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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

My research sits at the intersection of physical and human geography and is primarily focused on citizen participation in water management, with a particular interest in flooding and flood management. I draw from a broad range of methods from numerical modelling and traditional physical field research to participatory action research. 

In particular I am interested in:

  • The role of people in catchment and river management
  • The development of flood resilience at a community level
  • The development of more inclusive and participatory practices of environmental decision-making and management
  • Sustainability, participation, and power in large-scale water management schemes

Key Publications

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  • The Tri-Service Food Insecurity Study, Kiernan, M., Tomietto, M., Johnson, A., Serra, G., King, H., Rollason, E. 8 Feb 2024
  • Establishing a statement of principles for community engagement with civil engineering, Bell, S., Boyle, E., Canton, J., Khan, Z., Quinn, R., Rollason, E., Tully, K., Ward, S., Xavier, P. 1 Aug 2022, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering
  • Interbasin water transfer in a changing world: a new conceptual model, Rollason, E., Sinha, P., Bracken, L. 1 Jun 2022, In: Progress in Physical Geography
  • A new framework for integrated, holistic, and transparent evaluation of inter-basin water transfer schemes, Sinha, P., Rollason, E., Bracken, L., Wainwright, J., Reaney, S. 15 Jun 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment
  • Evaluating the success of public participation in integrated catchment management, Rollason, E., Bracken, L., Hardy, R., Large, A. 15 Dec 2018, In: Journal of Environmental Management
  • Rethinking flood risk communication, Rollason, E., Bracken, L., Hardy, R., Large, A. 1 Jul 2018, In: Natural Hazards
  • The importance of volunteered geographic information for the validation of flood inundation models, Rollason, E., Bracken, L., Hardy, R., Large, A. 1 Jul 2018, In: Journal of Hydrology

PGR Supervision

Purnima Acharya Citizens as sensors? Integrating the Role of People in Flood Risk Modelling and Monitoring. Start Date: 01/10/2022

Qualifications

  • Geography PhD January 11 2019
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy FHEA 2020

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