Summer research in Boulder and Portland

1. Uncertainty in climate change research Lan Hoang from the Blue-Green Cities team recently attended a workshop on “Uncertainty in climate change research: an integrated approach”, organised by the National Centre for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, USA (NCAR). The workshop gathered various notable speakers from across the field of climate change research, as well as participants from …

Decision Making under Uncertainty workshop, Washington DC; a report by Lan Hoang

In November 2013, Lan Hoang, Cambridge University Centre for Sustainable Development, attended and gave a talk at the Decision Making under Uncertainty workshop, organised by the World Bank. This workshop aimed to build a community of practice and involved various experts to characterise and identify methodologies on decision making under uncertainty. During the first day …

Decision Making Under Uncertainty; the LWEC approach

Decision-making under uncertainty; reporting back from LWEC Uncertainty conference (Emily Lawson). Several of the Blue-Green Cities team attended the Living With Environmental (LWEC) annual conference ‘Decision-making in the twilight of uncertainty’ on the 19th November in Birmingham. The conference aimed to “demonstrate different approaches to addressing uncertainty around decision-making and how we can make better use …

Everyone is wondering the same thing…what is the key to integrated multidisciplinary research and modelling?

Deonie Allen, Heriot-Watt University. There is not yet an established, accepted, and proven method for integrated research and modelling, especially with regards to water sensitive urban design (WSUD), flood risk and urban drainage. However, there are numerous leading edge projects that are working to establish effective methods and processes.  The Blue-Green Cities project is on …