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Gavin Smith, FAICP (he/him/his)

Professor
North Carolina State University
Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

Gavin Smith is a Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at North Carolina State University. His teaching and research focus on hazard mitigation, disaster recovery, and climate change adaptation, and the integration of research and practice through deep community engagement. Educational efforts focus on the oversight and teaching of courses associated with a 13-credit graduate certificate titled Disaster Resilient Policy, Engineering, and Design.

Current work involves the creation and dissemination of a Coastal Hazard Overlay District Guide that visually depicts and describes 51 disaster resilient design standards and planning techniques tied to community-led relocation, avoidance, protect, and accommodate-based strategies. In addition, Dr. Smith is involved in cross-cultural research exploring lessons from the large-scale acquisition of hazard-prone housing in the US and New Zealand that can be used to inform emerging national community-led relocation programs in both countries. This work has evolved into the development of an International Learning Lab spanning partners in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and England.



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