A two-day academic colloquium aroung Rhine River, its histories, ecologies, infrastructures, and cultural significance. This event is conceived as an interdisciplinary meeting point for scholars working on the Rhine and other riparian related themes. A platform to share current research, foster dialogue, and initiate future collaboration.

Program friday

Session 1: Humans and rivers

“Humans and the Rhine; retrospective and prospective”

Laurent Schmitt, geographer and fluvial geomorphologist

Université de Strasbourg

"Between concrete and currents: a framework for smarter river restoration"

Thomas Wendt, Ecologist, river restoration specialist

https://ites.unistra.fr/recherche/equipes/bise/pages-personnelles/thomas-wendt/

“Riparian ecologies”

Christian Damm, Riparian ecologist Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

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Program saturday