DANIELE J. SPIRANDELLI Assistant Professor of Coastal Policy and Community Development Department of Urban and Regional Planning Saunders Hall 107c 2424 Maile Way Honolulu, HI. 96822 Home 3029 Lowrey Ave., H-3214 Honolulu, HI. 96822 danieles@hawaii.edu 808-956-6686 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE University of Hawai`i - Manoa, Honolulu, HI. Department of Urban and Regional Planning Assistant Professor, Coastal Policy and Community Development (2014-present) Acting Assistant Professor (2012-2014) Courses taught, Graduate: PLAN 620: Environmental Planning & Policies PLAN 640: Land Use Policy & Programs PLAN 625: Climate Change, Energy and Food Security in the Asia Pacific ARCH 750: Design Research Studio: Urban Resilience & Ecology Undergraduate: PLAN 101: Sustainable Cities Honors 101: Introduction to Research on Water & Climate Sea Grant College Program Extension Faculty, Interdisciplinary Coastal Sustainability Initiative (2012-present) Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Affiliate Faculty (2013-present) University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma, WA. (Fall 2011) Adjunct Lecturer, TURB 220: Department of Urban Studies. Introduction to Urban Planning University of Washington Seattle, Seattle, WA. Department of Landscape Architecture Lecturer, LARCH 303: Natural Processes Studio (Spring 2010, 2006, 2004) Teaching Assistant, LARCH 498: Reading the Elwha (Summer 2011 and 2010) Teaching Assistant, LARCH 498c: Water and Soils in the Urban Landscape (Winter 2010) Center for Obesity Research (2007 2008) Graduate Research Assistant, Seattle Obesity Study: A Cross Sectional Study on Food Environment, Diet Quality, & Disparity in Obesity, funded by National Institute of Health Urban Ecology Research Laboratory (2002-2006) Research Associate, Lead in projects funded by E.P.A. Regional Geographic Initiatives, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, and WA. Department of Ecology
2 Daniele Spirandelli EDUCATION & TRAINING Department of Urban and Regional Planning Teaching Assistant, URBDP 422: Urban and Regional Geo-Spatial Analysis (Spring 2008) Online Master s in Infrastructure Planning and Management (formally Strategic Planning for Critical Infrastructures) Lecturer & distance learning course development, SPCI 504: Applied Geo-Spatial Analysis (Summer 2007) University of Washington, Urban Design and Planning, Seattle, WA. Ph.D., June 2014 Honors: Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Oceans (JISAO) Fellowship (2009-2012) Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation & Tufts University Water Diplomacy Training Workshop, Cambridge, MA., June 23-27, 2014 University of Washington, Landscape Architecture, Seattle, WA. M.L.A., June 2002 Honors: Fritz Grant Scholarship, Washington American Society of Landscape Architects (WASLA) Certificate of Honor for Outstanding Achievement in Publication/Communication, University of Washington Faculty of Architecture Honors Award for publication. University of Melbourne, Department of Landscape Architecture, Melbourne, Australia (2001) Master s Research: The perceptions of urban density: open space as a mitigating factor of residential density. Clark University, Worcester, MA. B.A., cum laude, in International Development, Community and Environment, June 1995 Dean s List (1992-1995) School for International Training, Semester Abroad, India (1994) Independent Research: Participation of Women in Rajasthan s Joint Forest Management Program PEER-REVIEW PUBLICATIONS Under Review Mora, C., Spirandelli, D. and other authors. The Broad risks to humanity from climate change submitted to Science. Spirandelli, D. Land use patterns and wastewater infrastructure: are there ecological trade-offs to alternative wastewater infrastructures? Under preparation, submitting to Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. Revise & Re-submit
3 Daniele Spirandelli Porro, R., Kim, K., Spirandelli, D., Lowry, K. Evaluating Erosion Management Strategies Under Future Sea Level Rise. Ocean and Coastal Management. (forthcoming 2017) Publications Spirandelli, D., Anderson, T., Porro, R., Fletcher, C. 2016. Improving Adaptation Planning for Future Sea-Level Rise: Understanding Uncertainty and Risks Using A Probability-Based Shoreline Model Journal of Planning Education and Research 36(3), 290-303. Spirandelli, D. 2015 Spatial Patterns of Wastewater Infrastructures Across a Gradient of Urbanization: A Study of the Puget Sound Region. Land, 4(4), 1090-1109. Alberti, M., Booth, D., Hill, K., Coburn, B., Avolio, C., Coe, S. and Spirandelli, D., 2007. The impact of urban patterns on aquatic ecosystems: An empirical analysis in Puget lowland subbasins. Landscape and urban planning, 80(4), pp.345-361. PROFESSIONAL REPORTS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS Spirandelli, D., Burnett, K., Roberts, M., 2016. Toward an Understanding of Residential Water Conservation Behaviors on Oahu. Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawai`i- Manoa, WRRC-2016-18, Project Number: 2015HI441B. Spirandelli, D., 2016. Residential Water Conservation in the County of Honolulu, O`ahu. Ka Pili Kai, 38(2), University of Hawai`i Sea Grant College Program. Spirandelli, D. 2014. Examining the Effects of Wastewater Infrastructure on Puget Sound Nearshore Water Quality Across a Gradient of Urbanization (Doctoral dissertation). Coastal Resilience Networks (CRest) Project, 2013. Opportunities for Implementing the Hawai i State Planning Act, Climate Change Adaptation Priority Guidelines (Contributing author). Alberti, M., Spirandelli, D., Jiang, Y. 2008. Landscape Change Analysis of Western Washington. Report prepared for the Environmental Protection Agency, funded under the Regional Geographic Initiative. Alberti, M., Spirandelli, D., Greve, A. 2005. Empirical Analysis of Impervious Surfaces in King County, WA. Report prepared for King County Department of Natural Resources, WA. CONFERENCE PAPERS Spirandelli, D., Cording, A., Teramura, S. Research and knowledge gaps on ecosystem services generated by low impact development. Conference paper for the Ecological Society of America Conference in Portland, OR. Presented on August 6, 2017. Spirandelli, D., Babcock, R., Shen, S., Budd, E., and T. Dean, 2016. Examining criticality to better understand vulnerability in the context of climate change and coastal wastewater infrastructures in Honolulu, Hawai`i. Conference paper for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) 56 th Annual Conference in Portland, OR. Presented on November 4, 2016.
4 Daniele Spirandelli Spirandelli, D. Babcock, R., Shen, S., Budd., 2016. Assessing the Vulnerability of Hawai`i s Coastal Wastewater Infrastructures to Climate Change. Conference paper for the North American Symposium on Climate Change in New York, NY. Presented on August 18, 2016. Spirandelli, D. and Olson, K., 2016. A Social-Ecological Framework for Understanding the Ecological and Human Well-Being Outcomes of Sewage Treatment Alternatives. Conference paper for the Ecological Society of America in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Presented on August 14, 2016. Spirandelli, D. Roberts, M., Burnett, K., Wada, C., 2016 Linking Climate, Water Demand, Urban Form and Social Norms in Hawaii. Conference paper for the World Planning Congress in Rio, Brazil. Presented on July 5, 2016. Spirandelli, D., Anderson, T., Porro, R. Fletcher, C., 2015. Adapting to long-term coastal hazards from sea level rise in the Hawaiian Islands. Conference paper for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) 55 th Annual Conference in Houston, TX. Presented on November 3, 2015 Spirandelli, D., Roberts, M., Burnett, K., Wada, C., 2015. Toward an Understanding of Residential Conservation Behaviors on Oahu. Conference paper for the Second Conference on Water Resource Sustainability Issues on Tropical Islands in Honolulu, HI. Presented on December 13, 2015. Porro, R., Kim, K., Spirandelli, D., Lowry, K., 2015. Evaluating Erosion Management Strategies Under Future Sea Level Rise in Waikiki, Hawai`i. Conference paper for Coastal & Marine Tourism Congress in Kailua, HI. Spirandelli, D. 2015. Landscape patterns and wastewater infrastructure: are there ecological trade-offs to alternative wastewater infrastructures? Conference paper for the Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, MD., presented on August 11, 2015. Spirandelli, D. 2013. Patterns of Wastewater Infrastructure Across a Metropolitan Coastal Region Conference paper for the joint congress ACSP-AESOP, Dublin, Ireland. Spirandelli, D. 2010. Assessing land use, land cover, and wastewater infrastructure for shellfish in the Puget Sound near-shore Conference Paper for the Water Research Conference, University of Washington. Spirandelli, D. 2008. Land Cover Change in the Puget Sound. Conference paper for the South Sound Science Symposium, Tacoma, WA. Spirandelli, D. 2007. Landscape Change Analysis for Western Washington. Conference Paper for the Georgia Basin Conference, Vancouver, B.C. Spirandelli, D., Younglove, L., Demmy-Bidwell, M., Alberti, M., Faustman, E., Fay, F., Drew, C., Judd, N., Newton, J., 2007. Integrated Framework of Urbanization, Nearshore Ecosystem and Human Health Interactions: A Case Study of Dissolved Oxygen in the Hood Canal. Paper for the Georgia Basin Conference, Vancouver, B.C. GRANTS AND RESEARCH SUPPORT Building Resilience for the Waipahu Transit Oriented Development Community (co-pi) Hawai`i Office of Planning, 2017-2019, $250,000
5 Daniele Spirandelli Assessing the Vulnerability of Coastal Wastewater Infrastructure to Climate Change (PI) - Pacific Island Science Climate Center, 2016-2018, $111,807. Predicting Hawaii Water Demand Under Climate Change (co-pi) Pacific Island Science Climate Center, 2016-2018, $94,745. Toward an Understanding of Residential Water Conservation Behaviors on Oahu, Hawaii (PI) WRRIP/USGS, 2015 2016, $56,684. Training Workshops in Adaptive Water Management of Complex Water Problems University of Hawai`i Sea Grant College Program Development Fund, 2014, $10,000. Na Wai Eha Panel, Water Diplomacy Workshop - UH Diversity and Equity Initiative, 2014, $200. University of Hawaii Research Council Travel Research Grant, 2013, 2015, 2017 University of Hawaii College of Social Sciences Travel Grant, 2016 OUTREACH AND PUBLIC SERVICE Public Talks Landscape and Water-Sensitive Urbanism Building Voices Architectural Symposium, Hawaiʻi State Capitol, April 22, 2017 Flushing Our Future Lead event organizer, Sea Grant-DURP sponsored Town Hall, ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 27, 2017. Adaptation process, perceived risks, uncertainties, and trust Maui Shoreline Planning Workshop, Maui Planning Department, May 23, 2016. Risks and Vulnerabilities due to Climate Change Presentation to Mayor s Cabinet (with Dr. Chip Fletcher), May 17, 2016, Honolulu, HI. Infrastructure in the age of climate change Public presentation to Kaka`ako community, as part of Kaka`ako: Our Kuleana, a six-week free Urban Academy workshop, HCDA, October 2015, Honolulu, HI. Recommendations for integrating green infrastructure in Transit Oriented Development Honolulu Mayor s Cabinet with students from PLAN 620, May 2015. Students presented research on green infrastructure and their recommendations for incorporating strategies into Honolulu s Transit Oriented Development. Honolulu, HI. University and Public Service Member, Governing Committee, Voyager Charter School, 2016-present Hawai`i State Office of Planning Ocean Resources Management Plan (ORMP) Working Group, member 2012-2014. Volunteer, Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition, Seattle, 2007.
6 Daniele Spirandelli Design Committee, Issei Memorial at Minidoka Internment Camp for the National Park Service, Minidoka, Idaho, 2007. University Developed DURP-GES Undergraduate Environmental Planning track. Member, University of Hawai`i-Manoa Landscape Advisory Committee, 2016-present Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Urban Regional Planning, 2016-2017 Lead event organizer, World Town Planning Day with the theme, Ecosystem-based adaptation, using nature to respond to climate change, University of Hawaii, November 7, 2014. University of Hawai`i Sea Grant Training Workshop, Adaptive Water Management of Complex Water Problems, December 2014. University of Hawaii-Manoa. Mentor, Undergraduate senior thesis, University of Washington, 2011 Reader, Master s student thesis, Evergreen State College Environmental Studies, 2008-2009 Member, Steering Committee, UW Ph.D. Program in Urban Design & Planning, 2007-2008 Member, Faculty Search Committee, UW Department of Landscape Architecture, 2000-2001 Planning Discipline Pre-organized session Lessons and Innovations in Climate Adaptation, Pacific Risk Management ʻOhana (PRiMO) Conference, Honolulu, HI. March 22, 2017 Scientific Review Committee, Pacific Risk Management ʻOhana (PRiMO) Conference 2017 Discussant, Environmental Planning Track, ACSP 2016 Conference, Portland, OR. November 5, 2016 Served as a reviewer for Journal of Planning Education and Research, Journal of the American Planning Association, and Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (2014-present)