Friday, April 29, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Central Ohio will be getting hotter and wetter, with higher likelihoods of disruptions such as extreme weather, heat, and related stressors such as poor air quality, pandemics, and supply chain failures. We also expect greater in-migration due to increasingly inhospitable environments elsewhere in the country and world. What investments should we make in hard and soft (social) infrastructure to adapt to this future while also making our region more equitable and just? What should communities and businesses in Central Ohio do to ensure we recover gracefully and thrive in the era of shocks and disruptions? What are the tradeoffs and hard choices that we must make?

This panel discussion will be moderated by Harvey Miller.

Our panelists will include:

• Elena Irwin: Sustainability Institute, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences in Economics and Sustainability, OSU Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics

• Erin B. Beck: Department of Public Utilities at City of Columbus

• Kerstin Carr: Mid‐Ohio Regional Planning Commission [MORPC]

• Sandy Doyle-Ahern: EMH&T [Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton]

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Hosted by CURA [Center for Urban and Regional Analysis] at The Ohio State University.