggonner and Ball Architects, comments on the presented solutions and explores opportunities for a Jamaica Bay water strategy. CARTER STRICKLAND, Commissioner of NY City DEP, re�ects on the state of the Bay.

PROGRAM DAY ONE

Opening speeches by honorary chairs MELANIE SCHULTZ VAN HAEGEN, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the EnvironmentSHAUN DONOVAN, US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

News�ash on the federal Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force that published its report in August. HENK OVINK, Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force/HUD, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment

Strategy Session One: “How to Keep Downtown Manhattan Safe and Resilient” by TEAM DOWNTOWN. For a few months before the conference, three American-Dutch Strategy Teams of 6 to 8 experts have collaborated on how to protect three areas of New York and New Jersey from future storms: 1) Downtown Manhattan, 2) Jamaica Bay and 3) Jersey Shore. In this session, an American-Dutch team presents its synthesis, combining the best knowledge, solutions and experience from both sides of the Atlantic, on how to protect South Street Seaport and downtown Manhattan. The teams will share with delegates what “tools” they have in their kits. ZACK SMITH, Member of the Executive Board of Arcadis, will deliver keynote remarks.

MODERATORS: TRACY METZ, writer and journalist and ADAM FREED, Director of The Nature Conservancy's Securing Water Program

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04:45pm-05:15pm AUDITORIUM, FIRST FLOORWrap-up and Send-o� by the two moderators

05:15pm-06:15pm EVENT HALL, SECOND FLOORCocktails and Snacks

12:30pm-02:00pm EVENT HALL, SECOND FLOORLunch

02:00pm-02:30pm AUDITORIUM, FIRST FLOOR

02:30pm-03:00pm AUDITORIUM, FIRST FLOORStrategy Session Three: “How to Keep the Jersey Shore Safe and Resilient” by TEAM JERSEY SHORE.

03:00pm-03:30pm EVENT HALL, SECOND FLOORTea

03:30pm-04:45pm AUDITORIUM, FIRST FLOOR

PROGRAM DAY ONE

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News�ash on the New Jersey State, US Army Corps of Engineers, and New York State plans to prevent Sandy-type devastation. DAVID B. ROSENBLATT, Administrator, O�ce of Engineering and Construction, State of New JerseyJOE VIETRI, Director, National Planning Center Coastal & Storm Risk Management, US Army Corps of EngineersVENETIA LANNON, DEC Regional Director, New York State

“Sweet & Salt” investigates the in�uence of water on four regional cultures, and highlights the water management styles of New York, Louisiana, the Netherlands, and Vietnam. Historically these regions have established long-standing practices and behaviors surrounding changes in water conditions. E�orts to manage water in times of disaster have rendered unique approaches and responses that have come to shape the cultural values of each region. Some regions developed robust and hard infrastructure to counter the destructive nature of water, while other regions have mastered ways to live with and accommodate water in order to achieve common bene�ts. Panelists familiar with each region lead a discussion on prevail-ing cultural beliefs and ideas about water and how these beliefs and ideas are manifested within each culture.

Louisiana: GARRET GRAVES, Chair of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of LouisianaVietnam: PHILIP GIANG, Senior Associate, Perkins EastmanNew York: SAM ROBERTS, writer and journalistThe Netherlands: PIET DIRCKE, Professor of Urban Water Management, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Arcadis

During the course of the day, trans-Atlantic perspectives will also be given by PAUL FRAIM, Mayor of Norfolk, CAROLIEN GEHRELS, Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam, and PAULA VERHOEVEN, Director of Sustainability and Climate Change, City of Rotterdam.

MELANIE SCHULTZ VAN HAEGEN | Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment

SHAUN DONOVAN | US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

TRACY METZ | Writer and Journalist

ADAM FREED | Director of The Nature Conservancy’s Securing Water Program

HENK OVINK | Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force/HUD, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment

SPEAKER BIOSMelanie Schultz van Haegen was appointed State Secretary for Transport, Public Works and Water Management in in the Netherlands in 2002. She was responsible for aviation and water management. Since 2010, Ms. Schultz van Haegen has been the Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment. While in Washington in March, Minister Schultz and Secretary Donovan signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance the exchange of knowledge and expertise in water management between the Netherlands and the USA. Minister Schultz noted: “Although the scale of our landscapes di�ers, New York and the Netherlands have a lot in common. Both areas are river deltas. Both areas have estuaries, rivers and water basins that are vulnerable to �ooding. The Netherlands has a long history in water management, but I am not coming only to bring Dutch expertise. I am also here to learn from the American approach.”

On January 26, 2009, Shaun Donovan was sworn in as the 15th United States Secretary for Housing and Urban Development. In December 2012, when President Obama signed an Executive Order creating the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, he appointed Secretary Donovan as Chair. The Task Force has created a comprehensive regional plan, based on local visions for redevelopment, to guide long term disaster recovery e�orts. Secretary Donovan holds a B.A. and Masters degrees in Public Administration and Architecture from Harvard.

Tracy Metz is a well-known journalist and author based in the Netherlands. She writes for the national newspaper NRC Handelsblad and is an international correspondent for the magazine Architectural Record. In 2007-08 she was a member of the Delta Commission that advised the Dutch government on water safety. Her most recent book is Sweet & Salt: Water and the Dutch.

Adam Freed is the Director of the Nature Conservancy’s Global Securing Water Program, which is working to help provide safe, sustainable, and reliable water services for people and nature. Adam previously served as the Deputy Director of Mayor Bloomberg’s O�ce of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, where he oversaw the implementation of and process to update the city’s long-term sustainability plan (PlaNYC) and advised the Mayor on sustainability and climate-related issues.

Henk WJ Ovink is senior advisor for Secretary Shaun Donovan of Housing and Urban Development in his role as Chair of the President’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force. Ovink is responsible for the long term planning strategy, the regional design competition 'REBUILD BY DESIGN' and the connected planning conference. He works on the Task Force's legacy process, the regional resilience science center, regional infrastructure coordination and on the overall Task Force strategy.

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SPEAKER BIOSZACK SMITH | Member of the Executive Board of Arcadis

ROLAND LEWIS | President and CEO of Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance

DAVID WAGGONNER | Principal of Waggonner & Ball Architects

CARTER STRICKLAND | Commissioner of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection

DANIEL ZARRILLI | Director of Resiliency for the City of New York

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Zack Smith was Chief Strategy and Sales O�cer for ARCADIS US until May 2013 and remains a member of the board of ARCADIS Logos in Brazil. He has more than 29 years of experience managing and directing management teams to successfully provide a wide range of environmental services for large facilities throughout the US. Mr. Smith holds a BSc and MSc in environmental engineering and has extensive knowledge of the US and South American markets. He was appointed to the executive board of ARCADIS NV in 2013.

Roland Lewis is President and CEO of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance. Under his leadership, the MWA has organized a growing consistency for a vibrant, healthy and accessible waterfront, instituted programs to provide water access, and become the leading waterfront policy organization in the New York region.

Daniel Zarrilli is the Director of Resiliency for the City of New York. Mayor Bloomberg appointed Daniel in June 2013 to lead the implementation of the City’s PlaNYC resiliency report. Previously, he served on the Mayor’s Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency, leading the City’s e�orts to develop a comprehensive coastal protection plan for the �ve boroughs, and as Senior Vice President for Asset Management at the NYCEDC, responsible for maritime assets and operations.

David Waggonner is principal of Waggonner & Ball Architects, a New Orleans-based, internationally active architecture and planning �rm. Mr. Waggonner is the initiator of Dutch Dialogues and is currently leading a team of local and international experts to develop a Comprehensive Water Plan for the Greater New Orleans region to create a model of sustainable delta urbanism.

Carter Strickland was appointed to be the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on August 17, 2011. Previously, he served as Deputy Commissioner for Sustainability at DEP. Before joining DEP, Commissioner Strickland was the Senior Policy Advisor for Air and Water with the Mayor’s O�ce of Long Term Planning and Sustainability, where he was responsible for the implementation of PlaNYC across all agencies and departments, with a focus on water, air, and natural resource issues.

DAVID B. ROSENBLATT | Administrator, O�ce of Engineering and Construction, State of New Jersey

VENETIA LANNON | New York State DEC Regional Director

PHILIP GIANG | Senior Associate, Perkins Eastman

JOE VIETRI | Director U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Planning Center of Expertise for Coastal Storm Risk Management

As Administrator of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection’s O�ce of Engineering and Construction for nine years, David Rosenblatt has been designing, budgeting, and developing project partnerships with the US Army Corps of Engineers and with municipalities to provide coastal storm damage reduction projects and �ood control projects. David Rosenblatt assisted Governor Christie’s Flood Advisory Commission in its recommendations for �ood control and �ood risk mitigation in the Passaic River Basin in 2010 and similarly assisted with the Delaware River Flood Mitigation Task Force Report to Governor Codey in 2005; each e�ort was subsequent to signi�cant repetitive �ooding in these river basins.

Venetia Lannon is Regional Director at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for Region 2, comprised of the �ve boroughs of New York City. Prior to that, she was a Senior Vice President at the New York City Economic Develop-ment Corporation, where she led the Maritime group. In this role she oversaw the City’s e�orts to develop its marine terminals, port facilities, private ferry landings, heliports and freight rail assets.

Garret Graves is the current Chair of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA). The CPRA was established after Hurricane Katrina as the state agency leading hurricane protection, �ood control, ecosystem restoration and other community resiliency e�orts. His e�orts to restructure and streamline Louisiana’s coastal programs and agencies resulted in increasing project output by more than 500 percent. The authority currently oversees a $17 billion coastal resilien-cy, hurricane protection and oil spill recovery program. In his role as Executive Assistant for Coastal Activities, Graves is Governor Bobby Jindal’s advisor on policy issues related to o�shore energy, �sheries, maritime and other uses and conserva-tion of coastal resources.

Philip Giang is currently a senior associate at Perkins Eastman, and is one of the founding partners of Paci�cXanh LLC, a real estate JV Partnership. Philip was born in a small village in southern Vietnam. He has more than 18 years experience designing large scale mixed use urban design and land planning projects throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.

As Director of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Planning Center of Expertise for Coastal Storm Risk Management, Mr. Joseph R. Vietri leads a national team providing coastal engineering and environmental leadership for the Corps, nationally and internationally. Mr. Vietri has had a major role in the Corps Sandy Recovery e�orts and is leading the North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study. Mr. Vietri is also the Chief of Planning Division at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division.

GARRET GRAVES | Chair of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana and Executive Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Activities

SPEAKER BIOS

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SAM ROBERTS | Writer and Journalist

PIET DIRCKE | Professor of Urban Water Management, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Arcadis

CAROLIEN GEHRELS | City of Amsterdam, Deputy Mayor

PAULA VERHOEVEN | Director of Sustainability and Climate Change, City of Rotterdam

PAUL FRAIM | Mayor of Norfolk

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Sam Roberts has been The Times’s Urban A�airs Correspondent since 2005. He is the host of The New York Times Close Up, an hour-long weekly news and interview program on New York 1. He also has hosted weekly podcasts for The Times called “The Caucus” and “Only in New York.” Prior to joining The Times, he worked for 15 years at the Daily News. In his years as a journalist, Mr. Roberts has won awards from the Society of the Silurians and the Newspaper Guild of New York and has received the Peter Kihss Award from the Fund for the City of New York. His magazine articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, the New Republic and New York. He has written many books on American politics, urban a�airs and other topics.

Mr. Dircke is Director of the ARCADIS Global Knowledge Network for Water Management. He is also a Professor of Urban Water Management at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. His work focuses on best global practices of water manage-ment and innovative climate adaptation in urban deltas and coastal cities, and on smart and multifunctional �ood protection systems.

Carolien Gehrels has been Deputy Mayor of the city of Amsterdam since April 2006. She is responsible for economic a�airs, art and culture, local media, monuments, infrastructure and water, business, competition and purchasing.

In 2009, Paula Verhoeven was appointed the �rst Director of Sustainability and Climate Change in the Netherlands. Her key objectives are to ensure that in the year 2025, CO2 emissions will be reduced by 50%, the city of Rotterdam will be fully climate proof, and that because of this sustainable approach, signi�cant economic growth will have been achieved.

Mayor Fraim received his Master of Education from the University of Virginia and his law degree from the University of Richmond. He began private practice in May 1977, and is presently president of the law �rm Fraim and Fiorella, PC. A member of Norfolk City Council since 1986, he was appointed Mayor on July 1, 1994, and was reappointed every two years until May 2006 when he became �rst popularly elected mayor since 1916. He was re-elected to a new four-year term beginning July 2010.

SPEAKER BIOS

TEAM DOWNTOWN MANHATTANARCADIS – Edgar Westerhof (team leader) and Egon BijlsmaREGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION – Laura Tolko�ASFPM – Bo JuzaNEW YORK CITY DEPT. OF BUILDINGS – Joseph AckroydCITY OF AMSTERDAM – Ellen Monchen TYGRON – Annebeth Loois and Florian WitsenburgTHE BATTERY CONSERVANCY– Hope Cohen

Team Advisors: Michael Levine and Diana Switaj (NY Community Board 1)

TEAM JERSEY SHOREBOROUGH OF SEA BRIGHT – Mayor Dina LongDUTCH DELTA COMMISSION – Ivette MeijerinkLOUIS BERGER GROUP – Niek VeraartTHE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – Keith Krumwiede, Tom Dallessio and his studentsTHE SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE AT THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY – Robin Murray FAIA PP

STRATEGY TEAMSThe American approach to protecting vulnerable coastal areas and preventing disasters di�ers from the Dutch approach. In the H209 Forum Strategy Sessions, three American-Dutch teams have collaborated on how to protect a speci�c area of New York City or New Jersey from future storms. Delegates visiting H209 Forum can expect very lively, animated presentations by the three teams, and solutions ‘in the real world,’ on day one of the conference (September 9).

Each team is joined by US and Dutch experts, combining the best knowledge and experience of both worlds. The teams will share with delegates what they have in their toolkit – and in this integrated scenario they can show some of the sharpest tools in the shed. We thank all team members for their inspirational contributions, ideas, knowledge, suggestions and hard work to make H209 Forum successful.

TEAM JAMAICA BAY FUGRO ATLANTIC – Tom McNeilan (team leader), Sally McNeilan, Job NijmanREGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION - Kyle Kozar PROVINCE OF NOORD-HOLLAND – Mark EkerPRATT INSTITUTE – Ron Schi�man and Elisabetta DiStefanoARCADIS USA – Rob DaoustREBEL GROUP/IMG GROUP– Marcel Ham,Stefan Nijwening and Steve Steckler3Di – Hans Gehrels and Wytze SchuurmansPERKINS EASTMAN – Eric FangTHE NETHERLANDS CONSULATE GENERAL NY – Arjan Braamskamp

Team Assistant: Rosa Ronsdorf

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PROGRAM DAY TWOWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

THE BENEFITS OF AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR COASTAL ADAPTA-TION IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY

Developed by RPA with HH 500

02:00pm-05:30pm | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, LERNER HALL | Satow Room, Fifth Floor 2920 Broadway (114th Street and Broadway) | New York, NY 10027

SIRR: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN FOR A STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT NEW YORK

Developed by the Metropolitan Water Alliance

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09:00am-01:00pm | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, LERNER HALL | Satow Room, Fifth Floor2920 Broadway (114th Street and Broadway) | New York, NY 10027New concepts in terms of governance, cooperation and innovative designs and �nancing are required to gain momentum for successful integrated development of maritime structures and nature. In the USA and the Netherlands these new concepts are materializing. Discussing the challenges and opportunities of these new approaches is the focus of this small but rich workshop.

This key session of H209 will have a (little) summit-like character, followed by a joint lunch (1:00 - 2:00) where we can informally continue the discussion.

With: Moderator Tracy Metz (journalist and writer), Robert Yaro (RPA), Carolien Gehrels (Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam), Henk Ovink (HUD and Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment), Jim Redick (City of Norfolk), Warrie Price (Battery Conservancy), Jos van Alphen (Dutch Delta Commission), Adam Freed (The Nature Conservancy), Rob Pirani (RPA), Han Meyer (Delft Technical University), Camiel van Drimmelen (City of Amsterdam), and Howard Slatkin (City of New York).

The purpose of this session is to uncover and begin to map out the barriers to implementing coastal and waterfront sections of New York City’s plan for resiliency, the SIRR plan. The SIRR plan provides a road map for the City and its state and federal partners to begin to protect New York City from the e�ects of climate change with a special emphasis on waterfront resiliency in light of the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.

The SIRR plan by all accounts is one of the most comprehensive and rigorously developed multi-pronged strategy to protect an urban area from the e�ects of climate change. It calls for a wide variety of soft and hard engineering solutions to be constructed in di�erent waterfront locations based upon an analysis of vulnerabilities to storm surges and wave action in di�erent parts of the City.

This wide variety of solutions – from tidal gates to wetlands to removable walls – will require extensive funding, possible shifts in the environmental regulations that apply to the waterfront, new governance and management structures within New York City,as well as community input and support. In this workshop we will discuss these challenges to implementation and how to address them, including new partnerships and governance structures that will be required, and ways to move this work forward from the perspective of the civic, government, activist, and private sectors.

Moderators: John Boulé (Vice-Chair MWA Board of Directors), Cortney Worrall (Chief Operating O�cer, MWA)

For most sessions, since many delegates want to attend, we will have two types of participants: speaker/participants (max. 20), and listeners. More speakers will be at the sessions than are listed in this printing.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION 09:00am-03:30pm | MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE, EDMOND J. SAFRA PLAZA36 Battery Place | New York, NY 10280

HOW TO KEEP THE JAMAICA BAY AREA SAFE AND RESILIENT

Developed by: Team Jamaica Bay

09:45am-04:30pm | SEA BRIGHT, NEW JERSEY | COMMUNITY CENTER1167 Ocean Avenue | Sea Bright, NJ 07760 | Tel. 732-842-0099

HOW TO KEEP THE JERSEY SHORE SAFE AND RESILIENT

Developed by Team Jersey Shore

PROGRAM DAY TWO

In this session, on day two of H209 Forum, H209 Strategy Team Jamaica Bay will focus on solutions for this multi-faceted area near New York City. What are the latest, most cutting edge techniques, solutions and approaches to protect Jamaica Bay, which is home to JFK airport, beautiful beaches, nature, and residential areas?

David Waggonner, Principal of Waggonner & Ball Architects, will explore opportunities for a water strategy for Jamaica Bay. Mr. Waggonner leads an interdisciplinary, international team that has produced a comprehensive water plan for the New Orleans region.

The Rebel Group, with the IMG Group, will explore innovations in funding and �nancing of resilient areas and cities.

With: David Waggonner (Waggonner & Ball Architects), Tom McNeilan (Fugro), Kyle Kozar (RPA), Wytze Schuurmans (3Di), Hans Gehrels (3Di), Elisabetta DiStefano (Pratt Institute), Robert Daoust (Arcadis USA), Marcel Ham (Rebel Group/IMG group), Stefan Nijwening (Rebel Group/IMG group), Eric Fang (Perkins Eastman), Mark Eker (Provincie Noord Holland)

In this session, on day two of H209 Forum, Team Jersey Shore focuses deeper on solutions for this iconic coastal region, with the Borough of Sea Bright as example. What are the latest, cutting edge techniques, solutions and approaches to protect the Jersey Shore, which is home to beautiful beaches, nature, and residential areas?

As part of this workshop in Sea Bright (New Jersey), the Dutch Delta Commission and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment will share with delegates the soon to be published “Dutch Natonal Vision Coast” - with the latest views on an integrat-ed coastal approach.

Also on the agenda: BUILDING WITH NATURE. Low-lying, densely populated coastal areas worldwide are under threat, requiring coastal managers to develop new strategies to cope with land subsidence, sea level rise and the increasing risk of storm-surge-induced �oods. Traditional engineering approaches optimizing for safety are often suboptimal with respect to other functions and are neither resilient nor sustainable. Densely populated deltas in particular need more resilient solutions that are robust, sustainable, adaptable, multifunctional and yet economically feasible. Innovative concepts such as ‘Building with Nature’ provide a basis for coastal protection strategies that are able to follow gradual changes in climate and other environmental conditions, while maintaining �ood safety, ecological values and socioeconomic functions.

With: Moderator Robin Murray (The Sustainability Institute at the College of New Jersey), Mayor Dina Long (Mayor of Sea Bright), Ivette Meijerink (Dutch Delta Commission), Niek Veraart (Louis Berger Group), Keith Krumwiede (NJIT), Tom Dallessio and his students (NJIT), Jan Peelen (Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment)

*A shuttle bus will be available to bring delegates to their destination in Sea Bright from Atlantic Highlands, NJ, which is a 45-minute powerboat ride from Wall Street (departing from Pier 11 on the East River (SeaStreak, www.seastreak.com).12

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION 09:00am-03:30pm | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, AVERY HALL | Room 5051172 Amsterdam Avenue (116th Street and Amsterdam) | New York, NY 10027

FINDING NEW WAYS TO PROTECT CRITICAL FUNCTIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Developed by the City of Amsterdam

09:00am-03:30pm | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, FAYERWEATHER HALL | Room 3231172 Amsterdam Avenue (116th Street and Amsterdam) | New York, NY 10027

BULIDING CLIMATE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES

Developed by Arcadis, RDM Campus, the City of Rotterdam, and CURE.

INNOVATIONS IN WATER TECHNOLOGY - THE FUTURE OF A SCARCE RESOURCE

Developed by ARCADIS, NYDEP and Waternet - Amsterdam

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This workshop focuses on discussing the challenges and opportunities of improving the protection of critical functions and infrastructure, in New York and Amsterdam, with the emphasis on the following critical functions: energy supply, drinking water supply, chemical industry and transit.

With: Rae Zimmerman (NYU), Daniel Zarrilli (NYCEDC), Rob Koeze (Waternet), John Keifer (City of Norfolk), Fiona Cousins (Arup), Ellen Monchen (City of Amsterdam), Peter Glus (Arcadis), and Wiegert Dulfer (Waterboard AGV)

Resilient waterfront communities are not merely resilient because of �ood andclimate adaptation strategy, but resiliency manifests itself in the a�ected communities through socioeconomic, environmental, educational, technical and policy-related aspects. The exchange of knowledge about climate adaptation and mitigation is crucial.

The objective of this one-day shirt sleeve session is to continue and further establish the foundation for a K2K network that was laid recently in Rotterdam during a similar NYC-Dutch preparatory event that compliments and builds upon the existing G2G platform between Rotterdam/the Netherlands and New York and facilitates solutions to present and future resiliency development challeng-es in urbanized settings.

Short-term objective: to compare opportunities for improving resiliency of a�ected communities in �ood-prone areas in NYC and Rotterdam and to investigate the possibility to develop a framework for this comparison. Medium- to long-term objective: to develop a (virtual) Community of Practice, a lean and mean, functional and relevant knowledge network with Rotterdam and NYC (and other comparable cities), universities and knowledge institutions. This K2K network could be part of the G2G network of the CDC Connecting Delta Cities Network of the C-40, led by Rotterdam and NYC.

09:00am-01:00pm | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, FAYERWEATHER HALL | Room 32101:00pm-05:00pm | NEWTOWN CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT | 329 Greenpoint Avenue | Greenpoint, Brooklyn As the world population continues to grow, the amount of water on earth doesn't change. Competition for this scarce resource continues to increase. In response to this competition, new technologies are being continuously developed to protect scarce water resources and treat water/wastewater (and its byproducts) for future reuse. Not only are we seeing innovations in treating water and wastewater, but also in managing and treating contaminants in stormwater/�oodwaters. The objective of this one-day shirt sleeve session is to highlight innovations in New York City and Amsterdam, and provide an overview of trends globally in water treatment, wastewater treatment, and stormwater treatment. We will also take a step into the future by using our newly acquired knowledge to brainstorm transformation of a wastewater treatment plant into a water resource recovery facility/energy e�cient resource recovery (E2R2) facility (i.e. the wastewater treatment plant of the future).

With: NYDEP (Vinnie Sapienza), Waternet (Rob Koeze/Gerard Rundberg), Drexel University (Franco Montalto), Columbia University, International Water Association, ARCADIS (Eleanor Allen, Doug Owen, Joe Husband, and Eric van der Zandt), and more.

PROGRAM DAY TWO

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION 10:00am-04:00pm | COMMUNITY BOARD ONE 49 Chambers Street, Room 715 | New York, NY 10007

NEXT GENERATION URBAN PLANNING IN DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN

Developed by TygronThe session is brought to you by Community Board 1 and Tygron. Tygron has developed the Tygron Engine, o�ering a unique way of generating mutually acceptable outcomes in urban and community resilience. The session will be focused on the resilience of lower Manhattan and the development of Seaport City. Participants will negotiate, collaborate and reach consensus e�ectively in a realistic, virtual world. Consequences are calculated and visualized, giving individual users deeper insight into areas of con�ict or mutually bene�cial solutions beforehand.

With: Diana Switaj (Director of Planning at Manhattan Community Board 1), Annebeth Loois MSc. (Consensus Building, Integrated Water Management)

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PROGRAM DAY TWO

JESSE M. KEENAN | Research Director, Center for Urban Real Estate (CURE.), Columbia University 15

ESSAY BY JESSE M. KEENAN SINK OR SWIM: THE DUTCH AMERICAN DIALOGUEThe Netherlands and the United States are both at pivotal time in history where the challenges of managing the built environment in the face of climate change represent both a risk and an opportunity. While public opinion and political will varies signi�cantly between the two nations as to the role of government in disaster planning, catastrophic insurance coverage and local planning, the life-safety goals are largely the same. Likewise, whether it is the imposition of greater �scal austerity or the potential for further catastrophes, both countries share a tremendous opportunity to leverage public resources for the advancement of technology and education which has the potential to be a globally transformative force with positive domestic economic and social implications.

Both countries share delegated federalist structures which are increasingly reliant of federal leadership and resources. This trend has the potential to be a positive one as it mitigates a race to the bottom by and between local jurisdictions for attracting risky development. In one extreme or another, the declining utility of parallel local bodies undertaking duplicate and often inconsistent goals has the potential to accelerate signi�cant institutional change in the near term. However, recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, including Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District, are rapidly accelerating a rede�nition of institutional roles in regulating the built environment as a function of shifting the balance of negotiating power by and between public and private actors. Likewise, the Dutch are not immune from institutional change as even the future of the famed Dutch Water Board System and their associated taxing power is up for debate.

Both Minister van Haegen and Secretary Donovan have the opportunity to de�ne a legacy which repositions the challenge of climate change as an opportunity for greater �nancial sustainability of households, for technological innovation and for economic development. Whether it is RDM in Rotterdam, which serves the dual purpose of advancing technical education and incubating technology start-ups, or NYC's Seaport City, which will serve as opportunity to promote public infrastructure investment through the leveraging of private capital, the opportunities are only bound by the limits of the human imagination and applied innovation.

These examples are just one of many undertakings which speak to the emergence and rede�nition of a larger regional adaptation strategy which balances technical interventions with behavioral modi�cation of risk-adjusted activities of markets and consumers. Both countries are moving away from a uniform risk-standard which has historically been applied relatively equally across very di�erent risk-adjusted geographies. While both countries have very di�erent pro�les in terms of the potential for mass catastrophes, the trend towards more accurately assigning risk to development behavior will have a signi�cant impact on settlement patterns in some of our most densely populated parts of our respective countries. These decisions raise larger issues of equity where no easy answer can be engineered or designed away. As such, these tough decisions require leadership which ascribes some degree of sensitivity to those most vulnerable populations who must be led through this transition.

The challenges we face are well de�ned. As such, H209 o�ers the opportunity to de�ne the opportunities in the �nancing, design, construction, preservation, maintenance and performance of smart waterfront development. Had the Dutch West India Company dwelled on the human risks of exploring of the Hudson Valley or had the Americans dwelled on the �nancial risks of the Marshall-hulp, our countries might have had very di�erent historical narratives. Instead, we share a history de�ned by opportunity and climate adaptation is just one facet that unites our mutualambitions to advance our respective economies and environments.

New York’s greatness began with its abundant natural harbor. Our destiny is and will always be tied to the water. Superstorm Sandy gave us all an unforgettable wakeup call and reminder. We are island people living in a city of water. Protecting ourselves from theincreasing threat of sea level rise is an existential challenge for our city. The water that surrounds is a challenge but it is also one of our greatest assets. We must use it for recreation, transportation, education and jobs. We have made tremendous progress over the last ten years reacquainting ourselves with our harbor and waterways and now working to make our region more resilient. We must continue. The cost of inaction is incalcula-ble in this new era of climate change. Economic growth, improved quality of life and environmental protection are all reachable. This is the resilient city of water to which we aspire.

ROBERT PIRANIVice President for Energy and EnvironmentRegional Plan Association

ROBERT YAROPresident of the Regional Plan Association

ESSAY BY ROLAND LEWIS

ESSAY BY ROBERT PIRANI AND ROBERT YARO New York grew up hard by the water. And we have been living with water ever since. But Hurricane Sandy, and its wake of devastated communities and climate consciousness, has altered the nature of this relationship forever.

Our perspectives on water have always been changing. The destruc-tion of oyster reefs that once de�ned the estuary’s ecology and local dinner tables. The shifting of trade and commerce, from Whitehall gigs to postPanamax ships. The creation of one infrastructure for safe, reliable fresh water, and another to process our discharge. The revitalization of waterfronts for recreation and housing. The growth, loss, and growth again of our ferry �eet. Like any marriage, the bonds between this region and its waters are constantly evolving.

The response to Hurricane Sandy, and the alarm bells it has sounded, will again shift this relationship. We will always live with the water; the question is how.

Roland Lewis is President and CEO of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance

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ESSAY BY HAN MEYER

Han Meyer is a Professor of Urban Design at Delft University of Technology

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THE DUTCH DELTA IN 2109Suppose that Henry Hudson returned to the Netherlands in 2109, �ve hundred years after his discovery of Manahattan. He would �nd an almost unrecognizable land; incomparable with the country he had left.

When he embarked from Amsterdam in April of 1609, his last view of the city was the skyline, dominated by the towers of the city gates and some churches. Crossing the North Sea, his last view of the Netherlands was the seemingly endless row of dunes and sandy beaches, interrupted only by a series of estuaries in the Southwest. Being an experienced seaman, he knew that these estuaries provided access to important port cities like Rotter-dam, Antwerp, and many others smaller harbors.

During the course of those �ve centuries, much would have changed in the Netherlands. The Dutch dug new canals from the coast to Amsterdam and Rotterdam, and built several dams to defend their country. These dams have made the territory safer, but havealso resulted in the closing-o� of most of the smaller ports from the sea. The ecosystems in the estuaries and former seas have su�ered from the dams and the port-related industries. The Dutch have also expanded the port area of Rotterdam, and built a train station along the harbor of Amsterdam, cutting o� the city from the water. In the early 21st century, many high-rise buildings were built on former port areas in both cities. Later in the 21st century, a new Delta Program resulted in new projects combining sustainable �ood defense, clean energy supply and attractive deltaic urban environments.

Hudson, returning in 2109, would not believe his eyes. As he arrives, passing the coastline of the southwest delta, he sees a series of storm surge barriers, all of them combined with tidal power plants and large windmill parks which provide energy for the whole northwest part of Europe. Passing the port of Rotterdam, he observes the most recent reclamation of the port in the sea: an impressive new harbor, the Third Maasvlakte. The reclamation is a surprising combination of portterminals, dunes, beaches and wetlands, providing good conditions for a rich ecosystem and popular recreation and leisure facilities. The river Nieuwe Maas has been returned to a natural estuary, with wetlands and islands, which transform Rotterdam into a city with beautiful estuary-parks. Further along the coast he sees a series of arti�cial sandy islands, which provide the necessary sand to the coastline by tidal currents to maintain the strength of the coast as �ood defense line.

As he reaches Amsterdam, he discovers that the Zuiderzee (South Sea) has been turned into a large freshwater lake, the IJselmeer, providing fresh water to the whole country. The lake’s interior dams and locks have been removed, replaced by lakefront wetlands and islands with holiday houses. Small ferry-boats connect the waterfront of Amsterdam with towns at the shores of the IJsselmeer. Ferryboats bustle back and forth.

His �rst evening, Henry Hudson has to recover from all these exciting experiences by enjoying a rich meal of lobster and oysters from the southwest delta and eel and pike from the IJsselmeer. He decides that this is great place to stay for the next 500 years; or just as his �rst mate wrote in the ship’s log about New York in 1609, “a very good harbour for all winds.”

Wind, water and wide open spaces have shaped the Netherlands and its history. Our country is a vulnerable yet safe delta, partly below sea level. To the Dutch, water has always been both friend and foe. Severe �ood events often trigger the development of new �ood risk management policies. This certainly has been the case in the Netherlands. It has taught us to cooperate and to use our creativity and skills for our very survival. The Netherlands may be small on the world map but its water professionals with their expertise have been involved in most large, foreign water projects for decades. Today the focus is on raising the pro�le of water on the worldwide agenda by engaging in international knowledge exchange and collaboration. Dutch American collaborationis a good example of this.

The world faces an increasing number of water challenges. A single country, however, cannot resolve these challenges alone; global collaboration is needed more than ever. Let's work together!

ESSAY BY LENNART SILVISLennart Silvis is Managing Director of the Netherlands Water Partnership.

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Sweet&Salt: Water and the Dutch, a co-production of journalist and author Tracy Metz and art historian Maartje van den Heuvel, tells the story in words and images of the extreme makeover of the Dutch landscape in order to accommodate a new relationship to water. With centuries of experience under their belt in keeping the water out – a condition for survival in a country where 70% of the GDP is earned below sea level – the Dutch are now discovering that it might be wiser let the water in. Rather than raising the dikes higher and higher, they arecin some places being lowered to allow controlled �ooding. Urban designers, architects and water managers are working together in a novel fashion to create urban and natural environments that give more space to water and by doing so are cooler, more attractive and safer. Prevention is still a national priority, certainly as compared to the American approach of repair after the fact, but the Netherlands now view water as their ‘frenemy’.

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Topic of Discussion for H209Forum“Sweet & Salt”

September 9, 2013By Philip Giang

The Culture of Water in Viet Nam

I. Viet Nam: a brief introduction• A coastal country• North and South geographical distinctions• Water base transportation /industries• Land base transportation/industries

II. Three targeted cities from North to South1. Hanoi the city of culture and political center

Flood control (Proactive/long term strategic planning)The 900 years old dyke systemMulti purpose reservoirs serve as second line of defenseLand base transportationGreater Hanoi master plan designed by Perkins Eastman and was adopted bythe Prime Minister in 2011Ongoing water management study by International Center of EnvironmentalManagement (ICEM)

2. Ho Chi Minh City – the city of trade and commerceFlood control (Reactive/short term planning /inventive/often piece meal solutions)

Locates at the estuary delta of the Mekong RiverA struggling city constantly tries to keep its head above water (flooding occursas often as twice a month)Land base and water base transportationCase Study for Can Tho, a nearby city, by Shannon Kelly of Leuven University

3. Tat Cau Village – the productive canalFlood control (Adoptive/embracing the water)

Water transforms culture floating marketsWater industry aquatic farmingBoats as water transportation instead of cars dependentAlso have setbacks water pollutions and over fishingThe productive canal Philip’s family farm was located in Tat Cau Village, KienGiang Province. Here, the farmers produce multiples crops products such ascoconut, pineapple, and rice fields. Tat Cau was one of the most productivevillages in Viet Nam Southern provinces. From these type of harvests yearround, they were able to sustain a comfortable way of life.Ca Mau, a nearby city, is known for its fishery or aquatic farming and watermanagement

Thank you very much Tracy for the introduction, and thank you Gert at H209 for the op-portunity, and I welcome you all to this special event.

I would like to outline today presentation by fi rst, introducing you to Vietnam and its unique location in the region. Second, I would like to share with you the 3 major cities in different regions of the country of how each city dealt with water management and how the water infl uenced its local culture.

Viet Nam: a brief introduction

Viet Nam is a long and narrow country, surrounded by water to the east and to the north and west, it borders China, Laos and Cambodia. VN has roughly 3, 444 KM long shore-line. To compare locally in the US, the state of Florida shoreline is a little longer. Vietnam is anchored by 2 rivers; the RED River in the north and the MEKONG River delta in the south. Geographically in the north and central area are mountainous terrain. The climate

From: Gert Tetteroo Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 To: Philip Giang Subject: Many Thanks

Philip,

Thank you very much for your support of H209 Forum. Your contribution to the culture of water session was very interesting and a fresh take on the topic.

Attached you fi nd the conference book in PDF - and yes please use it on your linked-in.

Warmest regards, Gert

Gert Tetteroo Executive Director Henry Hudson 500

is dry and temperate. The transportation system is mostly land base. In the south the ter-rain is relatively fl at, located within the Mekong river delta. The climate is wet and humid. The transportation system is mostly water base. Therefore, the life style and culture are varies from region to region which I will share with you. For the 3 Cities, I will talk about their water management program and fl ood in the context of 3 operative words:Proactive, Reactive and Adoptive.

HANOIHanoi is an inland city and a city of culture and political center. It has a long history of Proactive in dealing with fl ood and water problem. The fl ood in this region is caused by the RED river’s sediment built up along the course as it mean-ders by Hanoi and to the east sea. Flood control was initiated during 12th century by King Ly Nhan Tong. He ordered the construction of the dyke sys-tem to protect the capital city. Sometime fl ood during rainy season could last few months. They also built multi-purpose reservoirs up stream as sec-ondary line of defense.

The reservoirs – collecting wa-ter from the run-off to generate hydroelectric power. During fl ood season over-fl ow water from the river was retained to reduce fl ooding downstream. During the dry season, water were used for irrigation and other farming needs

Today….Additional measures such river dredging and observa-tion of irrelevant construction projects in the fl ood zones are frequently monitored by local authorities. To further improve water management to prevent fl ood and manage density

grow, the Prime Minister commissioned an ambitious city wide master plan led by our offi ce, Perkins Eastman and consultant teams. The plan set aside 70% of the city owned land as green corridors to the east and west of the capital city. The purpose are to conserve and restore the river valleys for agriculture uses and wildlife preservation.

HCMC Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is a coastal city and a city of commerce and trade. The city is known for its major river ports in South China Sea. HCMC is locat-ed in the estuary of the Mekong River and Dong Nai River Delta. Low eleva-tion and high water table contributes to the diffi culty of retaining and managing water successfully. A signifi cant part of the city is regularly fl ooded due to the combination of high tide, storm surge, rains, fl oods and man-made structures.

Reactive and short term planning are sometime inventive and are responsive methods that could lead to effective solutions. For example, to avoid constant fl ooding they build up usable fl oors on both side of the streets to a higher el-evation. When the next fl ood cycle arrives the street temporary becomes a ca-nal. The city doesn’t have unifi ed or specifi c methods to prevent fl ood because of its low laying area in the delta and because of its demand for fast pace de-velopment, fl ood prevention becomes secondary. However, new developments are monitored carefully.

During the rainy season some areas in HCMC experience fl ooding 2x a month. There are incremental solutions such as pull development back from the Saigon riverfront; newer buildings with habitable space are built on higher elevation while older buildings remained on the river edges were built on stilts. Water base transportation becomes the main conduits that link HCMC to other cities in the delta region.

Tat Cau Village – the productive canalTat Cau, where I was born, is a small village with population around 5,000. They were all farmers. Tat Cau is located near the gulf of Thailand and in the southwestern part of Viet Nam. This region is known as the “Rice Bow” and also impacted the most during the war. This region was attributed to the French colo-nized VN in middle of 19th century. They developed a maze of canal system in the delta region because of its richness in alluvium which is suitable to grow rice. Beside growing rice which took longer to harvest, my father also planted multi-crops such as pineapples, in the lower story, mixed with coconuts and bitternuts trees which had taller canopies and need more sun light. This mixed farming method yielded more crops per years therefore increased productivi-ties and income in order to sustain a better way of living. In this region water is Adoptive and is embraced as big part of our livelihood.

For example, the canals were laid out in a rectilinear pattern that had series of smaller ponds link to the system. These ponds were water controlled and were suitable for rice farming and fi sheries. The overall canal system was controlled

by a water lock at the river intersection. The village was protected by a levee road system that was indicated in RED….

…A little story I would like to share. when I was a child. I would look forward to the fl ood; my father used sand bags to stop water from over took the levee. He opened the water lock to let the water in so all the fi shes and shrimps fol-lowed the water. The next day when the water starting to retreat he used a big cone-shape net that was fi tted within the water lock to catch the fi shes and shrimps…

In conclusion, Water is welcome in this part of the world. Water not only func-tions as thoroughfares for transportation, fi sheries, sometime drinking water but also provides a unique approach to living both on water and on land….. With that I thank you

Philip Giang’s Biography for H209 Forum, “Sweet & Salt” September 9, 2013

Philip Giang is currently a senior associate at Perkins Eastman, is one of the founding partners of Pacifi cXanh LLC-a Real Estate JV Partnership which focuses on resort development projects in Viet Nam, and is the Founder of PGiangP LLC-an Urban Design and Architectural practice. He has more than 18 years experience designing large scale mixed use urban design and land planning projects, new communities, resorts, waterfront/marina, museum, offi ce buildings, transit oriented development and town center buildings throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.

Recently, Philip and his team completed a project in South Queens as part of Mayor Bloomberg’s Special Initiatives for Rebuilding and Resiliency (SIRR) He was charged as lead-senior urban de-signer, and worked closely with the Mayor’s appointed SIRR teams, incorporated FEMA and other Federal Agencies recommendations, helped conduct community workshops to gather consensus and helped devise sound resiliency design strategies for the targeted area.

He has prepared award-winning master plans for several new communities in Florida, including WaterColor and WindMark Beach. He believes passionately in the creation of low-impact develop-ment that is sensitive to local ecology and fl ood resiliency, compact and pedestrian-friendly and less-auto dependent and places where people and wildlife can co-exist in harmony. He also lec-tures at Columbia University, NYC- Department of Design and Construction, NYIT, Hanoi Univer-sity and the Saigon School of Architecture in Viet Nam.Philip was born into a family of farmers in a small village called Tat Cau, Rach Gia, Kien Giang Province, near the Gulf of Thailand, in southern Viet Nam. As teenagers, he and his sister were among the Vietnamese mass-exodus of “boat people” that left via Pacifi c Ocean by boat in 1979.

Far from land, somewhere in the Pacifi c Ocean, the “boat people” were set upon by Thai pirates who robbed them and cast the vessel adrift. After days of increasing hardship, the boat reached the Malaysian coast, only to be fi red upon by the local coast guard. Eventually, they realized that they were dealing with refugees and reacted by sending the boat back to sea, this time with water and food supplies. After several days, the vessel landed on one of the many islands of Indonesia where Philip and his sister lived, for the next 14 months, with other “boat people” in primitive refu-gee camp conditions.

After many interviews and much evaluation, Philip and his sister received sponsorship that allowed them to immigrate to the United States. In 1980 they arrived in Woodstock, New York. Philip gradu-ated from high school four years later and received his B. Arch and B. Science from RPI after fi ve more years of study in the School of Architecture. Then, his parents and siblings left Vietnam, im-migrating to the United States as a result of his sponsorship. After a decade-long separation, Philip faced the fresh challenge of helping his family acclimate to their new life in Los Angeles.

Upon completing his studies at Columbia University in urban design, Philip spent more than 12 years working at Cooper Robertson & Partners with a focus on architecture, urban design and large scale mixed use projects. In 2009, he established his own practice and currently works with Perkins Eastman to further his professional career. One of his lifelong goals is to contribute his knowledge in design and planning to help better our living environment, especially in Viet Nam.

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•  How to keep New York, New Jersey and The Netherlands safe and resilient

•  The Economics and Governance of water

•  Innovative Water Technology

  H209 Newsflash July Secretary Donovan and Minister Schultz van HaegenKeynote Speakers at H209 Forum 

With great pleasure HH 500 announces the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, Melanie Schultz van Haegen, and US Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development, Shaun Donovan, have accepted our invitation to act as honorary chairs of H209. Both ministers will open the conference on Monday September 9th, from 8:30 to 09:15 a.m., with keynote remarks followed by a panel discussion in a moderated talk

show format. 

While in Washington in March, Minister Schultz and Secretary Donovan signed a memorandum of understanding (photo) to enhance the exchange of knowledge and expertise in water management between The Netherlands and the USA. Minister Schultz

noted: “Although the scale of our landscapes differs, New York and the Netherlands have a lot in common. Both areas are river deltas. Both areas have estuaries, rivers and water basins that are vulnerable to flooding. The Netherlands has a long history in

water management, but I am not coming only to bring Dutch expertise. I am also here to learn from the American approach.”

On January 26, 2009, Shaun Donovan was sworn in as the 15th United States Secretary for Housing and Urban Development.In December 2012, when President Obama signed an Executive Order creating the

Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, he appointed Secretary Donovan as Chair. The Task Force is charged with creating a comprehensive regional plan, based on local vision for redevelopment, to guide long term disaster recovery efforts. 

Join us on September 9 - 10!Go to www.h209forum.org for more information, the full program and to register.

Speakers @ H209 Forum

The list of H209 speakers grows daily; here’s an overview of the dynamic speakers who will explore current water challenges for coastal cities:

ModeratorsTracy Metz, Writer and Journalist

Adam Freed, Director of the Nature Conservancy Securing Water Program

SpeakersRobert Yaro, Regional Plan Association, PresidentColonel (Ret.) John R. Boulé, MWA, Vice-Chair

Neil McArthur, ARCADIS, CEOCarolien Gehrels, City of Amsterdam, Deputy MayorPaul Fraim, City of Norfolk, Mayor (invited)

Garret Graves, Chair of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) and Executive Assistant to the Governor for Coastal ActivitiesDavid Waggonner, Waggonner & Ball Architects, Principal

David  B. Rossenblatt, The State of New Jersey, Administrator, Office of Engineering and ConstructionVenetia Lannon, New York State, DEC Regional DirectorRoland Lewis, MWA, President and CEO

Han Meyer, Delft Technical University, Professor Urban CompositionPiet Dircke, Professor Urban Water Management Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences

Daniel Zarrilli, New York City, Director of City Resiliency (invited)Laurel Blatchford, HUD, Executive Director, Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force (invited)

Henk Ovink, HUD, Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the EnvironmentSam Roberts, Journalist New York Times, writer (invited)

Russell Shorto, John Adams Institute, director, and writer (invited)Trent Lethco, ARUP, Associate Principal Philip Giang, Perkins Eastman, Senior Associate 

Dina Long, Mayor of Sea Bright (invited)Robert Pirani, RPA, Vice President for Energy and EnvironmentCortney Worrall, MWA, Chief Operating Officer 

Camiel van Drimmelen, City of Amsterdam, Chief PlannerTeam Downtown Manhattan: eight US and Dutch brains that have explored how to keep Downtown Manhattan safe and resilient

Team Jamaica Bay: eight US and Dutch brains that have explored how to keep Jamaica Bay safe and resilientTeam Jersey Shore: four US and Dutch brains that have explored how to keep the Jersey

Shore safe and resilient

Map of Jamaica Bay and surrounding neighborhoods in New York City (Source: Department of City Planning, New York City)

H209 Strategy SessionsThe Sharpest Tools in the ShedDay 1 of H209, September 9th

For a few months before the conference, three American-Dutch Strategy Teams of 6/8 experts each will collaborate on how to protect

three areas of New York or New Jersey from future storms: 1) Downtown Manhattan, 2) Jamaica Bay and 3) Jersey Shore. Delegates can expect spirited presentations by the teams with emphasis on solutions. The teams will share with delegates what ‘tools’ they

have in their-kits. Three high profile keynote speakers will comment on the solutions presented by the teams.

Meet Team Jamaica Bay:Tom McNeilan (team leader) and Job Nijman - Fugro

Kyle Kozar - Regional Plan Association Wytze Schuurmans – 3DiRon Schiffman - Pratt Institute Elisabetta DiStefano - Pratt Institute 

Rob Daoust - ARCADIS US Marcel Ham - Rebel Group/IMG group Eric Fang - Perkins Eastman 

Mark Eker - Provincie Noord Holland (invited)Dutch Delta Commission (invited) 

Keynote speaker: David Waggonner, Principal of Waggonner & Ball Architects, comments on the solutions presented and will explore opportunities for a water strategy for Jamaica Bay. Mr. Waggonner leads an interdisciplinary, international team that has

produced a comprehensive water plan for the New Orleans region. 

Team Jamaica Bay plans to start working on July 11th at ‘Round Table II: Rockaways and

Jamaica Bay’. This workshop, organized by the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York, unites top experts from the USA and The Netherlands in design, engineering, water management, regional planning and adaptation. The

objective of this two-day workshop is to develop hands-on action agendas for the Rockaways and Jamaica Bay on coastal resilience, flood protection and urban water management.  

Team Jamaica will find guidance based on local conditions, long term threats and opportunities, out of the box solutions ideas, global best practices, analysis of retro

fitting vs. future developments, the PlaNYC  'A Stronger, More Resilient New York' and conclusions of ‘Round Table II’.

Team Downtown Manhattan:On july 4th and 5th, Strategy Team Downtown Manhattan started preparing, in The Netherlands, for their presentation of cutting edge solutions on day 1 of H209 Forum.

From left to right: Laura Tolkoff (RPA), Edgar Westerhof

Innovative solutions for Downtown Manhattan on the drawing board

(ARCADIS), Bo JuZa (ASFPM) and Annebeth Loois (Tygron).

For questions, suggestions, and sponsorship opportunities contact Gert Tetteroo (NY) or Gerard Jongerius (Amsterdam) at [email protected]

Register now at www.H209Forum.org

The next H209 Newsflash is published on Friday August 9th  

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Benefactor

The unique character of New York City, originally New Amsterdam, has been shaped by the legacy of the tolerant and entrepreneurial culture of the 17th century Dutch Republic. Besides celebrating American-Dutch history, the Henry Hudson 500 Foundation promotes future ties between New York and The Netherlands that are linked by their shared belief in the value of free, diverse, and entrepreneurial societies. www.henryhudson500.com

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