Dr. Jennifer Drake talks Stormwater Flooding and Flooding Preparedness

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Stormwater and Low Impact Development (Tier II), Dr. Jennifer Drake speaks with CBC Metro Morning’s David Common on the Toronto flooding and Ottawa Morning’s Robyn Bresnahan on whether Ottawa is prepared for extreme flooding.

You can listen to both here and here.

Prof. Drake has distinguished herself as one of Canada’s leading experts in stormwater management, low impact development (LID) and green infrastructure. Her work draws heavily on principles of sustainability, best management practices and holistic, interdisciplinary design, and she has made significant contributions that have advanced stormwater design, operations, and maintenance for the unique climate and urban environments of Canadian cities. She is distinctive in that her research has advanced the state of knowledge for a broad and diverse range of stormwater systems including conventional conveyance and end-of-pipe controls, vegetated or living infrastructure and infiltration-based technologies.