
January 2026
Free webinar: Beyond Education: Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Behavior Change
Hosted by the Shoreline & Coastal Planners Group. This webinar will examine why education usually does not translate into behavior change and communication approaches that can improve the translation from information to behavior change. Drawing on findings from Bridging Policy and Public Perception: Effective Communication of Shoreline Armoring Trade-offs in Coastal Communities, this talk explores key psychological barriers—including risk aversion, mistrust, distal theory, and social values—that shape how residents interpret information and make shoreline management decisions. Speakers will discuss how…
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Free webinar: Follow-up to the Planners’ Briefing for Puget Sound Parcel-Scale Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment
Hosted by the Shoreline & Coastal Planners Group. Please join us to share your local knowledge and expertise of Puget Sound coastal hazards! Background: On April 18, 2025, Ian Miller provided an overview to the Shoreline & Coastal Planners Group of a project that will calculate a sea level rise (SLR) vulnerability index for every parcel within an SLR hazard zone in Puget Sound, based on the exposure of the parcel to hazards and on the configuration of infrastructure and…
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