Registration Eligibility
ASLA online learning opportunities are open to all. ASLA members may purchase this presentation at a reduced rate. This is a 2024 conference session.
Start Date
04/17/2025
End Date
04/16/2027
Description
Youth-led community development can be a critical component to addressing systemic inequities, including the risks and traumas associated with climate change. This session will present the impacts of a unique partnership between community, practice, and academia to provide equitable design strategies for resilience in East Kinston, NC.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Sustainable Development & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
No
Hours
1.25
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand how landscape architects can partner with community-based organizations in initiating, visioning, and moving responsive equity-centered projects forward.
2. Develop awareness of the importance of trauma-informed design and planning in advancing resilience solutions.
3. Identify specific outcomes of capacity building and equitable development processes where landscape architects and allied professionals can add value.
4. Describe the relationship between traditional practice and nontraditional practice models, and how leveraging academic partnerships can support communities with limited access to resources.
Instructors
Kofi Boone, FASLA, NC State University; Sarah W. Konradi, ASLA, PLA, Design Workshop Foundation; Chris J. Suggs, Kinston Teens, Inc.
Course Codes
Provider
American Society of Landscape Architects