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Emily O'Donnell

Assistant Professor in Climate Change, Science and the Environment, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Biography

Emily holds an MSci in Geographical Sciences from the University of Bristol in 2006 (First Class Hons) and PhD in Geography (carbon cycling in subglacial environments) from the University of Bristol, where she received the award for Best Research Degree Thesis in the Faculty of Science in 2012/2013 and a Postgraduate Commendation for Excellence in a Doctoral Thesis. After completing her PhD, Emily lectured in Physical Geography at the University of Bristol and moved to the University of Nottingham in 2013. Emily was a postdoctoral researcher and project manager on several national and international interdisciplinary research projects, exploring the multiple flood risk benefits of Blue-Green Cities (Blue-Green Cities), transformative change in urban flood risk management (Urban Flood Resilience), and multifunctional blue-green infrastructure for climate change adaptation (Blue-Green Futures).

Expertise Summary

My research experience spans the following areas:

Urban Flood Risk Management

Blue-Green Cities

Climate Change Adaptation

Blue-Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Drainage Systems

Social Learning (e.g. Learning and Action Alliances)

Public Perceptions

Stakeholder Engagement

Teaching Summary

I teach on the degree programmes for Geography (BA/BSc) and Environmental Leadership & Management (MSc), on the following modules:

Environmental Knowledge to Action (GEOG4096, GEOG4097, GEOG 4098) (module convenor)

Planet Earth: Exploring the Environment (GEOL1002)

Research Tutorial (GEOG2030) (module convenor)

Climate Change Decision-Making in Context (GEOG4095)

Tutorial (GEOG1005)

Dissertation supervision

Research Summary

My research specialises in urban flood risk and water management, Blue-Green Cities, social learning, and stakeholder engagement. I am interested in how cities are addressing current and future urban… read more

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