Keeping History Above Water®: Annapolis was an international gathering of over 250 experts and practitioners from around the country hosted by the City of Annapolis with support from the Newport Restoration Foundation. Conference discussions examined the increasing and varied risks posed by sea level rise to historic coastal communities, their built environments and traditional ways of life.
Given the city’s leadership on sea level rise planning with its Weather It Together: Protecting Our Historic Seaport Initiative, Annapolis shared the city’s planning priorities for sea level rise adaptation with residents, cultural resource professionals, government leaders and other community resiliency practitioners. Leaders in the fields of historic preservation, business, culture, tourism, economics, urban planning, environment, sustainability, design, engineering and public policy participated in lectures, workshops, roundtables and tours that focus on practical solutions and community engagement.
Presentations
Our Shifting Shores: When Culture and Nature Collide – Phil Dyke, Coast and Marine Advisor for the National Trust, UK
A Sea Level Rise Update – Dr. William Sweet
Reimagining the Mosaic: History and Continuity in Changing Times – Marcus Moench
Environmental Histories and the Future of Heritage: Looking to the Past in Climate Change Management – Emily Button Kambic and Kathryn G. Smith
The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Reshaping of the Civilized World – Jeff Goodell, Author, Investigative Journalist and Contributing Editor to Rolling Stone
Philadelphia, PA: Disaster Planning for Historic Properties in a World Heritage City – Emily Paulus Everett
Farnsworth House Flood Mitigation, Ashley R. Wilson and Jenna Cellini Bresler
Flood Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: The Benefits of Amphibious Retrofits to Historic Structures – Elizabeth C. English
Living in Our Shared World – Michael Steen
Visuals in Support of “Dispatches from the 2017 Hurricane Season” Hurricane Harvey in Texas Lessons for Annapolis – Don M. Bain, P.E.
Resilient Rural Landscapes & Communities: A Collaborator’s Toolbox – Brian Ambrette and Stephanie Jones
Show and Tell: Annapolis Uses Story Map to Illustrate Flood Risks – Bradley Dean and Shawn Wampler
NH Coastal Flood Risk: Science & Guidance- Cameron Wake, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
Role of the Federal Government and Climate Change Policy – Sara Bronin, Chair, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
A Tale of Three Storms – David Luchsinger, National Park Service
Living Above the Street: Flood Retrofitting of NYC – Ziming Wang, Columbia University
Adapting to Sea Level Rise in Southern Maine- Dave Reidmiller, Ph.D., Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Staying Above Water – Ian Stevenson, Greater Portland Landmarks
Adapting Historic Resources to Sea Level Rise through Regional Connection – Abbie Sherwin, Southern Maine Planning & Development Commission
Sea Level Rise and the Threat to Historic Naval Sites – Ray Toll
Planning for Annapolis Sea Level Rise and Future Extreme Water Levels – Emil Petruncio
WEATHER IT TOGETHER The Annapolis Model for Cultural Resource Hazard Mitigation Planning -Lisa Craig
Rapid Coastal Assessment & Annapolis Adaptation Alternatives-Don Bain
From Risk to Return: Challenges and Opportunities for Maryland in Adapting to a Changing Climate – Kate Gordon
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): EDGeS – Jennifer F. Helgeson
City of Portsmouth Historic Resources Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaption Plan –Nicolas Cracknell and Peter Britz
What Codes Apply to Projects on the Floodplain? -Kevin Wagner
Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia, PA – Samantha Kuntz
Practicalities of Recovering from the Storm – Tony Daniels
Zoning and Building Code Regulations for Floodplain Management: Conflict or Corporate with Historic Preservation Regulations – Noah Slovin
Preserving Paradise: There is a Little of Florida in All of the US – Leslee F. Keys and Clay Henderson
Realities of Politics and Policy Development, Chris Cerino
The 3D Sea Level Rise Visualization Project – Morris Hylton III
The Impacts of UAS (Drones) in Preserving History, Preparing for the Worst, and Educating the Public – Larry Rogers and David Butts
The Resilient Landscape: Landscape as a Basis for Integrated Resilience
Culture on the Move: Cultural Heritage, Historic Preservation, and Climate Mobility in America Today
Now What? Nonprofit Responses to the Resilience Challenge (1) – Skip Stiles
Now What? Nonprofit Responses to the Resilience Challenge (2) – Nathan Lott
Historic Structures and the National Flood Insurance Program, Is There a Balance? – Jennifer Sparenberg and Kevin G. Wagner
Community Rating System and Historic Preservation: Implications for Beaufort, South Carolina – Rebecca Nuebauer
Archaeology of the Water’s Edge: Quantifying the Effect of Shoreline Change on Maritime Archaeological Resources in Virginia’s Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula – Brian Bates, Mary Bennett, Craig Rose, Walter Witschey
Using the Digital Index of North American Archaeology for Rapid Disaster Response and Reporting – Jolene Smith, David G. Anderson, Eric Kansa, Joshua Wells, and Stephen Yerka
In the Face of the Flood: A County’s Efforts to Mitigate a Potential Massive Loss of Cultural Resources – Anastasia Poulos
Managing the Effects of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise on Archaeological Sites at Fort Eustis, Newport News, VA – Emily Dhingra
