Bio

Tugce completed her PhD with Prof. Stephanie Chang at IRES in 2018. For her PhD dissertation research, she investigated the use of coastal green infrastructure (CGI)—natural and nature-based flood and erosion protection methods—as a measure of sea level rise adaptation. She is a Planner II at the City of Vancouver’s Intergated Sewer and Drainage Planning Branch. Her work focuses on advancing planning and policy initiatives to manage rain and storm water as a valuable resource, implementation of Rain City Strategy governance and Action Plans, and the development of a One Water Framework for her division.

Last updated January 2022