HydroSocialExtremes
We explore the interplay between floods, droughts and human societies to unravel risks and opportunities generated by socio-hydrological feedbacks
Dynamic modelling
case study analysis
global analysis
Supply-demand and reservoir effects
The notion that “we should build more dams and increase water supply to satisfy growing demands” remains pervasive also because there are major knowledge gaps in the long-term effects (including unintended consequences) of reservoirs on the spatiotemporal distribution of both water availability and demand. (Di Baldassarre et al., 2018)
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Teaching
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Publications
Adaptation and levee effects
Societies with low protection levels tend to resettle further away from the river after catastrophic flood events, and that the decrease in human settlements close to the river may have contributed to reduced exposure to future flood events. Conversely, societies with high protection levels show no significant changes in human proximity to rivers. (Mård et al., 2018)
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Project
ERC-granted project “HydroSocialExtremes: Uncovering the Mutual Shaping of Hydrological Extremes and Society”, H2020 Excellent Science, ERC Consolidation Grant nr. 771678
Our mission
Unravel the interplay of water and society, and explore the dynamics and risks generated by feedback mechanisms between hydrological, technical and social processes
Homepage photo credits: Amir AghaKouchak
Contacts
Giuliano Di Baldassarre
Department of Earth Science, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16
SE-752 36, UPPSALA
giuliano.dibaldassarre@geo.uu.se
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