Engineering Nature-Based Coastal Solutions

3 Credits

Provides students with the intellectual background, conceptual framework, and introductory skills needed to develop and incorporate Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to engineering problems on the coast. Students will learn about the scientific, economic, and engineering rationale for nature-based solutions, engage with the research in nature-based solutions in coastal ecosystems, and develop their understanding of the relationships between ecosystem services, coastal dynamics, and coastal ecology.