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 Supervisor(s): Dr Dan Haines, Dr Megnaa Mehtta and Dr Kaori Kitagawa |
Green Learning for Disaster Resilience: A Study of Nature-Based Solutions Storytelling in Flood-Prone Communities in Glasgow & Kyoto
This research seeks to understand the influencing factors that impact Green Learning (the process by which communities gain insight/agency into the NbS within their communities). It will seek to uncover the learning processes that occur within specific communities through ethnography that will tell the story of the perceived role of NbS in disaster resilience. Through better contextual understanding, there may be an increased capacity to bridge human-nature interactions to facilitate more disaster resilience.
Selected publications
- Pawlik, M., Kitagawa, K., Shiroshita, H., Jayaratne, R., Nomoto, S., Okumura, Y., & Kono, K. (2024) 'Proposing Thematic Mapping for Integrated Risk Communication: A study of British & Japanese perspectives in flood-prone communities', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 107, 104472.
Qualifications
- Royal Holloway, University of London – MSc Global Futures (2022) and BSc (Hons) Psychology, Clinical Psychology & Mental Health (2021)
Experience
- Interactive workshop at the British Science Festival (2024)
- Creative seminar at the Institute of Education (2024)
- Primary School workshop in Bracknell (2023; 2024)
- Workshops at a Japanese High School (2023)
Achievements and awards
- Awarded 5th place prize at the IDRiM conference (2024)
- Produced a Q1 journal paper as part of Kansai University's SDGs research project (2024)
- Secured £50k Impact Builder Grant from the University of East London (2023)