About

Dr. Alves is an Assistant Research Professor or Urban Studies & Planning and Lab Manager of the Stormwater Infrastructure Resilience and Justice (SIRJ) Lab of the University of Maryland (UMD). She holds a PhD in Water Engineering from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, and a MSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG) in Brazil. Dr. Alves is a civil engineer with experience in water resources and environmental engineering. Her professional experience combines the development of city sanitation plans, evaluation of drainage solutions, engineering designs, water resources and geographical information systems modelling, and the development of participatory approaches for engaging with stakeholders. Priscila grew up in Brazil but also lived in the US and the UK during her professional career. The cultural diversity of these experiences provided her a variety of perspectives of how the disaster risk is rooted in the vulnerabilities and political-institutional conditions of the areas. Her main research interests are in combining of spatial analysis tools with participatory approaches for disaster risk reduction, especially for the reduction of water-related hazards, such as floods and water shortage.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

Flood risk management, climate risk adaptation, nature-based solutions, community based-participatory research

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