{"id":1300,"date":"2019-03-31T19:50:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T00:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jimschwab.com\/Hablarbooks\/staging\/1734\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2019-04-28T16:52:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T21:52:54","slug":"gratitude-on-parade-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jimschwab.com\/Hablarbooks\/gratitude-on-parade-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude on Parade #9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GRATITUDE ON PARADE
#gratitudeonparade<\/a>
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Kristin Hoskin<\/a> had been on my list for these tributes, but I thought it wise to let the dust settle after the Christchurch terrorist attack<\/a> before saluting her in Gratitude on Parade. Most certainly, however, her gracious reaction to my blog post about the incident two weeks ago confirmed the very reason for including her here. She reaffirmed the New Zealand commitment to human decency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I met Kristin in late 2007 after speaking on a panel in Reno, Nevada, at a conference of the International Association of Emergency Managers<\/a>. Her question was whether I might entertain an invitation to New Zealand as a Visiting Fellow of the Centre for Advanced Engineering in New Zealand<\/a> (CAENZ) at the University of Canterbury<\/a> in Christchurch. Over subsequent months, arrangements were worked out between CAENZ and the American Planning Association<\/a>, and my three-week absence in July and August 2008 was approved by Paul Farmer, APA’s CEO at the time. The reason for choosing me for this annual honor was my expertise in land use related to natural hazards. CAENZ wanted to inject that element into the national debate in New Zealand on natural hazards policy making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristin\nwas assigned to escort me around the country as I conducted seven workshops and\nseminars in both North and South Island cities, ending with a few days in\nChristchurch crafting a white paper before I returned home. She was a gracious\nhost, and from her I learned a great deal about her country even as I shared\ndetailed knowledge with New Zealand planners, emergency managers, and others\nabout how we address those issues in the considerably more complex U.S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, it was a wonderfully educational exchange of insights and information that I will never forget. It was what mutual learning should be. I would happily return to New Zealand, but life has included more than a few other adventures in the meantime. And I was at least able to include what I learned–and more–in the long article I published in January in the hOxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Scienc<\/a>e, on “Planning Systems for Natural Hazard Risk Reduction<\/a>.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristin\nHoskin<\/a>, this tribute is for you. Bask and enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo taken during our fun visit to the Stansborough wool factory north of Wellington, which manufactured costumes for the Lord of the Rings movies. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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