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Equitably Incorporating the Wellbeing Benefits of Nature

June 20, 2024
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Research Update: Innovative Sensor Deployment to Save New Jersey Wetlands
June 11, 2024
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Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN) Inaugural Partner’s Symposium
May 23, 2024
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New Book Showcases Nature-Based Solutions Around the World
April 25, 2024
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Advancing Nature-Based Solutions: A Key Focus for US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
April 24, 2024
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Surveying Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Placement Sites at the Philadelphia District
April 17, 2024
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Signed: A New Memorandum of Understanding with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to Collaboratively Quantify Nature’s Benefits for Human Well-Being
April 2, 2024
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EWN Podcast reaches 50k download milestone!!!
April 1, 2024
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Join ERDC Live this week with EWN's Dr. King & Dr. Tritinger
March 26, 2024
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National Nature Assessment Chapter Leadership Team Announced
March 25, 2024
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EWN Bolsters Army Resilience Efforts

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A process to incorporate the benefits of nature for human wellbeing will help USACE achieve more comprehensive benefits accounting and therefore more informed project evaluation. Ideally this work, in combination with related work units, will continue to increase the EWN-centric portfolio and will support important shifts in public infrastructure planning currently underway in the nation including greater consideration of equity.

This slide has a left section with white text on a blue background that reads “Well-Being Focused Design Considerations”. The right section shows eight boxes with a gradation of color from blue to green. They read (from the top): 1. Proximity – passive regulating benefits are local; ease of getting nature “dose” and recommended physical activity. 2. Publicly accessible – routes to; mobility constraints; mentors. 3. Type and size – different people benefits from different nature. 4. Amenities – trails, benches, sports fields, gardening. 5. Safety – elements that build confidence that space is safe. 6. Quality and maintenance – important for perception and safety. 7. Distribution – site selection can improve equity/ nature-deficit. 8. Designs that maximize well-being are those that people say are good for their well-being.

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Presented by Caleb Sytsma [Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education (ORISE), Oak...
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