Drastic Measures: Planning for Sea Level Rise in the Netherlands

Simon is the Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor, Department of Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies, and chair of the Climate Week at Penn planning team. Simon's teaching and research focus on cultural aspects of resilience, climate adaptation and sustainability, especially with regard to water and forests, and take the climate emergency as their starting point. Recently, Simon has been a member of international design teams working on climate adaptation projects in Semarang, Indonesia, and Amsterdam.