可乐视频 Assistant Professor of Anthropology Kelly Britt (left) meets with King Willem-Alexander (third from left) and community members including Allyson Martinez from Brooklyn Level Up (far right).

The stop on the tour highlighted the ongoing work Britt is doing with the Center for the Study of Brooklyn and the community group . The center is a hub of Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary research, experiential and community-based learning, and nonprofit internships that advance the understanding of Brooklyn鈥檚 critical and cultural issues for the public good.

The visit showcased the ecosystem of East Flatbush community-based organizations, small businesses, and residents committed to community resilience, environmental justice, community land trust building, cultural heritage preservation, and small business support.

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Michael Menser, an associate professor of philosophy, urban sustainability, and Caribbean studies, lived on the Gulf Coast of Texas as a child. His familiarity with the situation is not only observational, but personal.

“Many have died. The Houston Chronicle reported that over 50 have died in Houston alone. Mostly freezing to death, mostly elderly,” says Menser, who is also a member of the board of the Center for the Study of Brooklyn whose areas of research include sustainability and resilience as well as participatory democracy.

On top of the devastating loss of human life, the tragedy has had profound economic impact, with property damage and energy bills skyrocketing to astronomical costs.

“There could be more than 125 billion dollars in damages, which would make it the most costly disaster in Texas history,” says Menser, author of We Decide! Theories and Cases in Participatory Democracy (Temple University Press, 2018).

Menser notes that Texas has seen numerous natural disasters in its recent past, many exacerbated by the effects of climate change. We talked to him about his insight into the current situation, its contributing factors, and how it can serve as an important lesson for the future.

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