Applied River Restoration is an advanced, practitioner-led suite of technical courses that walks you through the river restoration project cycle from end to end including steps such as;
Through role-play exercises, optioneering challenges and a post-course assignment, you’ll build the judgement to act as an intelligent client: to read restoration plans critically and recognise when something has been missed.
Each one-day course is built around an in-depth case study of a real project on a particular river type. So far we have four river types in mind:
For 30 years, RRC’s case studies have shown you the finished result. This course shows you every decision that got there. Our library of over 70 published case studies (Manual of River Restoration) has helped practitioners see best practise in river restoration. But a case study shows the outcome — not the options that were argued over, the feasibility work that fell short, or stakeholder objection that reshaped design. Our new course series opens up that hidden reasoning with 1 day courses, focusing on real projects, carried out on different river types, enhancing your understanding of the process of river restoration.
We’d like to hear from you. This course is still taking shape, and there's more detail to come. Be part of the decision process by registering your interest and selecting the river types of most interest to you. Early expressions of interest will help us decide which river type to prioritise development, and when and where we deliver.
Registering your interest doesn’t commit you to a place; it simply helps us confirm pricing and dates. Please take a moment to fill in the expression of interest form and tell us which river type matters most to your work. Thirty years of restoration knowledge is ready to be put to work — we hope you’ll join us!