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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Partners Gather to Discuss USACE Proposed Updates for Water Resource Investments
On Thursday, April 4, a team of affiliates from the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems including Todd Bridges and Matthew Shudtz held a webinar to discuss the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ new draft of agency-specific procedures for implementing Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Federal Investments in Water Resources. The goals of…
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Partner Podcasts: EWN Atlas 3 and Climate Resilience in the Army
N-EWN partners are always finding new ways to share research with the world. Explore the newest episodes of two of our partners’ podcasts below. The Engineering With Nature Podcast S7 E4: Atlas 3 Launch Coming Soon – 58 Inspiring NBS Projects Innovation and collaboration are cornerstones of Engineering With Nature (EWN). Sharing projects, demonstrating outcomes, and inspiring…
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N-EWN partners to help lead first National Nature Assessment
The U.S. Global Change Research Program has announced the chapter leadership teams for the first-ever National Nature Assessment (NNA1). The NNA1 will take a holistic approach to better understand the role of nature in the lives of people across the country, integrating science with traditional ways of knowing and the needs of communities. The Assessment…
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