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Susanne Charlesworth is a Professor in Urban Physical Geography at Coventry University in the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience. She is the author of more than 70 peer reviewed journal articles on urban pollution and Sustainable drainage (SuDS), many book chapters, and has co-edited books on Sustainable Drainage, urban pollution, aquatic sedimentology and water resources. She collaborates with groups internationally and has given papers at international conferences worldwide
SuDS seemed like the logical move from my earlier interest in urban sedimentology and geochemistry associated with rivers, streams, soil and street dusts. These materials can be highly polluted and in developed countries 85% of people live in urban areas, worldwide >50% live in cities, thus the impacts can be far-reaching. With climate change and the problems associated with greenhouse gases, there needs to be a means of tackling these issues with a multiple benefit, flexible approach, and SuDS can offer such a management strategy. The role of Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services provision led to an interest in Natural Flood Management (NFM) by Working with Natural processes at the catchment scale. Latterly, Sue has become particularly interested in the design and installation of SuDS and NFM alongside Water, Sanitation and Health in informal settlements, favelas and refugee camps. There is the potential to address disease vecors such as mosquitos by managing greywater disposal and stormwater management using SuDS approaches and thus reducing the incidence of viruses causing zika, dengue or chikungunya. Its uptake in England and Wales is less than would be hoped, so through my research I would like to be able to be instrumental in providing the information necessary to encourage its uptake by practitioners and stakeholders.
Research Interests
SuDS; design and installation of SuDS in informal settlements, favelas and refugee camps; role of Green Infrastructure; Ecosystem Services Provision; Urban lake and river sediments; Urban Physical Processes: Urban Hydrology; The risk to children’s health of contaminants in playground material; Efficiency of porous paving in degrading oil and dealing with metal pollutants
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Projects
Waste Food-Energy-Water Urban Living Lab - Mapping and Reducing Waste in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus
Charlesworth, S., Schmutz, U., Fried, J., Rayns, F. & Van De Wiel, M.
1/06/18 → 31/05/21
Project: Research
Modelling and Mapping statistical probabilities; correlation between Zika virus transmission
Charlesworth, S., Blackett, M. & Warwick, F.
2/04/17 → 1/04/19
Project: Research
Innovative designs of sustainable agro-hydro-health systems for off-grid communities in a changing Malaysia
1/04/17 → 31/01/18
Project: Research
Research Output
A simulation-optimization methodology to model urban catchments under non-stationary extreme rainfall events.
Jato-Espino, D., Sillanpaa, N., Charlesworth, S. & Rodriguez-Hernandez, J., Dec 2019, In : Environmental Modelling & Software. 122, 15 p., 103960.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Reuse of materials from a Sustainable Drainage System device: Health, Safety and Environment assessment for an end-of-life Pervious Pavement Structure
Mbanaso, F., Charlesworth, S., Coupe, S., Newman, A. & Nnadi, E. O. N., 10 Feb 2019, In : Science of the Total Environment. 650, 2, p. 1759-1770 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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State of a sustainable drainage system at end-of-life: assessment of potential water pollution by leached metals from recycled pervious pavement materials when used as secondary aggregate
Mbanaso, F., Charlesworth, S., Coupe, S., Newman, A. & Nnadi, E. O. N., 17 Oct 2019, In : Environmental Science and Pollution Research. (In-Press), p. (In-Press)Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
SuDS & sponge cities: A comparative analysis of the implementation of pluvial flood management in the UK and China
Lashford, C., Rubinato, M., Cai, Y., Hou, J., Abolfathi, S., Coupe, S., Charlesworth, S. & Tait, S., 4 Jan 2019, In : Sustainability (Switzerland). 11, 1, 14 p., 213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The design, construction and maintenance of a SuDS management train to address surface water flows by engaging the community: Gawilan refugee camp, Ninewah Governate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Charlesworth, S., McTough, M. & Adam-Bradford, A., 5 Oct 2019, In : Journal of Refugee Studies. (In-press), p. (In-press) 17 p., fez082.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Activities
4th Annual Water Efficiency Conference
Sue Charlesworth (Convenor)7 Sep 2016 → 9 Sep 2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
SUDsnet International Conference 2015
Sue Charlesworth (Co-convenor)3 Sep 2015 → 5 Sep 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Water Efficiency in Building Research Network Conference
Sue Charlesworth (Speaker)9 Sep 2014 → 11 Sep 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Practical Strategies for Improved Flood Risk Management
Sue Charlesworth (Speaker)18 Sep 2013
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Water Efficiency in Building Research Network Conference
Sue Charlesworth (Speaker)25 Mar 2013 → 27 Mar 2013
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference