Dr.-Ing. Abby Daniela Ortega Sandoval

Dr.-Ing. Abby Daniela Ortega Sandoval

  • Kaiserstraße 12
    D-76131 Karlsruhe

Research Interests

Climate Adaptation & Urban Resilience | Nature-based Solutions (NbS) | Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) | Interdisciplinary & Applied Research | Stakeholder Engagement | Science–Policy Interface | Knowledge Co-production & Communication

Expertise

Sustainable Urban Water Management & Flood Resilience
SUDS planning & Hydrologic-hydraulic modelling
Thematic analysis & Interdisciplinary research

Publications

Ortega, A. D., Sörensen, J., Rodríguez, J. P., Bharati, L. 2023. Hydrologic-hydraulic assessment of SUDS control capacity using different modelling approaches: A case study in Bogotá, Colombia. Water Science and Technology, 87(12), 3124-3145. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2023.173

Ortega, A. D., Rodríguez, J. P, Bharati, L. 2023. A transdisciplinary approach for assessing the potential feasibility of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems: Case study, Bogotá, Colombia. Urban Water Journal, 20(8), 10811094. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2023.2233494

Ortega, A. D., Rodríguez, J. P., Bharati, L. 2023. Building Flood-Resilient Cities by Promoting SUDS Adoption: A Multi-Sector Analysis of Barriers and Benefits in Bogotá, Colombia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 88 (February), 103624. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103621

Hack, J., Pérez Rubí, M., Beissler, M., Ortega, A. D., Bonilla Brenes, R. 2023. Implementing Nature-based Solutions and Green Infrastructure for Cities, Citizens and Rivers - The SEE-URBAN-WATER Project. Hannover: Institutionelles Repositorium der Leibniz Universität Hannover. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15488/15438

De Castro, A., Ortega, A. D., Odamtten, G. 2022. Up around the bend? How transport poverty can lead to social exclusion in a low-income community in Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Transport Geography, 102, 103388. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103388

Ortega, A. D., Brião, V., Fernandes, V., Hemkemeier, A., Friedrich, M. 2017. Stormwater management by microfiltration and ultrafiltration treatment. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 30, 100453. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2017.07.018

Scientific Career

2019-2023

Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), University of Bonn, Germany

Mar. 2023 – Nov. 2023

Research Assistant, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany

2015-2016

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), University of Passo Fundo, Brazil

2009-2013

Bachelor of Civil Engineering (B.Eng.), Minuto de Dios University, Colombia.