Mapping Change: Rockaways 2050

Ten years after Superstorm Sandy, what do we know about the future of the Rockaways? How will the Rockaways community look in 2050? Which neighborhoods will be most affected? Can all neighborhoods survive the anticipated sea level rise? And what can the design community do to support these waterfront communities in the short and long term?Our panelists, possessing a wide range of experience and knowledge from city planning to waterfront resilience to new development, will seek to answer these questions and explore the peninsula’s transformation.

Panelists:

Walter Meyer, Principal, Local Office of Landscape and Urban Design

Michael Marella, Director of Climate and Sustainability Planning, NYC Department of City Planning

Lida Aljabar, Urban Strategy, Resilience & Transformation

Deborah Helaine Morris, Urban Planner, Climate Adaptation and Housing

Moderator:

David Burney, Academic Director, Pratt Institute MS in Urban Placemaking and Management

Keynote Addresses:

Ron Shiffman, Profesor Emeritus, Pratt Institute Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

Deborah Gans, Professor, Pratt Institute Undergraduate Architecture

Sponsored by:

Pratt Institute RAMP (Recover Adapt Mitigate Plan)

RISE (Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity)

Pratt Institute GCPE (Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment)

Pratt Institute's School of Architecture Housing Consortium

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