Policy Design and Infrastructure Planning

Policy Design and Infrastructure Planning

This PhD research adopts a policy design perspective that revolves around the conscious effort of matching policy instruments to policy goals in order to attain desired outcomes.
(How) do flood-prone cities build resilience?

(How) do flood-prone cities build resilience?

Urban resilience is almost unanimously identified as an inherently positive guiding principle in the risk reduction policy field. However, limited attention is paid to the learning dimension of resilience-building.
Sewers, Ponds, and Gardens

Sewers, Ponds, and Gardens

Technology and the Politics of Circular Water Flow in Los Angeles. This dissertation undertakes a critical inquiry into urban water circularity in practice.