Biography:
Perrine is an Assistant Professor at NTU’s Asian School of the
Environment. Her research group examines how green infrastructure can
contribute to creating resilient and inclusive cities in Southeast Asia.
Prior to joining NTU, Perrine was a senior scientist at Stanford
University with the Natural Capital Project, a global partnership aiming
to integrate the benefits provided by nature into major societal
decisions. There, she led the Livable Cities program, an initiative
aiming to understand and elevate the role of nature in urban
environments. Prior to her research on natural capital, Perrine has
worked as an environmental engineer in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and
conducted her PhD research in the field of integrated urban water
management. She holds a PhD from Monash University, Australia, and a
Master of Civil and Environmental Engineering from Ecole Centrale
Nantes, France.
Research Interests:
Perrine’s research focuses on the services provided by natural
infrastructure in urban and rural environments, with a particular
interest in hydrologic services. She has extensive experience in urban
hydrologic modelling and has led the development of several ecosystem
services models that support management decisions, now incorporated into
the InVEST (integrated valuation of ecosystem services and tradeoffs)
software. She has conducted natural capital assessments in partnership
with environmental NGOs and public and private actors around the world,
most recently in Latin America and South East Asia. Her research in
Southeast Asia focuses on three themes: i) natural infrastructure for
integrated urban water management, ii) climate vulnerability and urban
resilience; and iii) incorporation of ecosystem-based management
approaches into urban planning.