Where to Next? Climate Migration and the Cities and Neighborhoods of the Future
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  • October 14 - 14, 2020
    3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
    Event: 2020 ULI Virtual Fall Meeting
    Session Type: Concurrent Session
    Session Capacity: N/A


    As regions become hotter, stormier, and wetter, climate change is likely to lead to migration and shifting economic development patterns, both worldwide and in the United States. Accordingly, as some cities and regions invest in infrastructure and initiate plans to be better prepared for climate impacts, others are planning for the potential arrival of new businesses and communities seeking more hospitable environments. In this session, hear from urban policymakers, planners, and others who are trying to anticipate climate migration patterns and plan for them, including practitioners involved in some of the first climate migration initiatives in the United States. Speakers will discuss anticipated climate trends, land use and real estate impacts, emerging policy approaches, and the initia...
Session Speakers
Burgess Katharine
Organization: Urban Land Institute


As Vice President of Urban Resilience, Katharine Burgess leads the Urban Land Institute's Urban Resilience Program. Through research, advisory services, convenings and outreach, ULI's Urban Resilience Program helps ULI members, the industry and communities be more resilient to the impacts of climate change. At ULI, she has authored and co-authored recent reports on climate resilience, real estate

Castro Chris
Organization: City of Orlando


Chris is the Senior Advisor to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Director of Sustainability & Resilience, and 'Future-Ready' steering committee member for the City of Orlando, developing policies & programs to advance the City’s sustainability, climate action, and smart city goals. Chris is best known for his work as the president and founder of IDEAS For Us, a global UN-accredited 501c3 nonprofit wor

Martin Carlos


Carlos Martín is a senior fellow in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center at the Urban Institute, where he leads research on the physical quality of housing and communities. Martín, a trained architect and construction engineer, connects the bricks and mortar of housing to its social outcomes. His areas of expertise include green housing, disaster mitigation, substandard housi

McGee Fawn


Fawn McGee has been with the Green Acres Program since 1995, and became Chief of the State Land Acquisition Program in 2004. In this capacity, Ms. McGee has direct responsibility over the budget and negotiations to purchase lands for NJDEP Divisions of Park & Forestry and Fish & Wildlife. On an annual basis, there are approximately 450 active negotiations pending across the State. In addition, in
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