Planning for Sea Level Rise: Integral Presents on Coastal Resilience and Adaptation at ASBPA

Integral Consulting’s David Revell, Ph.D., Cheryl Hapke, Ph.D., and Sam Blakesley will discuss topics related to coastal resilience, beach protection, and adaptation at the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) National Coastal Conference. On September 28–October 1, 2021, the hybrid conference will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, and virtually. Integral is a silver sponsor for the event.

Dr. Hapke will participate in a Board of Director’s meeting on September 29, and she is attending the event in person. Dr. Revell and Mr. Blakesley will present virtually. Integral staff will be available to answer attendee questions during online call sessions that can be scheduled via the conference scheduling application.

Schedule of Integral’s Technical Sessions

Thursday, September 30

Session 5A—Beach Restoration & Resilience I
4:30–4:50 p.m., Central
Digging Deep: Mining Long-term Datasets to Identify Resilient Beach and Dune Morphologies—South Padre Island, Texas
Presenter: Cheryl Hapke

Friday, October 1

Session 6A—Beach Restoration & Resilience II
8:00–9:20 a.m., Central
Moderator: Cheryl Hapke

Session 8A—Sea Level Rise Guidance, Planning & Policy
11:50 a.m.–12:10 p.m., Central
Proactively Planning for Sea Level Rise on California’s Public Trust Lands
Presenter: Sam Blakesley

Session 8C—Strategies for Resilience
11:10–11:30 a.m., Central
A Novel Framework for Improving Adaptation Planning
Presenter: David Revell

Learn more about ASBPA.

For more information on Integral’s related services, contact Dr. Revell at drevell@integral-corp.com or Dr. Hapke at chapke@integral-corp.com.