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Simonovic to serve as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Flood Risk
Management

By Mphatso Mlotha | February 14, 2011

Slobodan P.
Simonovic, Civil and Environmental Engineering professor at The University of
Western Ontario and Director of Engineering Studies with the Institute for
Catastrophic Loss Reduction, has been honored with a nomination to serve as the
Associate Editor of the Journal of Flood Risk Management.

The journal
and nomination is quite timely with the recent cyclone flooding of Australia
that reported more than 20 deaths and affected an estimated 3.1 million people
due to severe property damage.

With the rise of global disasters related
to flood risk, Simonovic says, “those who practice in this field are in
increasing demand and carry heavy workloads. They have little time to review
journals or attend conferences, yet they need to keep up to date.” Thus, the
journal’s existence ensures that academics doing research in this field have an
ever-growing array or publications they may need to review.

Simonovic
has contributed to the publication in the past, as a guest associate editor in
2009, with two special issues on Managing flood risk, reliability and
vulnerability.

After publishing a few papers in the journal, the symbol
of excellence through his research made its own statement. He was nominated by
the journal to serve as the Associate Editor for a four-year term. He will be
responsible for North America, covering geographical issues that were missing
good representation and perspective.

In accepting the nomination,
Simonovic stated, “As the recent situation in Australia and Brazil demonstrate,
effective flood risk management is growing in importance globally. Academics
need a top quality source that they can turn to for up to date information and
leading edge knowledge. I trust the Journal of Flood Risk Management to be that
source.”

The Journal of Flood Risk Management was launched in 2008 as a
partnership with the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
(CIWEM) and with the support of Arup, MWH and Royal Haskoning.

The
journal provides an international platform for knowledge sharing in all areas
related to flood risk. Its explicit aim is to disseminate ideas across the range
of disciplines where flood related research is conducted and it provides content
ranging from leading edge academic papers to applied content with the
practitioner in mind.

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