Engineering with Nature for Climate Adaptation
Dr. Kelly Kibler, Associate Professor
University of Central Florida
Dr. Kelly Kibler discusses how she applies ecohydraulics research to the design of natural coastal infrastructure, such as mangrove forests and oyster reefs.
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[RESOURCE LIBRARY] U.S. Army Corp of Engineers – Engineering With Nature
[RESOURCE LIBRARY] Environmental Protection Agency – Green Infrastructure: Coastal Resiliency
[RESOURCE LIBRARY] NOAA Office for Coastal Management – Digital Coast: Natural Infrastructure
[INTERACTIVE] Esri – Building Green Infrastructure in the U.S. — A Framework for Sustainable Growth
[READING] Frontiers for Young Minds – Working With Nature to Solve Societal Problems
[READING] The Nature Conservancy – Coastal Resilience: Using nature-based solutions to protect Florida’s coasts
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PRESENTER BIO
Dr. Kibler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, and National Center for Integrated Coastal Research at the University of Central Florida. She also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Hydrology. Dr. Kibler’s research focus is in ecohydraulics – at the crossroads of engineering and aquatic ecology. She studies physical-biological interactions in river and estuarine systems, in both natural waterways and those modified by dams, dredging, levies and hardened structures. Her research seeks water development pathways that minimize ecosystem damages and promote preservation or restoration of aquatic ecosystem services. Dr. Kibler earned her Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering and M.Sc. in Forest Engineering – Hydrology from Oregon State University, and her B.Sc. in Environmental Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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