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Robert Nicholls

University of Southampton

Professor Nicholls is currently Co-Leader of Tyndall's Cities and Coasts research programme. He is a long-term member of the Tyndall Centre researching the consequences of climate change for coastal areas and led the development of the Tyndall Centre's coastal processes simulator. His research also looks at managing and adapting to the consequences of coastal change, particularly flood and erosion management.

Role at Council

Partner Representative and Theme Co-ordinator: Cities and Coasts

Research Interests

Coastal implications of climate change: impacts and responses; Integrated assessment of coastal areas; Large-scale coastal morphological behaviour; Soft coastal engineering; Shoreline management

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Research areas
Cities & coasts

Contact information

School of Civil Engineering & the Environment University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ UK.

Related projects

Impacts of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: A Preliminary Case Study of Mombasa, Kenya

Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya and the largest international seaport in East Africa with more than 650,000 inhabitants. The city has a history of natural disasters associated with extreme climatic events, most recently the severe rain-induced flooding in October 2006, which affected about 60,000 people in the city and caused damage to important infrastructure. As the city is expected to continue to experience rapid growth, the future impacts of such events can only increase.

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