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38th Annual Meeting of the Working Group Seas and Coasts at the LUH

38th Annual Meeting of the Working Group Seas and Coasts at the LUH

The 38th annual meeting of the working group "Geography of the Seas and Coasts" (AMK) of the Association for Geography at German Universities and Research Institutes (VGDH) of the German Society for Geography (DGfG) took place in Hanover from June 1st to 2nd 2021.

The virtual conference was organized by the Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology and the Ludwig Franzius Institute of Hydraulic, Estuarine and Coastal Engineering in cooperation with the AMK and EUCC-D - The Coastal Union Germany.

Almost 50 participants could attend 14 scientific lectures in three thematic specialist sessions and view four posters from science and practice and were able to participate in a virtual excursion and a film screening and informally network at the online platform Gather Town. The thematic focus of the conference was on participatory research approaches, coastal protection and ways to reduce marine pollution.

You can find more information on the working group “Geography of the Seas and Coasts” and the conference here.

Published by Tinka Kuhn