Studying Natural Infrastructure
USA Today Special Edition highlights the Network for Engineering With Nature (NEWN) and the university partners that have joined with the goal to accelerate the use of natural infrastructure in the public and private sector. Through research, education, and application these partners are working to leverage natural systems for innovative infrastructure development. Full Article, pg. […]
USACE Signs MOU with California Department of Water Resources to Collaborate on Engineering With Nature
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the California Department of Water Resources (CADWR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in May 2021 to collaborate on Engineering With Nature. USACE and CADWR share the common goal of resilient, integrated management of water resources and flood systems that support public safety and strong […]
Incorporating Nature-Based Solutions into the Built Environment
Two articles featuring EWN demonstration projects are available as part of a special series documenting the way in which the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets can be addressed when nature-based solutions (NBS) are incorporated into the built environment. “Integrating Engineering With Nature® strategies and landscape architecture techniques into the Sabine-to-Galveston Coastal Storm Risk […]
Celebrate and reflect on 10 years of Engineering With Nature in a 2 min video or the 15 min full-length feature.
December 2020 View the videos here. (Internal link)
An interview by Todd Bridges in the new book, “Building with Nature – Creating, implementing and upscaling Nature-based Solutions.”
December 10, 2020 Read or Listen more. (Internal link)
Dr. Todd Bridges provides keynote on “Engineering With Nature” as a part of an international webinar series on “Infrastructure and Nature” that has been organized by nearly 20 organizations around the world.
November 5, 2020 This session will advance the discussion on opportunities to apply nature-based solutions (NBS) as alternatives or additions to human-made infrastructure. Speakers will explore the business case through NBS experiences at all levels, from planning to implementation, highlighting the latest examples of how engineers are building with nature for increased benefits for people, […]
An Engineering With Nature Seminar: Founding partners introduce, “N-EWN: The Network for Engineering With Nature.”
November 2020 We invite others to join in developing future practice and practitioners.Access recording and slides here. (Internal link)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announces a new partnership with the University of Georgia (UGA) to establish the Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN).
October 16, 2020 Read more (internal link)
An Engineering With Nature Seminar: Dr. John Sabo from Arizona State University presents, “Coordination of built and natural infrastructure to enhance human-natural water system resilience.”
September 2020 Access recording and slides here. (Internal link)
Brief Research Report Article in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution titled Evaluating Resilience Co-Benefits of Engineering with Nature® Projects is now available.
June 1, 2020 We’d like to invite your consideration and feedback on our article “Evaluating Resilience Co-benefits of Engineering With Nature® Projects” that was published June 1, 2020 in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00149 Supporting system resilience is increasingly included as an explicit goal of engineering. How we can use nature-based solutions to support the combined […]