Paper short abstract:

Identification and preservation of our collective coastal heritage is one of the most pressing challenges facing preservationists in the twentieth-first century. This paper details a preliminary effort to train the next generation of historic preservationists at the University of West Florida.

Paper long abstract:

Identification and preservation of our collective coastal heritage is one of the most pressing challenges facing preservationists in the twentieth-first century. This paper details a preliminary effort to train the next generation of historic preservationists. It shares the objectives, collaborations, challenges, and outcomes of an innovative, team-taught graduate course in coastal and maritime historic preservation taught at the University of West Florida in spring 2017. Through collaborative partnerships with community and cultural organizations, students created a model coastal heritage inventory of Pensacola, Florida, and a mechanism for disseminating information to the public. The paper concludes by suggesting a model for a collaborative, transdisciplinary, publicly engaged training program for coastal preservation.