Led by Research Assistant Professor Leah Kahler, this three-credit research seminar examined the political and ecological networks of coastal restoration in Louisiana. Students analyzed the structural limitations of current coastal restoration efforts and documented the disparities between large-scale, state-administered restoration and alternative coastal practices in the non-profit, private, and environmental justice spheres. With a focus on the plants grown for coastal restoration and the processes that transform coastal landscapes across diverse scales, the course analyzed various restoration practices using critical frameworks from course readings, drawing, mapping, and workshops with coastal leaders. Risograph booklet printed by Constance. This research was conducted in parallel to an ongoing project by Kahler and Assistant Professor Liz Camuti, generously supported by the Landscape Research Group.
