Dr. Derya Deniz’s three collaborative projects have been recently accepted to receive seed funding from the Frontiers of Development Program

 

Dr. Derya Deniz’s three collaborative and multi-disciplinary projectshave been recently accepted to receive seed funding from the Frontiers of Development Program of UK Royal Academy of Engineering. Dr. Deniz will participate in these one year-term projects as a co-principal investigator (co-PI) to investigate hazard vulnerability and recovery for cities that would support establishing disaster resilience actions for developing communities:

 

Dr. Deniz’s project “ NET: New technologies and participatory approaches for disaster resilience” will develop the trial application of citizen-science in relation to disasters by collecting data through social media and other channels for the case city of Elazig in Turkey. This approach consists of engaging citizens to take part in those assessments through reporting and learning from the results.

 

Her other project “Towards mobilising intangible heritage for recovery and resilience” will investigate the key role of intangible heritage (such as cultural practice, beliefs, traditions) for the developing countries such as Nepal and Tunisia in supporting disaster recovery processes.

 

Lastly, her project “Low-carbon seismic-resistant buildings for a densely populated city (Istanbul, Turkey)” will look for resilient and sustainable solutions to strengthen vulnerable building stock of Istanbul against earthquakes, through exploring and testing a low-carbon structural system as a pilot for a larger project.