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What does resilience look like halfway around the world? Urban infrastructure researchers Alysha Helmrich and Lynn Abdouni explore resilience planning in Doha, Qatar
The concept of resilience can be slippery. Is it about longevity, flexibility, adaptivity? All of the above? Resilience has different definitions across disciplines, space, and time, and researchers at IRIS are figuring out the shape that resilience takes in a new project based over 7000 miles away. This summer, urban infrastructure researchers Alysha Helmrich and […]
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The American Society of Civil Engineers endorses the use of nature-based solutions as crucial tool in combatting climate change in new policy statement
In a recent policy statement, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) endorsed the use of nature-based solutions (NbS) as a crucial tool for addressing the threat of climate change and bolstering community and ecological resilience. ASCE’s recognition of NbS as a crucial tool in future infrastructure projects is an important step toward accelerating global […]
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NOAA recommends collaborative oyster reef restoration project for funding
ATHENS, GA – A new project seeks to join Sapelo Island’s Saltwater Geechee community and public entities in a collaborative effort to reduce flooding through oyster reef restoration. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association recommended the project, which is a collaboration between the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, Save Our Legacy Ourself, […]
