Workshop on Post-Disaster Materials and Environmental Management

该讲习班将汇集来自美国各地学术界和公共及私营机构的专家，以确定与飓风和洪水等灾害产生的大量和种类繁多的碎片和废物的管理及其环境影响有关的关键研究问题和需求。由于极端天气事件的数量和频率增加，城市化受到控制和不受控制，森林砍伐，土壤侵蚀，基础设施不足和老化，该研讨会将首次汇集大量专家，以确定与该建筑群有关的主要研究需求以系统的方式处理灾后材料的管理和环境影响问题。讲习班将包括的专题是：（1）可能采取的灾前和灾后行动，以减轻灾后物质对环境的影响，（2）废墟和废物的移动和转移，（3）灾后物质的回收、再循环和再利用，（4）废物转化为能源，并从废墟和废物中提取能源，（5）废墟和废物的开采，（6）最佳的处理系统和基础设施，（7）碎片和废物的新的和创新的用途，以及（8）这些材料的更广泛的环境和健康影响，包括大规模污染，不利的气候影响和公共健康影响。灾害废墟和废物有可能造成公共卫生和环境问题;然而，这些种类繁多和数量庞大废物还包括具有很高的回收/升级循环潜力、有益的再利用该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查进行评估，被认为值得支持的搜索.

This workshop will bring together experts from academia and public and private institutions from across the United States to identify critical research questions and needs with respect to the management and environmental impacts of the large quantities and wide varieties of debris and waste generated by disasters such as hurricanes and floods. The occurrence, magnitude, and particularly damage and destruction from disasters have been increasing due to increase in number and frequency of extreme weather events, controlled and uncontrolled urbanization, deforestation, soil erosion, inadequate and aging infrastructure, and significant alterations to the natural environment.The workshop will for the first time bring together a critical mass of experts to identify major research needs related to the complex issues of management and environmental impacts of post-disaster materials in a systematic manner. The topics that will be included in the workshop are: (1) potential pre- and post- disaster actions to mitigate the environmental impacts of post-disaster materials, (2) moving and transfer of debris and waste, (3) recovery, recycling, and reuse of post-disaster materials, (4) waste-to-energy conversion and extracting energy from debris and waste, (5) mining of debris and waste, (6) optimal systems and infrastructure for disposal, (7) new and innovative uses for debris and waste, and (8) broader environmental and health impacts of these materials including large-scale contamination, adverse climate impacts, and public health effects. Disaster debris and waste potentially generate public health and environmental problems; however, these wide-variety and large-quantity of wastes also include materials with high potential for recycling/upcycling, beneficial reuse, and conversion to energy replacing raw and natural material resources.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.