How to balance the design of multi-functional cities with flood resilience

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Project Detail
The 21st century is experiencing unprecedented urban expansion due to population growth and migration. This, along with climate change and changes in rainfall patterns has resulted in the growing challenge of urban surface water flooding. Traditional approaches to urban design and particularly drainage systems are not appropriate for the 21st Century. Therefore, sustainable alternatives need to be developed, known as Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) or Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI).

How we balance the day to day functions of urban spaces i.e. economic productivity, health and wellbeing of users, with the need for flood resilience when it is needed is poorly understood, in terms of town planning. The impacts of SuDS, including urban green space, on mitigating flood risk, along with other ecosystem services are highly uncertain, especially at the development and city scales. This project will focus on upscaling the impacts of individual BGI to larger spatial scales, investigating the synergies between BGI assets using both field experiments and numerical models.

Find out more
For further information on this project, please see the main CENTA website (http://www.centa.org.uk/) or contact Dr Ian Pattison ([Email Address Removed]).

Entry requirements
Applicants will normally need to hold, or expect to gain, at least a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) in Geography, Engineering, Architecture or Town Planning, or Environmental Science. A Master’s degree and/or experience in a related area associated with the research will be an advantage.

Contact details
Name: Dr Ian Pattison
Email address: [Email Address Removed]
Telephone number: +44 (0)1509 228737

How to apply
1. Complete a CENTA studentship application form in Word format (available from http://www.centa.org.uk/apply/ or http://www.centa.org.uk/media/1202/centa-studentship-application-form.docx).
2. All applications should be made online at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/research/. Under programme name, select “Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering”. During the online application process, upload the CENTA studentship application form as a supporting document.
Please quote CENTA18-LU14 when completing your online application.