Emily O'Donnell
Assistant Professor in Climate Change, School of Geography
Email: Emily.O'donnell@nottingham.ac.uk
Bio: Dr Emily O'Donnell's research explored how cities, neighbourhoods and communities might increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change and what role blue-green infrastructure can play in mitigating flood risk while providing wider benefits to the environment and society.
Emily's research has been used in previous projects such as Blue-Green Cities and Urban Flood Resilience which helped change policy in Newcastle around better use of infrastructure in urban flood risk management. They are also involved in the Nottingham City Council carbon neutral 2028 strategy which brings UoN academics and City stakeholders together to explore local/region climate and environmental challenges
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- Dr Emily O'Donnell explains why blue-green infrastructure is vital not just for the environment and to combat climate change, but also to create pleasant spaces and benefit the health and well-being of our communities.
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- The risk of flooding is becoming ever more serious, both in the UK and across the globe, and the challenge of protecting our homes and cities is becoming increasingly important. Emily's research explores how cities, neighbourhoods and communities might increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change (particularly flooding) and what role blue-green infrastructure can play in mitigating flood risk while providing wider benefits to the environment and society.