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An Engineer Faces a Changing Climate - Conversation with Joel Nodelman

An Engineer Faces a Changing Climate - Conversation with Joel Nodelman

FromThe Multi-Hazards Podcast


An Engineer Faces a Changing Climate - Conversation with Joel Nodelman

FromThe Multi-Hazards Podcast

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Length:
97 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How can Canada & other nations ramp up our climate adaptation? How have we reached this point in adaptation and where are we headed? Hear it from an engineer and educator's perspective here in this timely, in-depth episode: "An Engineer Faces a Changing Climate - Conversation with Joel Nodelman" (Multi-Hazards Podcast S03 E08). Joel Nodelman Bio Joel Nodelman is an engineering and risk management specialist with over forty years of professional practice. Over his career, Joel’s primary mission was environmental responsibility and sustainable development. He promoted these strategies in the design, operation, and management of complex engineered systems and organizational structures. He brings this focus to his consulting practice, providing clients with pragmatic approaches to address climate change risk. A gifted speaker, facilitator and educator he taught 4th-year engineering courses in sustainable development and engineering management at the University of Alberta for well over a decade. He is the author of numerous articles and papers on sustainable development, climate change, climate resiliency, and environmental affairs. A graduate of Queen’s University with degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Joel is a Professional Engineer, registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geophysicists of Alberta. Joel holds a Canadian Risk Management (CRM) professional designation from the Global Risk Management Institute (GRMI). Joel and his partner Joan founded Nodelcorp Consulting in 2002 with the firm belief that the combination of their professional skills would offer synergies that support superior client service. (Source: https://www.nodelcorp.com/joel-nodelman-professional-engineer/).
Released:
Oct 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (92)

Multi-Hazards . . . all about protecting communities. Climate change, extreme weather, (un)natural disasters, pandemics, systemic racism, neocolonialism, neoliberalism, poisonous political trends, etc. These pose a threat to human societies and the natural world. This is a podcast about disasters suffered or averted, with issues facing experts in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, anti-racism and many other important topics. It's for anyone interested in protecting your communities, families, your livelihoods or businesses, especially those suffering from this global system that makes many people even more vulnerable. Tune in as we seek solutions to potential risks and also the domino or cascading effects when they overlap and slam into each other. With many, many wonderful, knowledgeable guests and host, Vin Nelsen . . .