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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.