Chris Zevenbergen

Chris Zevenbergen is a Professor at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, specializing in urban flood management and resilience engineering. He has over 35 years of international research and consultancy experience in environmental engineering and water management, focusing on integrated approaches to mitigate urban flood impacts through innovative building designs and decision-support tools. His work emphasizes ecological, socio-economic, and institutional dimensions of urban planning and resilience.

Research Interests:

• Innovative flood-proofing technologies
• Resilience theory applications to flood risk systems
• Urban water accounting frameworks
• Socio-ecological systems integration

Advisory Roles: He chairs the Flood Resilience Group (FRG) at IHE Delft and participates in global initiatives like the Global Center of Excellence on Climate Adaptation, Delta Alliance, and the Dutch Delta Program Evaluation. He co-founded the European Network COST C22 on Urban Flood Management.

Publications: Authored/edited five books including a textbook on Urban Flood Management (Taylor & Francis) and over 100 scientific publications. His recent work explores sponge city policies, climate adaptation strategies, and urban water quality impacts in cities like Jakarta and Can Tho.

Current Projects: Leading interdisciplinary research on Urban Water Accounting at IHE Delft to advance holistic urban water resource management.