Tag: TWI
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“Progressing Practice”: Partners host Short Course on NbS at WEDA Summit
This past week, the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) partnered with the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) to host a short course at the 2024 Dredging Summit & Expo in Tampa, Florida. The short course, Nature-based Solutions Engineering and Construction, was organized by UGA’s Todd Bridges, as well as Jeff King from USACE’s Engineering With Nature®…
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Interdisciplinary team investigate roadblocks to natural infrastructure implementation
In a recent literature review published in Science of the Total Environment, a team that included our partners at the University of Georgia, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and The Water Institute investigated the roadblocks and knowledge gaps in the pathway to natural infrastructure implementation in coastal regions. “Approximately 40% of the global…
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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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Partners take part in virtual Socio-Cultural Benefits of NNBF Forum
The Science + Resilience Institute of Jamaica Bay hosted a virtual forum on February 16, 2024, entitled Socio-Cultural Benefits of NNBF (Natural and Nature-Based Features). Three speakers participated, including Dr. Don Nelson from the University of Georgia and Dr. Scott Hemmerling from The Water Institute, both N-EWN partners. This forum was the third in a…
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N-EWN Knowledge Series with Jordan Fischbach
UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. The Network for Engineering With Nature® invites you to the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature… Enhancing Benefits Evaluation for Water Resources Projects: Towards a More Comprehensive Approach for Nature-Based Solutions with Dr. Jordan Fischbach REGISTER HERE Thursday, May 18, 2023 12:30-1:30pm ET on Zoom Continuing…