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How we could better predict and stop floods

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Virginia Smith |

TEDxVillanovaU

• March 2021

From village to metropolis, global flooding is on the rise, and traditional approaches to managing the swells won't cut it, says water resource engineer Virginia Smith. Giving an overview of the dynamic shift needed to stymie the flow of future storm waters, she explains how each of us can help ensure a sustainable future despite the rising tides.

From village to metropolis, global flooding is on the rise, and traditional approaches to managing the swells won't cut it, says water resource engineer Virginia Smith. Giving an overview of the dynamic shift needed to stymie the flow of future storm waters, she explains how each of us can help ensure a sustainable future despite the rising tides.

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Virginia Smith

Water resource engineer

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Virginia Smith is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and a principle investigator in the Villanova Center for Resilient Water Systems, where her research focuses on flooding dynamics in urban settings.

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