• EH14 4AS

    United Kingdom

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PhD projects

Green Infrastructure, Nature-based Solutions, Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), Urban Flooding, Hydrology, Experimental Design, Rainfall-Runoff, Rainfall Simulators, Lysimeters

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20142024

Research activity per year

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Research interests

Daniel’s research interests can be divided into three core areas:

  1. Monitoring, assessing and quantifying the influence/performance of blue-green infrastructure and nature-based solutions to mitigate and attenuate flood risk in urban areas;
  2. Flood risk analysis and resilience assessment, exploring the impact of fluvial and surface water flood events on urban infrastructure;
  3. modelling of urban surface water flooding caused by intense precipitation events using numerical and experimental, rainfall simulator based approaches.

Biography

Daniel is an Assistant Professor in Nature-based Solutions based at the Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh campus. Prior to working at Heriot-Watt University, Daniel was based at the National Green Infrastructure Facility at Newcastle University, UK working as a PDRA on the EPSRC Urban Green DaMS (Design and Modelling of SuDS) project.

Daniel completed his PhD at Loughborough University, which focused on urban rainfall-runoff responses using physical and numerical modelling approaches. He has worked as a NERC-funded PDRA focusing on emergency responder accessibility during flood events at Loughborough University, as well as a Senior Lecturer in Flood Risk Management at the University of Chester.

Roles & Responsibilities

Core teaching Responsibilities:

Course leader, A18GT - Geography Toolbox (EGIS)
Course leader, A10LL - Living Laboratory: Monitoring and Modelling the Environment (EGIS)
Undergraduate Dissertation Supervisor, A10DA/B

PhD Supervision:

Maciej Stetkiewicz (10/22 onwards): Benefits and tradeoffs in rural Nature-based Solutions (Secondary supervisor; co-supervised by Stirling University; Partnered with Forth Rivers Trust)

Aelaf Mulugeta (10/23 onwards): Maintenance of urban green infrastructure for surface water flood management (Primary supervisor; co-supervised by Newcastle University)

Elise Cheng (10/24 onwards): Monitoring and assessment of water quality in urban Nature-based Solutions (Primary supervisor; co-supervised by York University; Partnered with British Geological Survey)

Isla Kendall (10/2024 onwards): Plants with Purpose: Enhancing flood risk management and multi-functional performance  of green infrastructure by evaluating plant functional traits (In partnership with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Scottish Water).

Jiaxi Chen (10/2024 onwards): Coastal town planning in the context of rising sea levels - comparitive study between UK and China (Secondary supervisor)

Chrysoula Pantsi (09/2018 onwards, part-time): Hydrological performance of permeable pavements in real and laboratory conditions (Secondary supervisor)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

External positions

Visiting Professor, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh

Jun 2024 → …

Visiting Professor, National Green Infrastructure Facility, Newcastle University

1 Sept 2022 → …

Keywords

  • GB Physical geography
  • Hydrology
  • Urban flooding
  • Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
  • Green Infrastructure
  • Nature-based Solutions
  • Rainfall-runoff
  • Rainfall simulators
  • Bioretention cells
  • Monitoring and assessment
  • Floods
  • Natural Flood Management

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