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Chris Zevenbergen has a background in ecology and earth sciences with over 25 years of international experience addressing water-sensitive urban issues, particularly urban flood risk management. He took on the role of Chair Delta Urbanism at the Department of Urbanism at TU Delft in February 2021, working part-time (0.2FTE). Zevenbergen is also the leader of the Flood Resilience group within the Coastal Urban Risk Resilience Department at IHE Delft. He has expressed enthusiasm for collaborating with the Urbanism department to strengthen the Delta Urbanism research group and is also a visiting professor at various universities in China. His recent research focuses on sustainable urbanization pathways, accounting for both man-made and natural disturbances to build resilience in urban environments. He is currently the project director for DeltaCAP, a Dutch government-funded program aimed at supporting the capacity building necessary for the implementation of the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100.
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