Outputs (34)

Managing flood risk in Blue-Green Cities (2024)
Book Chapter
O’Donnell, E., Dolman, N., Everett, G., Kapetas, L., Ncube, S., & Thorne, C. (2024). Managing flood risk in Blue-Green Cities. In J. Lamond, D. Proverbs, & N. Bhattacharya Mis (Eds.), Research Handbook on Flood Risk Management (97-111). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839102981.00015

Blue-Green Cities manage flood risk by recreating more naturally oriented water cycles in urban areas through the restoration of natural drainage channels, reduction in impervious surfaces and implementation of Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI - for ex... Read More about Managing flood risk in Blue-Green Cities.

Public perceptions of rainwater harvesting (RWH): comparing users and non-users of RWH systems (2023)
Journal Article
Snelling, A. M., Lamond, J., Everett, G., O’Donnell, E. C., Ahilan, S., & Thorne, C. (2023). Public perceptions of rainwater harvesting (RWH): comparing users and non-users of RWH systems. Urban Water Journal, 21(2), 181-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062x.2023.2281310

The UK’s abundant municipal water supply has resulted in slow progress with the uptake of rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems within the home. Research has indicated that exploring public preferences for domestic RWH are necessary for increasing deman... Read More about Public perceptions of rainwater harvesting (RWH): comparing users and non-users of RWH systems.

Developing a “Sponge Catchment Management Plan (SCMP)” framework at the catchment scale: The case of Guiyang, SW China (2023)
Journal Article
Qi, Y., Chan, F. K. S., Feng, M., Griffiths, J., Hutchins, M., O'Donnell, E., Thorne, C., Liu, L., Zhang, C., & Li, X. (2023). Developing a “Sponge Catchment Management Plan (SCMP)” framework at the catchment scale: The case of Guiyang, SW China. River, 2(1), 109-125. https://doi.org/10.1002/rvr2.33

Catchment floods are more challenging due to intensive urbanization and climate change. Enlightened by the Low Impact Development (LID), China initiated the Sponge City Program (SCP) to transform Urban Flood Management (UFM) to be more environmentall... Read More about Developing a “Sponge Catchment Management Plan (SCMP)” framework at the catchment scale: The case of Guiyang, SW China.

Understanding influence and action in Learning and Action Alliances: Experience from the Newcastle Blue‐Green vision (2022)
Journal Article
O'Donnell, E. C., Snelling, A. M., & Lamond, J. E. (2025). Understanding influence and action in Learning and Action Alliances: Experience from the Newcastle Blue‐Green vision. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 18(1), Article e12868. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12868

The Learning and Action Alliance (LAA) framework is increasingly valued as an approach to facilitate social learning and action by enabling collaboration within and between organisations, breaking down barriers to information sharing and facilitating... Read More about Understanding influence and action in Learning and Action Alliances: Experience from the Newcastle Blue‐Green vision.

Perceptions of Blue-Green and Grey Infrastructure as Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Urban Water Resilience (2021)
Journal Article
O'Donnell, E. C., Gosling, S. N., Netusil, N. R., Chan, F. K. S., & Dolman, N. J. (2021). Perceptions of Blue-Green and Grey Infrastructure as Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Urban Water Resilience. Journal of the British Academy, 9(Supplementary issue 9), 143–182. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s9.143

Sponge City Program (SCP) and Urban Flood Management (UFM)—The Case of Guiyang, SW China (2021)
Journal Article
Qi, Y., Shun Chan, F. K., Griffiths, J., Feng, M., Sang, Y., O’Donnell, E., Hutchins, M., Thadani, D. R., Li, G., Shao, M., Xie, L., Liu, S., Zhang, C., Li, X., Liu, L., & Zhong, M. (2021). Sponge City Program (SCP) and Urban Flood Management (UFM)—The Case of Guiyang, SW China. Water, 13(19), Article 2784. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13192784

Flood management is a complex issue in Chinese cities that exhibit high populations and have undergone rapid urbanization. Urban flood management (UFM) approaches can be used to mitigate urban flood risk. To address urban issues of poor water quality... Read More about Sponge City Program (SCP) and Urban Flood Management (UFM)—The Case of Guiyang, SW China.

Green infrastructure: The future of urban flood risk management? (2021)
Journal Article
Green, D., O'Donnell, E., Johnson, M., Slater, L., Thorne, C., Zheng, S., Stirling, R., Chan, F. K., Li, L., & Boothroyd, R. J. (2021). Green infrastructure: The future of urban flood risk management?. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 8(6), Article e1560. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1560

Urban flooding is a key global challenge which is expected to become exacerbated under global change due to more intense rainfall and flashier runoff regimes over increasingly urban landscapes. Consequently, many cities are rethinking their approach... Read More about Green infrastructure: The future of urban flood risk management?.

Delivering multiple co-benefits in blue-green cities (2021)
Report
O'Donnell, E. (2021). Delivering multiple co-benefits in blue-green cities. Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Correction: Yunfei, Q., et al. Addressing Challenges of Urban Water Management in Chinese Sponge Cities via Nature-Based Solutions. Water 2020, 12, 2788 (2021)
Journal Article
Qi, Y., Chan, F., Thorne, C., O’Donnell, E., Quagliolo, C., Comino, E., Pezzoli, A., Li, L., Griffiths, J., Sang, Y., & Feng, M. (2021). Correction: Yunfei, Q., et al. Addressing Challenges of Urban Water Management in Chinese Sponge Cities via Nature-Based Solutions. Water 2020, 12, 2788. Water, 13(7), Article 900. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13070900

Future directions in Blue-Green Infrastructure research (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Donnell, E. (2021, April). Future directions in Blue-Green Infrastructure research. Presented at vEGU21: Gather Online, Online