Description
Professor Slobodan B. Mickovski will share his findings from his detailed research into Ground bio engineering and the sustainable use of vegetation for civil engineering purposes, including addressing several climate change challenges.Previous research in this area has been focused on determination of the strength and stability that vegetation provides for the soil it grows in. The industry, on the other hand, has concentrated on mainly empirical approaches in the design and construction of nature-based solutions.
Professor Mickovski’s research is to attempt reconciliation of scientific and technical aspects of ground bioengineering with a view of proposing guidelines, not only for design and construction, but also for the other stages in ground bioengineering project life.
Reviewing typical ground bio-engineering solutions, in light of potentially addressing climate change challenges such as erosion, shallow landslides and flooding, but also against the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, addressing any gaps identified in this review from a civil engineering and asset management perspective with a view of implementing the scientific and technical nexus in the future while sharing recommendations formulated to help civil engineers to embrace the multi-disciplinary nature of ground bio-engineering and effectively address climate change challenges in the future.
Period | Nov 2020 |
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Held at | Institution of Civil Engineers, United Kingdom |
Degree of Recognition | Regional |
Keywords
- civil engineering
- sustainability
- resilience
- climate change
- slope stability
- landslides
- erosion
Documents & Links
Related content
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Research Outputs
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Production rate of self-drilling soil nails in a coastal slope stabilisation project in Scotland
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Impact of implementing constructed wetlands on supporting the sustainable development goals
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sustainable geotechnics - theory, practice, and applications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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An innovative framework for selecting sustainable options to reduce the risk of soil erosion and environmental pollution incidents on road construction sites
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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The effect of ground investigations on the civil engineering design for windfarms in Scotland
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Issues to be addressed with current BIM adoption prior to the implementation of BIM level 3
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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A methodology to model integrated smart city system from the information perspective
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of willow (Salix sp.) on soil moisture and matric suction at a slope scale
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing a methodological framework for estimating temporary drainage capacity to inform land requirements for a highway construction project in Scotland
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Specialization Process for the Bioengineering Sector in the Mediterranean Environment. Ecomed Project Part II. Protocols and Case Studies
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology/Edited Book
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An overview of monitoring methods for assessing the performance of nature-based solutions against natural hazards
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel framework to study the effect of tree architectural traits on stemflow yield and its consequences for soil-water dynamics
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Landslide risk mapping in an urban area of the city of Natal, Brazil
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modelling and monitoring behavior of vegetated slopes in variable weather conditions
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Context matters: co-creating nature-based solutions in rural living labs
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of vegetation on soil polluted with galligu: phytostabilisation and novel approaches to evaluate soil galligu concentration
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nature-based solutions efficiency evaluation against natural hazards: modelling methods, advantages and limitations
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Incorporating the particularities of soil and water bioengineering works into a design methodology with monitoring feedback loops
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Sustainable Geotechnics: Theory, Practice, and Applications
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology/Edited Book
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Design and temporal issues in Soil Bioengineering structures for the stabilisation of shallow soil movements
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Considerations on the design of shellfish reef against coastal erosion
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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A simple GIS-based tool for the detection of landslide-prone zones on a coastal slope in Scotland
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A review of the occurrence and causes for wildfires and their impacts on the geoenvironment
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Observations on different post-fire bio-engineering interventions and vegetation response in a Pinus canariensis C. Sm. forest
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Risk-based framework accounting for the effects of vegetation in geotechnical engineering
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Waste to land (W2L): a novel tool to show and predict the spatial effect of applying biosolids on the environment
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Re-thinking soil bioengineering to address climate change challenges
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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7th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Design and implementation of nature-based solutions
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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External lecture delivery
Activity: Other › Types of Business and Community - Hosting of external, non-academic visitor
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How Nature Can Help Tackle Civil-Engineering Challenges with Professor Slobodan Mickovski
Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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CIB World Building Congress 2019: Constructing Smart Cities
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Macedonian Association for Geotechnics (External organisation)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Hydrological effect of vegetation against rainfall-induced landslides: case study of Catterline Bay
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Design with vegetation for safe slopes
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Re-thinking soil bioengineering to address climate change challenges
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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W120 - Disasters and the Built Environment
Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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Study visit
Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Hosting an academic visitor
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2nd Mediterranean Geosciences Union (MedGU) Conference
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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EFIB Committee
Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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Zerosion Award Nomination
Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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ISSMGE TC 215 - Environmental Geotechnics (External organisation)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Design and performance investigation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) - live pole drains
Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Hosting an academic visitor
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Procedia Environmental Sciences Engineering and Management (P-ESEM) (Journal)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Design with vegetation for sustainability and resilience against climate change
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Sustainability (Journal)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Projects
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Impacts
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Capacity building in digital civil engineering in Macedonia
Impact: New technologies
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Plant-Best: a novel plant selection tool for slope protection
Impact: Environmental
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Reaching out to professional civil engineering community
Impact: Environmental, New technologies
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Prizes
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Environmental Geotechnincs Prize
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Premier Research Paper Award
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)