Features of aquatic ecosystems such as wetlands, reefs, barrier islands and dunes function as natural infrastructure to reduce risk of damage and loss related to erosion and flood hazards. Community interest to restore functionality to degraded ecosystems has moved beyond traditional restoration to include integration of nature-based features into built infrastructure as an emerging climate adaptation strategy. However, robust design of natural infrastructure is limited by gaps in scientific knowledge regarding key properties of living materials and critical processes that sustain living infrastructure. In this seminar, results of hydrodynamic and sediment transport observations within natural, restored, and engineered biological canopies are discussed with reference to natural infrastructure design applications.
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