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GGIS Colloquium | Navigating Water Governance and Environmental Hazards: Shaping Public Policy for Environmental and Climate Justice

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Department of Geography & GIS
Location
2049 Natural History Building and via Zoom
Date
Sep 27, 2024   3:00 pm  
Speaker
Dr. Omar Pérez Figueroa, Urban & Regional Planning
Cost
This talk is free and open to the public with a virtual option.
Registration
Zoom RSVP
Contact
Geography & GIS
E-Mail
geography@illinois.edu
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Dr. Pérez Figueroa will delve into his groundbreaking research on small rural water systems in Puerto Rico, exploring their vital role in shaping the island's water governance amidst ongoing challenges. He will also share compelling insights from his work on how communities in Southern California perceive extreme weather events and how the National Environmental Policy Act has played a pivotal role in influencing environmental justice outcomes at the local level. 

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