A5047240083- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Water resources management and optimization
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Scientific Research and Discoveries
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Advanced Data Storage Technologies
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Noise Effects and Management
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Korean Urban and Social Studies
- Urologic and reproductive health conditions
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Information Technology Governance and Strategy
Children's Mercy Hospital
2025
University of Nottingham
2016-2023
Newcastle University
2021-2023
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
2023
University of Colorado Denver
2022-2023
Royal Geographical Society
2021
Kensington Health
2021
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2020
Los Alamos National Laboratory
2019
University of Edinburgh
2016
There is a recognised need for fundamental change in how the UK manages urban water and flood risk response to increasingly frequent rainfall events coupled with planned expansion. Approaches centred on 'living making space water' are adopted internationally. Nonetheless, widespread implementation of Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) currently hampered by barriers that impede uptake innovation. We investigate BGI Newcastle, UK, through series semi-structured interviews professional...
Managing urban flood risk is a key global challenge of the twenty-first century. Drivers future UK were identified and assessed by Flood Foresight project in 2002–2004 2008; envisaging during 2050s 2080s under range scenarios for climate change socio-economic development. This paper qualitatively reassesses updates these drivers, using empirical evidence advances science, technology practice gained since 2008. Of original five have strengthened, three weakened 14 remain within their 2008...
Urban flooding has become a serious issue in most Chinese cities due to rapid urbanization and extreme weather, as evidenced by severe events Beijing (2012), Ningbo (2013), Guangzhou (2015), Wuhan (2016), Shenzhen (2019), Chongqing (2020). The “Sponge City Program” (SCP), initiated 2013 adopted 30 pilot cities, is developing solutions manage urban flood risk, purify stormwater, provide water storage opportunities for future usage. Emerging challenges the continued implementation of Sponge...
Abstract Achieving urban flood resilience at local, regional and national levels requires a transformative change in planning, design implementation of water systems. Flood risk, wastewater stormwater management should be re-envisaged transformed to: ensure satisfactory service delivery under flood, normal drought conditions, enhance extend the useful lives ageing grey assets by supplementing them with multi-functional Blue-Green infrastructure. The aim multidisciplinary Urban Resilience...
Flood and water management governance may be enhanced through partnership working, intra- cross-organisational collaborations, wide stakeholder participation. Nonetheless, barriers associated with ineffective communication, fragmented responsibilities 'siloed thinking' restrict open dialogue discussion. The Learning Action Alliance (LAA) framework help overcome these by enabling effective engagement social learning, facilitating targeted actions needed to deliver innovative solutions...
Abstract. Fjord and continental shelf environments in the polar regions are host to some of planet's most productive ecosystems support economically important fisheries. Their productivity, however, is often critically dependent upon nutrient supply from upstream terrestrial delivered via river systems. In glacially fed coastal ecosystems, riverine nutrients largely sourced melting snow ice. The largest extensive ecosystem Arctic that bordering Greenland Ice Sheet. future primary...
Abstract Urban flooding is a key global challenge which expected to become exacerbated under change due more intense rainfall and flashier runoff regimes over increasingly urban landscapes. Consequently, many cities are rethinking their approach flood risk management by using green infrastructure (GI) solutions reverse the legacy of hard engineering approaches. The aim GI attenuate, restore, recreate natural response, bringing hydrological responses closer pre‐urbanized conditions. However,...
Blue-Green infrastructure (BGI) is recognised internationally as an approach for managing urban water challenges while enhancing society and the environment through provision of multiple co-benefits. This research employed online survey to investigate perceptions BGI held by professional stakeholders in four cities with established programs: Newcastle (UK), Ningbo (China), Portland (Oregon USA), Rotterdam (The Netherlands) (64 respondents). The results show that associated having too much...
Preliminary results of the UK Urban Flood Resilience research consortium are presented and discussed, with work being conducted against a background future uncertainties respect to changing climate increasing urbanization. Adopting whole systems approach, key themes include developing adaptive approaches for flexible engineering design coupled grey blue-green flood management assets; exploiting resource potential urban stormwater through rainwater harvesting, metabolism modelling...
Abstract Blue‐Green Infrastructure (BGI) is recognized as a viable strategy to manage stormwater and flood risk, its multifunctionality may further enrich society through the provision of multiple cobenefits that extend far beyond hydrosphere. Portland, Oregon, an internationally renowned leader in implementation BGI showcases many best practice examples. Nonetheless, range interdisciplinary barriers uncertainties continue cloud decision making impede wider BGI. In this paper, we synthesize...
Abstract: Cutaneous myxomas are extremely rare in the pediatric population. We describe a case of an eyelid cutaneous myxoma with multiple recurrences 8-year-old child. The lesion once previously diagnosed as eccrine hidrocystoma had been excised three times subsequent recurrence. Frozen section diagnosis performed during fourth excision showed striking basaloid features, prompting deferral definitive to permanent sections. Following routine processing, proliferations were again seen without...
Modern urban flood and water management emphasises holistic strategies that reduce risk while providing cobenefits to economies, societies, environments. The “Blue‐Green City” concept provides a viable framework for putting this into practice. Ningbo, is coastal city with high risk, whose history as Chinese “water town” demonstrates approaches implicit the “Blue‐Green” were practiced in ancient times, lessons can be learned from these applications. Furthermore, recent launch of “Sponge...
Rapid urbanization has sharply increased the pressure of urban water issues (e.g., flooding and pollution) in Chinese megacities during last three decades. Sustainable management approaches, such as Nature Based Solutions (NBS) Low Impact Developments (LIDs), have successfully delivered long-term benefits to cities Europe North America. Similarly, Sponge City Program (SCP) initiated 2013 experimented 30 pilot cities. This paper reviewed first stage SCP from 2015 2020 by using observation,...
Sustainable drainage systems and ‘blue–green’ infrastructure provide a range of environmental, economic social benefits in addition to managing water quantity quality. Recognition the multi-functionality these their multiple could lead joint efforts deliver that meets strategic objectives both public private organisations. This paper reports on evaluation Killingworth Longbenton surface management scheme, partnership project north-east England jointly funded by Northumbrian Water,...
Abstract. Determining the concentration and composition of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in glacial ecosystems is important for assessments situ microbial activity contributions to wider biogeochemical cycles. Nonetheless, there limited knowledge abundance character DOC basal ice subglacial environment a lack quantitative data on low-molecular-weight (LMW) components, which are believed be highly bioavailable microorganisms. We investigated via molecular-level analysis. Spectrofluorometry...
Understanding public perceptions of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) is critical for addressing barriers to their implementation. Perceptions are typically evaluated using explicit measures (e.g. questionnaires) that subject biases and may not fully capture attitudes towards SuDS. A novel image-based application the Implicit Association Test developed investigate unconscious SuDS in greenspace combined with tests evaluate without SuDS, focusing on a sample population Newcastle-upon-Tyne....
Flood management is a complex issue in Chinese cities that exhibit high populations and have undergone rapid urbanization. Urban flood (UFM) approaches can be used to mitigate urban risk. To address issues of poor water quality surface flooding, the Sponge City Program (SCP) was initiated 2013 China. The SCP aims provide an opportunity for improve their current UFM practices. This study looks at Guiyang (a pilot sponge city located SW China) as case identify challenges opportunities valley...
Portland, Oregon, USA, demonstrates many best practice examples of sustainable stormwater management that embrace the Blue-Green ideal reconfiguring urban water cycle to more closely resemble natural cycle. For than a decade, City Portland has invested widely in infrastructure (BGI) help reduce number combined sewer overflows (CSO) context state-wide plan restore Oregon's watersheds; recover fish and wildlife populations levels; provide ecological, cultural, economic benefits (Yeakley &...
Learning and Action Alliances (LAAs) are becoming an increasingly popular method for overcoming the challenges associated with participatory forms of governance, where decision making requires collaboration between stakeholders. In flood risk management, LAAs provide a mechanism through which institutional participants can come together, share knowledge, innovate, devise solutions to ‘wicked’ problems. While social learning generated at is now well understood, by this translated into action...
Abstract Effective irrigation management is critical for future food supplies and the prosperity of producers engaged in production. Through a deficit field experiment, we determine financial impact on caused by changing costs, corn prices, extreme weather events, restricting levels. Results suggest that optimal economic strategy within our constrained optimization model to fully irrigate, with highly dependent commodity restriction level, costs. The greatest losses restrictions come from...
The UK's abundant municipal water supply has resulted in slow progress with the uptake of rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems within home. Research indicated that exploring public preferences for domestic RWH are necessary increasing demand. Here, we use explicit and implicit tests to investigate perceptions non-potable uses, compare respondents without systems. is perceived positively by most indicating an openness acceptance this technology (and/or lack strong negative attitudes). Implicit...