Waterscapes Research Collective

Waterscapes Research Collective is helmed by two dynamic early-stage researchers, Francesca Vanelli and Nabi Agzamov, both Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellows under the RMIT European Doctoral Innovators (REDI) Program, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. We integrate our research and expertise to address equitable flood adaptation issues in the North Sea's macro-region, its countries and basins.

Francesca Vanelli
Francesca is an Architect, Urban Planner, and Land Specialist. Her thematic interests include land and water management and policies, peri-urban areas, spatial planning, adaptive governance, social cohesion, and disaster and conflict risk management. She is a passionate early-stage researcher with a multi-faceted experience across scales and a published author.
​Before starting her PhD, she worked in research and design across countries in architecture, urban governance and climate adaptation.

Nabi Agzamov
As an urban designer and researcher focusing on sustainable and resilient environments, Nabi works at the intersection of architecture, geography, and urban ecology. Nabi investigates ecological urbanism and common challenges across several North Sea and Western Baltic cities. Nabi’s approach involves a unique blend of digital and analogue techniques, incorporating GIS, speculative cartography, and storytelling to investigate, represent, and reimagine landscapes. He explores the dynamics of urban and natural environments, explicitly focusing on coastal post-industrial sites and the impacts of climate change.