2024 USCRP Decadal Visioning Workshop
The Future of Coastal Processes Research
Hosted in St. Petersburg, participants explored the future direction of coastal research, shared valuable insights, and engaged in stimulating discussions with professionals and researchers who are passionate about addressing the challenges faced by coastal communities.
Objective
Bring together federal agencies, stakeholders, and academia to identify and prioritize key management challenges and high-priority science gaps to guide the next decade of coastal research.
Past Visioning Sessions
Nearshore Collaboration Workshop, Kitty Hawk, NC, December 2016
The Past & Future of Nearshore Processes Research, Kitty Hawk, NC, May 2014
The Past & Future of Nearshore Processes Research, Kitty Hawk, NC, May 2014
Stakeholders and federal and academic researchers met in late 2016 to develop national-scale, collaborative research plans that would include federal and non-federal partners. These projects were supposed to address problems and topics that would make significant advancements through combined agency/researcher collaboration.
Outcomes: Several important collaborative projects were developed during this workshop including the Coastal Model Test Bed, DUNEX, and a rapid deployment plan that led to the NSF-funded Nearshore Extreme Events Reconnaissance (NEER).
The Past & Future of Nearshore Processes Research, Kitty Hawk, NC, May 2014
The Past & Future of Nearshore Processes Research, Kitty Hawk, NC, May 2014
The Past & Future of Nearshore Processes Research, Kitty Hawk, NC, May 2014
The USCRP was conceptualized during this 2014 workshop that developed a vision for nearshore processes research where societal needs and science challenges intersect. The vision was comprised of three broad research themes: long-term coastal evolution due to natural and anthropogenic processes; extreme events: flooding, erosion, and subsequent recovery; and the physical, biological and chemical processes impacting human and ecosystem health.
Authoritative Product: The seminal Nearshore Report is a consensus document that recommended multi-agency investment into a program to coordinate and fund research to address the above themes.
Photos: Visioning Sessions
