A5045192350- Water resources management and optimization
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Cognitive Science and Mapping
- Dam Engineering and Safety
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Environmental Monitoring and Data Management
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Geological formations and processes
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
- Water Quality and Resources Studies
- Water Systems and Optimization
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
2024
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2021-2023
University of Houston
2020-2022
The new scientific decade (2023-2032) of the International Association Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) aims at searching for sustainable solutions to undesired water conditions - may it be too little, much or polluted. Many current issues originate from global change, while problems must embrace local understanding and context. will explore crises by actionable knowledge within three themes: interactions, innovative cross-cutting methods. We capitalise on previous IAHS Scientific Decades...
A robust multi-functional framework for widespread planning of nature-based solutions (NBS) must incorporate components social equity and hydro-environmental performance in a cost-effective manner. NBS systems address stormwater mitigation by increasing on-site infiltration evaporation through enhanced greenspace while also improving various societal well-being, such as physical health (e.g., heart disease, diabetes), mental post-traumatic stress disorder, depression), cohesion. However,...
Introduction Integrated water management (IWM) involves a range of policies, actions, and organizational processes that go beyond traditional hydrology to consider multifaceted aspects complex resource systems. Due its transdisciplinary nature, IWM comprises input from diverse stakeholders, each with unique perceptions, values, experiences. However, stakeholders differing backgrounds may disagree on best practices collective paths forward. As such, successful must address key governance...
Comprehensive datasets for nature-based solutions (NBS), and their diverse relationships have not yet been accumulated into a deployable format. This research describes the development of novel National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) system NBS co-benefits throughout contiguous United States. Here, we gather integrate robust geospatial from social, ecological, environmental, hydrologic domains using seamless, cloud-based data services to facilitate trans-disciplinary assessment NBSs as...
In a recent editorial in the journal Nature Sustainability , editors raised concern that submissions on water studies appear too similar. The gist of editorial: “too many publications and not enough ideas.” this response, we contest notion, point to numerous new ideas result from taking broader view science field. Drawing inspiration recently hosted conference geared at transcending traditional disciplinary silos forging paradigms for research, are, fact, enthusiastic optimistic about ways...
A robust multi-functional framework for widespread planning of nature-based solutions (NBS) must incorporate components social equity and hydro-environmental performance in a cost-effective manner. NBS systems address stormwater mitigation by increasing on-site infiltration evaporation through enhanced greenspace while also improving various societal well-being, such as physical health (e.g., heart disease, diabetes), mental post-traumatic stress disorder, depression), cohesion. However,...
Abstract. Urbanization and climate change have challenged the structural integrity of flood-control dams through increased storage requirements internal water pressures. Many existing are aging been classified as deficient or having potential for life-threatening floods in event failure, thereby necessitating rapid innovative mitigation strategies (e.g., optimized timing releases, emergency warning systems, property buyouts, additional storage, diversion levees, underground tunnels). Such...
Environmental policies are often chosen according to physical characteristics that disregard the complex interactions between decision-makers, society, and nature. policy resistance has been identified as stemming from such complexities, yet we lack an understanding of how social factors interrelate inform design. The identification synergies trade-offs among various management strategies is necessary generate optimal results limited institutional resources. Participatory modeling used...
Urbanization and climate change increase water pressure in dams stress the stability of flood-control structures. Many existing are aging have been classified as deficient or having potential for life-threatening hazards event failure. Common mitigation measures include optimizing reservoir release rates and/or implementing additional large—scale infrastructure. Such decisions typically investigated with drainage models that do not consider co-evolving variables, such environmental effects...
<p>Impacts and trade-offs between society hydrological processes cover a wide range of issues, for which climate, geography, environment, cultural context, economy, altogether result in largely different coevolution schemes current scenarios. This work presents selection case studies addressing the Panta Rhei Decade’s goals discussions, that representative examples to assess future challenges sociohydrology be included Book results. As follow-up progress presented...
<p>Renewed global mandates have encouraged widespread use of nature-based solutions (NBSs) for addressing overlapping benefits hydro-environmental impact, social conditions (mental and physical health, sense well-being, food security), biodiversity, ecosystem restoration. However, the decision to implement is posed with challenges regarding policy effectiveness stakeholder buy-in. Such complexities may be assessed through lens socio-hydrology enhanced approaches incorporating...
<p>Nature-based solutions (NBSs) use earthen materials to mimic natural stormwater flow by increasing levels of greenspace within the built environment. Research has demonstrated capability NBSs address overlapping issues societal well-being, including improvements in mental and physical health, social vulnerability, sense socio-economics. However, existing NBS planning frameworks emphasize hydro-environmental modeling cost-benefit analysis for regional spatial allocation....