Get to know N-EWN
A community of researchers, practitioners, and educators working together to advance the practice of natural infrastructure.
We work across four main branches
In order to help facilitate the widespread adoption of natural infrastructure practices across the United States, we’ve identified four main areas that need additional work:
Developing methods and standards
New tools, techniques and guidance are needed to effectively plan, design, construct and operate natural infrastructure at different scales
Assessing benefits and costs
Natural infrastructure provides communities with a broad array of economic, environmental and social benefits. Improved approaches are needed to evaluate, quantify and forecast these benefits to support planning and decision making
Monitoring performance and outcomes
Technically sound, efficient and applicable methods are needed to track natural infrastructure performance over time, develop the evidence base for future designs, ensure compliance with policy and inform project operations and adaptive management
Integrating people and policy
Providing infrastructure that supports human wellbeing and equitably meets the needs of diverse communities requires integration of human values, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and policies with modern communication and collaboration practices
Combining a diversity of on-the-ground experience with interdisciplinary teams.
The N-EWN community is made up of over 30 partners from industry, academia and the non-profit sector.
What N-EWN’s been up to:
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Dr. Brian Bledsoe joins National Academies of Sciences panel on resilience
N-EWN UGA lead and IRIS director Dr. Brian Bledsoe recently joined the National Academies of Sciences, Medicine and Engineering, Enhancing Community Resilience (EnCoRe) Initiative Expert Panel Series. This panel series was developed by the Gulf Research Program, with the goal of better understanding the challenges and critical issues that may threaten the health and safety…
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N-EWN Member Dr. Rhett Jackson Participates in “What Does a Changing Climate Mean for Georgia’s Infrastructure” Panel
Don’t miss out on this webinar as part of the Georgia Climate Project: “What Does a Changing Climate Mean for Georgia’s Infrastructure?” on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST. To register, visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BnO2yYCqQ0y3e1IVImK9qA. The Georgia Climate Project is a statewide network launched by the University of Georgia, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology to help Georgia reduce…
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Dr. Todd Bridges Testifies at U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Oversight Hearing
This past week, N-EWN member Dr. Todd Bridges testified at the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works oversight hearing entitled, “The Role of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Water Resources Projects. “We’re fueling natural and nature-based solutions with collaboration,” Bridges said of the U.S. Army Corps’ work on natural infrastructure. To watch…
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