We’re an interdisciplinary team of scientists working toward thriving communities, businesses and natural systems through natural infrastructure.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers, practitioners, and educators from over a dozen departments at the University of Georgia. Our research is designed to be put directly in the hands of our stakeholders, to be used as tools in creating real-world change.


It is a well known phenomenon that sand shifts: from the sand flowing in an hourglass to eroding beaches, time, gravity and friction make it…

Check out our latest Resilient Futures Podcast at your favorite place to listen! Disasters in the US are becoming more frequent, severe, and costly, and…

Beavers have long been known as a nuisance animal for their unsolicited tree removal and instinct to dam up water sources to create floodplains. However,…
Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems
Based in Athens, Georgia
Contact:
Gin Bacon Talati
vbtalati@uga.edu
Sarah Buckleitner
sarah.buckleitner@uga.edu
