Rebuilding Jasper: one year after the fire

About this episode

Beth Sanders discusses the challenges and opportunities of rebuilding Jasper after the devastating wildfires.

Last summer, Beth Sanders was getting ready to lead a new planning department for Jasper, Alberta when the municipality was evacuated due to wildfires. The fires ended up destroying about a third of the town. Beth joins Mary to talk about the challenges and opportunities of rebuilding, as well as lessons for other municipalities facing increasing threats from climate change.Beth is the Director of Urban Design and Standards for the Municipality of Jasper and the author of Nest City.

People in this episode

Host: Mary

Guest: Beth Sanders

Topics covered

• rebuilding
• wildfires
• climate change
• urban planning
• municipal challenges

Keywords

• Jasper
• wildfires
• rebuilding
• urban design
• climate change
• municipality
• planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Municipality of Jasper

Books & works: Nest City

Places: Jasper, Alberta

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