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Marlies Barendrecht

Dr Marlies Barendrecht

Lecturer in Natural and Environmental Hazards

Research interests

  • Environment
  • Geography

Biography

Marlies is interested in improving the understanding of the interactions between humans and water.

She studies human-water systems using a variety of methods including the analysis of empirical data (both quantitative and qualitative), quantitative modelling of human-water systems, and the integration of empirical data and models.

Marlies started as a lecturer at King's in September 2023. Prior to working at King's she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the VU Amsterdam, investigating drought-to-flood events and how they are influenced by human-water interactions.

She completed her PhD in 2020 at the Technical University of Vienna, studying human-flood interactions.

Research

  • Human-water interactions
  • Drought risk
  • Flood risk

Research

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Physical & Environmental Geography research group

Researching the interactions between the Earth’s hydrological, geomorphological, atmospheric and ecological processes at different geographical scales.

desert drought
Risk, Hazard & Society research group

Advancing understanding of risk and perception, as well as communication and regulation in a range of environmental, social and country contexts.

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King's Water Centre

Researching water, environment and development. Our centre spans the humanities, social, and physical sciences to explore the challenges of water governance from global to local scales.

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Geocomputation and Data Science Research Hub

The Geocomputation and Data Science Research Hub provides expertise in solving contemporary global problems using data.

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Centre for Integrated Research in Risk & Resilience

Bringing together research disciplines to shape a critical perspective on resilience and its application as a concept.

Research

earth-banner
Physical & Environmental Geography research group

Researching the interactions between the Earth’s hydrological, geomorphological, atmospheric and ecological processes at different geographical scales.

desert drought
Risk, Hazard & Society research group

Advancing understanding of risk and perception, as well as communication and regulation in a range of environmental, social and country contexts.

King's Water Centre Web Banner
King's Water Centre

Researching water, environment and development. Our centre spans the humanities, social, and physical sciences to explore the challenges of water governance from global to local scales.

Digital elevation model GIS 3D illustration
Geocomputation and Data Science Research Hub

The Geocomputation and Data Science Research Hub provides expertise in solving contemporary global problems using data.

environmental pollution smoke stacks
Centre for Integrated Research in Risk & Resilience

Bringing together research disciplines to shape a critical perspective on resilience and its application as a concept.