Division of Flooding and Poverty
Climate change and increased flood hazards will drive increased poverty in the 21st Century. Through the study of displaced populations, disrupted economies, water-borne illnesses and the loss of ecosystem services and infrastructure caused by flooding, UC Blum Center Scholars are utilizing big-data to identify solutions to mitigate flood risk, foster peace and stability in flood-affected communities and empower citizens to action through widely-accessible information and leadership.
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In the News: Brett Sanders on Using Sediment Bypass to Reduce Erosion and Flooding
Blum Center affiliated faculty member Brett Sanders is in the news discussing how sediment bypasses could help to address erosion at our local beaches. In a recent Spectrum News 1 article by Jo Kwon, Sanders explains that sediment buildup in Orange County's flood...
Professor Brett Sanders Appears in Documentary on Coastal Erosion and Flooding
Blum Center-affiliated professor Brett Sanders recently appeared in a documentary film, “Coastal Crisis: California's Vanishing Beaches." Created by Mike Moodian, the documentary explains how climate change is causing sea levels to rise and eroding Southern California...
In the News: San Clemente hopes to add 250,000 cubic yards of sand to beaches
Professor Brett Sanders, who leads the Blum Center's research on flooding and community vulnerabilities, was recently interviewed by Spectrum News 1. "Sanders [...] walked on the other end of the project recently at Linda Lane. He noted that the city’s project is a...
Research Lead
Brett Sanders (B.S., University of California, Berkeley; M.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Michigan) is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. Sanders’ research group specializes in the development of innovative algorithms for flow and transport in river and coastal systems and the integration of information technologies to create more accurate and efficient simulation tools.
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News
- California’s aging dams face new perils, 50 years after Sylmar quake crisis (LA Times)
- ‘Expect More’: Climate Change Raises Risk of Dam Failures (New York Times)
- Researchers find collaborative flood modeling process effective (National Science Foundation)
- UCI, other researchers find collaborative flood modeling process effective (UCI News)
- Beach dynamics (UCI News)
- Scientists from UC Campuses Study Floods, Flood Socioeconomics (Spectrum News)
- What Is a Nuisance Flood, Exactly? (Eos)
- In a warming climate, ocean- and land-based floods are a disastrous duo, UCI researchers find (UCI News)
- Over time, nuisance flooding can cost more than extreme, infrequent events (UCI News)
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