Charlotte Wirion, PhD at Vrije Universiteit Brussl
Summary
I am highly motivated to contribute to a more livable and sustainable environment in cities where most people live. Therefore I studied environment sciences and engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH, Zurich). In my PhD research I try to analyze the hydrological ecosystem services (retention, storage and evaporative capacity) of heterogeneous urban areas in order to improve urban planning scenarios. I use multi-resolution remote sensing data to account for the heterogeneity of urban catchments and the seasonal variations of urban vegetation in order to quantify the urban water fluxes. I also have a high interest in sustainable food production and urban gardening. I gained some experience in this domain by working with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL (Switzerland-Bolivia), Biohof Zug (Switzerland) and Vert d’Iris (Belgium).
Contact info
Email: cwirion@gmail.com
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Industry Experience
Education: Masters
Seniority: Trainee, Intern
Years of experience: 1 to 5 years
Work Experience
PhD
Research on hydrological urban ecosystem analysis supported by remote sensing (hyperspectral and multispectral images).
Industry Expertise
- Engineering
- Water Resources Engineer
- Water
- Agriculture
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Urban Agriculture
- Soil
- Best Management Practices
- Rainwater Harvesting
- Research
- Agricultural
- Ecosystem Management
- Hydrology
- Integrated Urban Water Management
- Stormwater Management
- Environment
- Water Resources
- Urban Water
- Hydrology
- Flood management
- Hydrologist
- Hydrological Modelling
- Hydrology Cycle
- Water Resources Management
- Vadose Zone Characterization
- Education
- Green Technology
- Agriculture
- Crops
- Composting
- Green Building
- Sustainable Cities
- Urban Design
- Irrigation & Water Management
- Teaching