Dr. Jones's talk was very eye opening. I was only familiar with her as an expert on the San Andreas Fault, having read her liveblog of the movie San Andreas. She worked with the California Seismic Commission on a multihazards demonstration project, which started in 2007. In this project she was asked to create scientifically plausible disaster scenarios, which led to the creation of The Great ShakeOut. 5.5 million people participated in the first year of the ShakeOut, and the 2015 ShakeOut drill had 43 million people participating. Once she finished with the CSC, she created a cooperative project between the USGS and the City of Los Angeles called Resilience by Design. This project made the discussion about the community, and changed multiple city ordinances to make the city as a whole stronger.
"The scientist's job is to make sure the decision maker understands the implications of his decision. It is not to make the decision for him."The UNESCO talk by Dr. Margottini was also incredibly interesting. 76% of all world heritage sites are exposed to at least one geohazard. He spoke of several sites that he had worked on, including Petra in Jordan, which is a city carved from stone at risk for rockfalls. In Machu Picchu, they have installed and integrated monitoring system for fear of possible slope movement of the city. Overall it was an intriguing talk and with luck perhaps I may be able to work on some of these beloved sites in the future.
Sarah
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