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Concurrent Education Session

SUN-D04: Silt Sand Slurry: Nontraditional Practice with the Dredge Research Collaborative

Sunday, October 6, 2024
3:45pm – 5:00pm ET
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 145AB
1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, NY/HSW, FL

For over a decade, our nonprofit organization has catalyzed cross-disciplinary research into innovative coastal, riverine, and sediment systems design. Get a behind-the-scenes look into our new book, which synthesizes sediment research across America’s four coasts while gaining insights into our unique model for nontraditional, research-driven practice.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Discover new models for nontraditional practice and advocacy-focused research, including the nonprofit as a device for organization.
  • Learn about the highly modified sediment systems of America’s four coasts (East, West, Gulf, and Great Lakes) and strategies being used to improve their social and ecological function.
  • Discuss new methods for research and collaboration between academia and professional practice, including interdisciplinary events, internship programs, and field investigations.
  • Engage with new material on innovative sediment design that addresses issues of social equity, climate change, and environmental systems and builds on a decade of research by the Dredge Research Collaborative.