Tag: Natural infrastructure

  • PEW Flood Prepared Communities visits Athens

    PEW Flood Prepared Communities visits Athens

    We’re so excited to welcome PEW Flood Prepared Communities to the University of Georgia Campus today, to learn about their team and showcase the latest IRIS research on flood hazard modeling, natural infrastructure, and operationalizing equitable delivery of flood risk reduction.

  • Examining the tradeoffs between density and green space in urban neighborhoods

    Examining the tradeoffs between density and green space in urban neighborhoods

    Scientists are increasingly finding evidence of the importance of having green space, like parks and greenways, in urban environments. But cities also need to be able to accommodate plenty of people. In a paper recently published by IRIS affiliate Andressa Mansur, alongside lead scientist for nature-based solutions, Robert McDonald, at The Nature Conservancy, and a team of experts from other…

  • Use of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Estuarine Systems

    Use of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Estuarine Systems

    At the 11th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and Management, a N-EWN team, including Amanda Tritinger, Jeff King (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Matthew Bilskie (University of Georgia, IRIS), and Justin Ehrenwerth (the Water Institute of the Gulf) hosted a short course on Engineering With Nature practices. The full day workshop included over 60 attendees from the private…