Registration Eligibility
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Start Date
06/05/2024
End Date
06/07/2024
Description
The Rocky Branch Enhancement Project is an extraordinarily unique project that evaluates the feasibility of transforming the degraded one-mile stretch of urban Rocky Branch as it stands today into an engaging, vibrant and resilient waterfront amenity. Adding to the complexity of this project is the creek’s proximity to an existing, adjacent pre-regulatory landfill that will be directly impacted by the stream realignment and restoration, requiring a collaborative multidisciplinary team approach to manage all environmental impacts both today and in the future.
The restoration of the Rocky Branch corridor is vital to the overall redevelopment vision for Dorothea Dix Park.
The vision of Rocky Branch project is to create not only an aesthetically pleasing Raleigh waterfront, but to design
and create a place that is a truly unique community resource, a regional destination that educates and instills a sense of wonder into those that visit and experience it.
Location
Asheville, NC
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
Yes
Subjects
Water / Stormwater Management
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
1. Urban Stream Morphology – Redefining stream morphology within an urban context to provide healthy habitat, improve water quality and offer safe and inviting pedestrian accessibility.*
2) Management of Multi-disciplinary Teams – Today’s challenges require collaboration among a diverse set of design professionals to solve complex site issues.
3) Analyze, evaluate, and test design solutions through a multi-disciplinary lens. Through evaluation, discussion and analysis, Rocky Branch Enhancement Project combined data from landscape architects, environmental engineers, stream engineers, and civil engineers to test design options.
Instructors
1. Robert Pratt2. Dean Perry3. Kate Pearce4. Janet Cowell5. John Hutton
Course Codes
B3-A
Provider
North Carolina Chapter of ASLA