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Marshall Shepherd provides expertise on changing hurricane seasons- and what they mean for communities.
In a special edition of the Network for Engineering With Nature’s (N-EWN) Nature at Work series, Dr. Marshall Shepherd of UGA Geography provided expertise on hurricanes and the impact of a changing hurricane season on coastal communities. Shepherd is a Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences and an accomplished meteorologist. On…
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IRIS presentations from the 2024 N-EWN Partner Symposium
At this summer’s inaugural N-EWN Partner Symposium, we heard talks from partner institutions, organizations and companies from across the country. We also came together to support IRIS affiliates and students as they presented their research on topics from flood modeling to environmental policy. Below, we’ve compiled the abstracts of IRIS-affiliated presentations from the 2024 N-EWN…
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New publication finds positive relationships between biodiversity and green infrastructure in coastal Georgia
In a new study in Conservation Biology, researchers from UGA’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, and East Carolina University explore the relationship between infrastructure development and coastal biodiversity to predict changes in biodiversity under different infrastructure scenarios. Natural or “green” infrastructure uses natural processes as a foundation for built…
