Geologist thinking about how long term processes of environmental change can inform how we respond to the natural world. Publications in a wide range of journals that ask questions about how landslides and earthquakes impact the rivers of the Himalaya, and how these affect the communities that depend upon them. Currently part of a £20M project on multihazard risk management for future cities in developing countries. Leading team working on impact of floods, earthquakes and landslides in Kathmandu.