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Yeowon Kim

Yeowon Kim

City Comparisons Postdoctoral Fellow, Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation

Yeowon.Kim@asu.edu

Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
Arizona State University
PO Box 875402
Tempe, AZ 85287-5402

Titles

  • Affiliate Global Futures Scholar, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
  • City Comparisons Postdoctoral Fellow, Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation

Biography

My research interest is in investigating how scientific developments and societal situations are engaged with one another with a focus on water resources management. Multidirectional global changes such as climate, land use, urbanization and population have brought changes to water scarcity and accessibility. My focus is on how environmental policies along with global change should be made in achieving sustainability of society. My current research is studying urban infrastructure vulnerability and resilience to cliamte change.

Teaching Assistant Experience

  • SOS 211 Calculus and Probability, 2015 Fall
  • SOS 211 Calculus and Probability, 2016 Spring
  • SOS 325 Economics of Sustainability, 2015 Spring

Spoken Languages:
Korean (native); Chinese (elementary)

Education

  • PhD, Sustainability, Arizona State University, 2018
  • MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea University, 2013
  • BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea University, 2011

Expertise

External Links

Journal Articles

2023

McPhillips, L., M. Berbés-Blázquez, R. L. Hale, T. K. Harms, V. Bisht, L. Caughman, S. M. Clinton, E. Cook, X. Dong, J. W. Edmonds, S. E. Gergel, R. Gomez, K. G. Hopkins, D. M. Iwaniec, Y. Kim, A. L. Kuhn, L. Larson, D. B. Lewis, E. Martí, M. Palta, W. J. Roach and L. Ye. 2023. Learning from arid and urban aquatic ecosystems to inform more sustainable and resilient futures. Journal of Hydrology 616(Jan):128841. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128841. (link )

2022

Kim, Y., T. M. Carvalhaes, A. Helmrich, S. A. Markolf, R. Hoff, M. V. Chester, R. Li and N. Ahmad. 2022. Leveraging SETS resilience capabilities for safe-to-fail infrastructure under climate change. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 54(Feb):101153. DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2022.101153. (link )

Markolf, S. A., A. Helmrich, Y. Kim, R. Hoff and M. V. Chester. 2022. Balancing efficiency and resilience objectives in pursuit of sustainable infrastructure transformations. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 56:101181. DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2022.101181. (link )

2021

Chang, H., A. Pallathadka, J. Sauer, N. Grimm, R. Zimmerman, C. Cheng, D. M. Iwaniec, Y. Kim, R. Lloyd, P. T. McPhearson, B. Rosenzweig, T. Troxler, C. Welty, R. Brenner and P. Herreros-Cantis. 2021. Assessment of urban flood vulnerability using the social-ecological-technological systems framework in six US cities. Sustainable Cities and Society 68(May):102786. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2021.102786. (link )

Helmrich, A., S. A. Markolf, R. Li, T. M. Carvalhaes, Y. Kim, E. Bondank, M. Natarajan, N. Ahmad and M. V. Chester. 2021. Centralization and decentralization for resilient infrastructure and complexity. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability DOI: 10.1088/2634-4505/ac0a4f. (link )

Kim, Y., N. B. Grimm, M. V. Chester and C. L. Redman. 2021. Capturing practitioner perspectives on infrastructure resilience using Q-methodology. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability 1:025002. DOI: 10.1088/2634-4505/ac0f98. (link )

McPhillips, L., M. Matsler, B. Rosenzweig and Y. Kim. 2021. What is the role of green stormwater infrastructure in managing extreme precipitation events?. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure 6(3-4):133-142. DOI: 10.1080/23789689.2020.1754625. (link )

Rosenzweig, B., P. Herreros-Cantis, Y. Kim, A. Cohn, K. Grove, J. Brock, J. Yesuf, P. Mistry, C. Welty, P. T. McPhearson, J. Sauer and H. Chang. 2021. The Value of Urban Flood Modeling. Earth’s Future 9(1):e2020EF001739. DOI: 10.1029/2020EF001739. (link )

2020

Carvalhaes, T. M., S. Markolf, A. Helmrich, Y. Kim, R. Li, M. Natarajan, E. Bondank, N. Ahmad and M. Chester. 2020. COVID-19 as a harbinger of transforming infrastructure resilience. Frontiers in Built Environment 6:Art. 148. DOI: 10.3389/fbuil.2020.00148. (link )

2019

Kim, Y., M. V. Chester, D. A. Eisenberg and C. L. Redman. 2019. The infrastructure trolley problem: Positioning safe-to-fail infrastructure for climate change adaptation. Earth’s Future 7(7):704-717. DOI: 10.1029/2019EF001208. (link )

Rosenzweig, B., B. L. Ruddell, L. McPhillips, R. J. Hobbins, P. T. McPhearson, Z. Cheng, H. Chang and Y. Kim. 2019. Developing knowledge systems for urban resilience to cloudburst rain events. Environmental Science & Policy 99(Sep):150-159. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.05.020. (link )

2017

Kim, Y., D. Eisenberg, E. Bondank, M. V. Chester, G. Mascaro and S. Underwood. 2017. Fail-safe and safe-to-fail adaptation: Decision-making for urban flooding under climate change. Climatic Change 145(3-4):397-412. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-017-2090-1. (link )

2015

Lee, S., Y. Kim and W. K. Chong. 2015. A statistical analysis of effectiveness of energy policy in the United States: Incentives vs. regulations. Procedia Engineering 118:1282-1287. DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.483. (link )

2014

Kim, Y., M. Elimelech, H. Shon and S. Hong. 2014. Combined organic and colloidal fouling in forward osmosis: Fouling reversibility and the role of applied pressure. Journal of Membrane Science 460:206-212. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.02.038. (link )

Book Chapters

2021

Kim, Y., L. Mannetti, D. M. Iwaniec, N. B. Grimm, M. Berbés-Blázquez and S. A. Markolf. 2021. Social, ecological, and technological strategies for climate adaptation. Resilient Urban Futures. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63131-4_3. (link )

Kim, Y., L. Mannetti, D. M. Iwaniec, N. B. Grimm, M. Berbés-Blázquez, S. A. Markolf and E. M. Cook. 2021. Social, ecological, and technologica strategies for climate adaptation. Pp. 29-45 In: Hamstead, Z., D. M. Iwaniec, P. T. McPhearson, M. Berbés-Blázquez and T. A. Munoz-Erickson eds., Resilient Urban Futures. Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-63130-7.

Posters

2020

Berbés-Blázquez, M., N. B. Grimm, Y. Kim, P. J. Coseo, E. M. Cook and D. M. Iwaniec. 2020. Tell me what you want, what you really, really want: Comparing practitioner-identified strategies before, during, and after scenario workshops. Poster presented at the Twenty-second Annual CAP LTER All Scientists Meeting and Poster Symposium, January 17, 2020, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link )

Kim, Y., N. B. Grimm and I. Seigler. 2020. Comparative urban futures for flood resilience: From the past failures to future scenarios. Poster presented at the Twenty-second Annual CAP LTER All Scientists Meeting and Poster Symposium, January 17, 2020, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ.

2019

Coseo, P. J., M. Berbés-Blázquez, Y. Dzyuban, N. B. Grimm, A. Hargrove and Y. Kim. 2019. Scenario design through interdisciplinary community-research-teaching collaborations. Poster presented at the 21st Annual CAP LTER All Scientists Meeting and Poster Symposium, January 11, 2019, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ.

Kim, Y., J. Sauer, B. Rosenzweig and N. B. Grimm. 2019. New methods for examining pluvial flood exposure and social sensitivity in Central Arizona-Phoenix. Poster presented at the 21st Annual CAP LTER All Scientists Meeting and Poster Symposium, January 11, 2019, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ.

2018

Davidson, M. J., Y. Kim, M. V. Chester, E. M. Cook, N. B. Grimm and D. M. Iwaniec. 2018. Downscaling regional scenarios: The application of social-ecological-technological framework. Poster presented at the 20th Annual CAP LTER All Scientists Meeting and Poster Symposium, January 5, 2018, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link )

Kim, Y., D. A. Eisenberg, E. Bondank, M. V. Chester, G. Mascaro and B. S. Underwood. 2018. Fail safe and safe-to-fail adaptation: Decision-making for urban flooding under climate change. Poster presented at the 20th Annual CAP LTER All Scienitists Meeting and Poster Symposium, January 5, 2018, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link )

2017

Kim, Y., D. A. Eisenberg, E. Bondank, M. V. Chester, G. Mascaro and B. S. Underwood. 2017. Safe-to-fail infrastructure adaptation strategies: Decision-making for urban flooding under climate change. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual UREx SRN All Hands Meeting, New York, NY.

Presentations

2017

Grimm, N., M. V. Chester, Y. Kim, L. McPhillips and C. Redman. 2017. When is safe-to-fail safe?. Presentation at the Resilience 2017: Resilience Frontiers for Global Sustainability, August 20-23, 2017, Stockholm, Sweden. (link )

2013

Kim, Y. and S. Hong. 2013. Propensity and reversibility of organic-colloid combined foulants in forward osmosis (FO) system: Effects of feed chemistry and pressure. Presentation at the 7th IWA Specialised Membrance Technology Conference and Exhibition, Toronto, Canada.

2012

Kim, Y. and S. Hong. 2012. Fouling propensity and reversibility of organic, colloidal, and combined foulants in forward osmosis (FO) system. Presentation at the European Dealinization Society Conference and Exhibition on Desalination for the Environment, Clean Water and Energy, Barcelona, Spain.

Conference Papers

2017

Kim, Y., D. Eisenberg, E. Bondank, M. V. Chester, G. Mascaro and S. Underwood. 2017. Safe-to-fail climate change adaptation strategies for Phoenix roadways under extreme precipitation. Pp. 348-363 Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017 . International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017: Policy Finance, and Education. New York, NY.

Reports

2016

Al Rasabi, O., H. Archer, T. A. Azizi, E. Bondank, R. Caccavale, N. R. Chepyala, D. Eisenberg, M. Elzomor, B. Gorman, Y. Kim, M. Klaas, S. Koride, D. Krantz, C. Langlois, A. Mishra, C. K. Musili, V. Muvva, C. Nassar, U. Parikh, C. Quintans, R. Santiago, K. Schattnik, K. Shah, A. Shinn, S. Sifferman, A. Slaymaker, P. Soneji, L. Taege, C. Thomas, D. Velez, K. Wang and X. Zhang. 2016. Safe-to-Fail Adaptation Strategies for Phoenix-Area Roadways Under Increasing Precipitation. Arizona State University. ASU - SSEBE - CESEM - 2016 - CPR - 001. (link )