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WEBINAR - Engineering Considerations for Coastal Hybrid and Nature-Based Green Shores Projects

  • Transcoastal Adaptations 923 Robie Street Halifax, NS, B3H 1G3 Canada (map)

Join TransCoastal Adaptations Centre for Nature-Based Solutions and the Stewardship Centre for BC for an hour-long webinar about the use of engineering designs in nature-based and hybrid Green Shores projects on coastlines. This webinar is applicable to coastal engineers, consultants, municipal staff, students, and anyone who would like to know more about the technical and hard aspects that may need to be integrated into Green Shores projects. The following two speakers will share examples of their work and talk about their experiences from projects in the Maritimes and British Columbia.

3pm - 4pm AST | February 19, 2025

To join the webinar, you must register in advance:

Speakers:

Amaury Camarena

CBCL

Amaury Camarena is a Senior Coastal Engineer and Manager of the Coastal Science and Engineering Department at CBCL. With a wealth of expertise in coastal and offshore projects, his work primarily revolves around integrated coastal zone management, climate resilience, coastal flood risk assessment, design of coastal and harbour structures, and numerical modeling of coastal processes. Over the last decade, Mr. Camarena has managed numerous projects related to waves, hydrodynamics, morphology, coastal flooding, extreme events, hydraulic boundary conditions and design of coastal infrastructure including nature-based solutions, and traditional engineering solutions.

 
 

Grant Lamont

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants

As a senior coastal engineer, Grant is a project manager and discipline lead for a variety of projects ranging from large marina developments to small shoreline restoration. Grant’s professional specialties include shoreline assessments, erosion control and mitigation, beach nourishment, and adaptation to sea level rise.