Abstract:  The Eastwick neighborhood is situated in the furthest southwest section of Philadelphia, located at the confluence of Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek just before Darby Creek empties into the Delaware River and southwest of where the Schuylkill River meets the Delaware River. Built on what was formerly tidal wetland, and splintered from a failed Urban Renewal project, Eastwick today is a designated environmental justice community facing repetitive catastrophic flooding.

To address these overlapping challenges, the Office of Sustainability (OOS) launched a place-based program in 2022 called “Eastwick: from Recovery to Resilience”. OOS coordinates with partners including the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Fish and Wildlife Services, the Philadelphia Water Department, and a number of environmental and community organizations to better understand the sources of flooding in Eastwick and how to collaboratively build resilience. Earlier this year, OOS released the Eastwick Flood Resilience Strategy, a community-driven roadmap to holistically address flooding in Eastwick.

Presenter Bio: Korin Tangtrakul is the Senior Manager for Place-based Initiatives in the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability where she coordinates a whole-of-government approach to addressing climate risks and co-creates climate resilience strategies with environmental justice communities. She currently manages community-driven resilience planning in Eastwick around flooding and in Strawberry Mansion around heat. Previously, Korin was the Sustainability Manager for the Sustainable Water Resource Engineering Lab at Drexel University where she developed partnerships to further community-engaged climate adaptation research. Korin has lived in NYC where she worked with several water-based organizations like Guardians of Flushing Bay and Newtown Creek Alliance to understand water pollution sources and opportunities for green infrastructure, and in Thailand where she taught English and researched renewable energy infrastructure programs in Asia. Korin received an MS in Urban Environmental Systems Management from Pratt Institute and BA in Environmental Studies and Geography & Urban Studies from Temple University. She loves living in Philly with her dog (Sweet Potato), cat (Sprout), and husband (Daniel). 

Engineers:

This seminar qualifies for 1.0 Professional Development Hour (PDH). A Certificate of Attendance will be available for AWRA-PMAS members only. The meeting price for non-members who wish to receive a Certificate of Attendance for the PDH is $10.00.   

Please note: 

• This is a hybrid event at 530 Walnut Street, AKRF Suite #998 
• Presentation Zoom link will be provided in registration confirmation and reminder emails.
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• Presentation will start at noon.
• Early participants will be in a Waiting Room until noon.
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