Poster Number 335
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See more from this Session: Disseminating Hands-on Geological Knowledge and Creating a Greater Awareness for the Environment: Emphasis on the Involvement of Undergraduates and K–12 Students (Posters)
Abstract:
A series of university student-based projects in Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands, and Roatán, Honduras, include basic and applied science and coastal management research. Examples are monitoring beach profile changes in front of and adjacent to seawalls, measuring coastal erosion and accretion patterns from aerial photography, statistical analysis of whether or not pre-existing geomorphic parameters control hurricane damage patterns, the link between terrestrial land use and the offshore impacts on coral reefs, coastal-hazard evaluations using geoindicator-based checklists, multiple coastal-hazard assessments to develop coastal compartment management plans, and evaluating the efficiency of shoreline engineering projects such as gabions and groins. None of these projects could have been carried out without student research assistants. The field research, laboratory data analysis, development of maps and other evaluation tools, and presentation of results to local decision makers is all contingent on student involvement.
See more from this Division: Topical Sessions
See more from this Session: Disseminating Hands-on Geological Knowledge and Creating a Greater Awareness for the Environment: Emphasis on the Involvement of Undergraduates and K–12 Students (Posters)