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Team Jamaica Bay: Part One
The document summarizes a forum held by Team Jamaica Bay on September 9-10, 2013. It introduces the participants in the forum from Dutch, Dutch-American, and American organizations. It then provides an overview of Jamaica Bay, describing it as a 50 square mile hidden treasure that is home to 40 diverse communities and 880,000 residents. It outlines Jamaica Bay's dynamic environmental history and some of the management plans that have been developed to protect the area. Finally, it discusses the impacts of Hurricane Sandy on Jamaica Bay and the goal of using flood protection as a way to stimulate the bay's beauty, economy, connectivity, and position as part of an "Emerald Necklace."
Team Jamaica Bay: Part One
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- 2. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 2 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational TEAM JAMAICA BAY Dutch – American Participants: Fugro: Tom McNeilan, Sally McNeilan Arcadis: Rob Daoust Dutch Participants: Deltares: Hans Gehrels, Elgard van Leeuwen Noord-Holland: Mark Ekerm Nelen-Schuurmans: Wytze Schuurmans Rebel Group: Irene Pohl, Stefan Nijwening, Marcel Ham Fugro: Job Nijman, Peter van der Kolk Delfland Water Board: Carl Paauwe American Participants: RPA: Kyle Kozar E&EK Group of Perkins Eastman: Eric Fang Pratt Institute: Elisabetta Distefano, Jesse Braden
- 3. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 3 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Jamaica Bay – A Hidden Treasure Jamaica Bay ~50 square miles
- 4. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 4 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Jamaica Bay – A Hidden Treasure
- 5. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 5 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Jamaica Bay – A Hidden Treasure
- 6. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 6 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Jamaica Bay – A Hidden Treasure
- 7. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 7 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Jamaica Bay – A Hidden Treasure & International Gateway
- 8. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 8 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Jamaica Bay – A Hidden Treasure & International Gateway
- 9. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 9 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Jamaica Bay – A Hidden Treasure Roughly 40 Diverse Communities 880,000 Residents 158 Community Based Organizations
- 10. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 10 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Jamaica Bay – A Hidden Treasure
- 11. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 11 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Jamaica Bay – A Hidden Treasure
- 12. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 12 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Jamaica Bay – A Hidden Treasure NYCDEP : Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan 2007 NPS and NYC: Jamaica Bay Partnership 2012 National Park Service : General Management Plan 2008 - Present
- 13. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 13 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational 18451899192219542010 Historic (1845 Map) Wetland Dunes Wetland Dunes Jamaica Bay – A Dynamic Environment
- 14. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 14 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational
- 15. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 15 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational
- 16. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 16 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational
- 17. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 17 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational
- 18. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 18 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Working with a Dynamic Landscape
- 19. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 19 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Working with a Dynamic Landscape
- 20. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 20 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Sandy Impacts on Jamaica Bay
- 21. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 21 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Sandy Impacts on Jamaica Bay
- 22. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 22 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Sandy Impacts on Jamaica Bay
- 23. Team Jamaica BayH209 Forum September 9 & 10, 2013 Slide 23 Inclusive + Integrated + Innovative = Inspirational Using Flood Protection as a Stimulant to… Flood Protection Live with the Water Beauty Economy Connectivity InnovativeInclusive Integrated The Emerald Necklace
Editor's Notes
- #10 Jamaica Bay is surrounded by one of the densest urban areas un the country Containing roughly 40 Diverse and Distinct Communities. That represent the full range of ethnic backgrounds and socio-economic levels.This includes large communities of particularly vulnerable populations.There is a particularly high rate of Aging populations surrounding the bay X NUMBER.And X NUMBER OF Subsidized housing developments
- #11 Vulnerable populationsSome areas with high rates of senior populationsAnd many subsidized properties.
- #13 New Era of Investment in restoring the ecological qualities of the bay.