Dr Steven Forrest is a Lecturer in Flood Resilience and Sustainable Transformations at the Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull. His research explores how societies can adapt to and recover from flooding in fair and sustainable ways, focusing on governance, community resilience, and climate justice. Steven has led and co-authored numerous national and international projects on flood recovery, serious gaming for resilience learning, and climate-ready urban planning. He is Programme Director for the MSc in Flood Risk Management at the University of Hull.

Experience

  • –present
    PhD Researcher in Flood Resilience, University of Groningen
  • 2019–present
    Postdoctoral fellow, UJEP
  • 2020–present
    Lecturer, University of Hull

Education

  • 2012 
    King's College London, MA

Publications

  • 2019
    Civil society contributions to local level flood resilience: Before, during and after the 2015 Boxing Day floods in the Upper Calder Valley, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
  • 2017
    Flood Groups in England: Governance arrangements and contribution to flood resilience, In book: Governing for resilience in vulnerable placesPublisher: RoutledgeEditors: E.M. Trell, B. Restemeyer, M. Bakema, B. van Hoven

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