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  • Ward S,Meng F, Bunney S, Diao K, Butler D. 2020 Animating inter-organisational resilience communication: A participatorysocial network analysis of water governance in the UK, Heliyon, doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05069
  • Baker K, Ward S, Turner B, Webber J, Sweetapple C, Drake P, Thomas D, Melville-Shreeve P, Fu G, Cherington-Rimmell S. 2020 Co-producing research with academics and industry to create a more resilient UK water sector, Research for All, volume 4, pages 150-168, DOI:10.14324/RFA.04.2.02.
  • Bunney, S., Ward, S. & Butler, D. 2016. Can UK water service providers manage risk and resilience as part of a multi-agency approach? 6th International Disaster Risk Conference IDRC, 28 August - 1 September 2016. Davos, Switzerland.
  • Butler, D., Farmani, R., Fu, G., Ward, S., Diao, K. & Astaraie-Imani, M. 2014. A new approach to urban water management: Safe and SuRe. 16th Conference on Water Distribution System Analysis, WDSA 2014. Bari, Italy: Elsevier.
  • Butler, D., Ward, S., Sweetapple, C., Astaraie-Imani, M., Diao, K., Farmani, R., & Fu, G. 2016. Reliable, resilient and sustainable water management: the Safe & SuRe approach. Global Challenges, doi: 10.1002/gch2.1010.
  • Casal-Campos, A., Fu, G. & Butler, D. 2013. The whole life carbon footprint of green infrastructure: A call for integration. NOVATECH, 23-27 June 2013. Lyon, France.
  • Casal-Campos, A., Fu, G. & Butler, D. 2014. Exploring robust alternatives for future urban drainage. 13th International Conference on Urban Drainage, 7-12 September 2014. Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Casal-Campos, A., Fu, G., Butler, D. & Moore, A. 2015. An Integrated Environmental Assessment of Green and Gray Infrastructure Strategies for Robust Decision Making. Environ Sci Technol.
  • Casal-Campos, A., Butler, D., Fu, G. & Moore, A. 2015. Reliability, resilience and sustainability: Can we have it all? 10th International Urban Drainage Modelling Conference, 20-23 September 2015. Quebec, Canada
  • Diao, K., Farmani, R., Fu, G., Astaraie-Imani, M., Ward, S. & Butler, D. 2014a. Clustering analysis of water distribution systems: identifying critical components and community impacts. Water Science and Technology, 70, 1764-1773.
  • Diao, K., Farmani, R., Fu, G. & Butler, D. 2014b. Vulnerability Assessment of Water Distribution Systems Using Directed and Undirected Graph Theory. 11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics, 17-21 August 2014. New York, USA.
  • Diao, K., Guidolin, M., Fu, G., Farmani, R. & Butler, D. Hierarchical Decomposition of Water Distribution Systems for Background Leakage Assessment. In: Giustolisi, O., B., B., Laucelli, D., Berardi, L. & Campisano, A., eds. 16th Conference on Water Distribution Systems Analysis, WDSA 2014, 2014c Bari, Italy. Procedia Engineering, 53-58.
  • Diao, K., Farmani, R., Guidolin, M. & Butler, D. 2015. Twin-hierarchy decomposition for optimal design of water distribution systems. J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage., 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000597, C4015008.
  • Diao, K., Sweetapple, C., Farmani, R., Fu, G., Ward, S. & Butler, D. Global resilience analysis of water distribution systemsWater Research, 106, 383-393.
  • Melville-Shreeve P. 2017. Rainwater Harvesting for Source Control: The Trickle Down Effect. Floods and Coast Conference, Telford 2017.
  • Melville-Shreeve P. 2018. When will The Internet stop Flooding? The age of connected flood management. Floods and Coast Conference, Telford 2018.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P., Butler, D. 2017. Smart Rainwater Harvesting Systems: Fully Integrating Stormwater Control with Drought Management. CIWEM Surface Water Management Conference, London 2017.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P. and Butler, D., 2018. Quantifying Long-term Benefits of Multi-Purpose Rainwater Management Systems. International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling, 23-26 Sep 2018, Palermo.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P., Cadwalader, O., Eisenstein, W., Ward, S. & Butler, D. 2016. Rainwater harvesting for drought management and stormwater control in the San Francisco Bay Area. Novatech 2016, 28 June - 1 July 2016. Lyon, France.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P., Horstman, C., Ward, S., Memon, F. A. & Butler, D. 2016. A Laboratory Study into a Novel, Retrofittable Rainwater Harvesting System. British Journal of Environment and Climate Change. DOI: 10.9734/BJECC/2016/23724
  • Melville-Shreeve, P., Ward, S. & Butler, D. 2016. Rainwater Harvesting Typologies for UK Houses: A Multi Criteria Analysis of System Configurations. Water, 8(4), 129.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P., Ward, S. & Butler, D. 2016. Dualā€Purpose Rainwater Harvesting System Design, In Sustainable Surface Water Management. A Handbook for SUDS (Eds. S.M. Charlesworth & C.A. Booth), Wiley Blackwell, 255-268.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P., Ward, S., and Butler, D. 2016. Evaluating Flushrain Retrofittable Rainwater Harvesting: A Pilot Study. Water Efficiency Conference 2016, Coventry September 2016.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P., Ward, S., and Butler, D. 2016 . Quantifying Water and Energy Savings Associated With Water Efficiency Retrofits. Water Efficiency Conference 2016, Coventry September 2016.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P., Ward, S., and Butler, D. 2017. Design and Analysis of a Dual Purpose Rainwater Harvesting System: A Pilot Study. International Conference on Urban Drainage, 2017. Prague.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P. & Lester, R. 2016. Triple Bottom Line Rainwater Management: Rainwater Harvesting with Integrated Stormwater Control. Proceedings of the International Water Association Young Water Professionals' Annual Conference. 30 March - 1 April 2016. University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P., Horstman, C., Ward, S., Memon, F. & Butler, D. 2015. A Laboratory Study into a Novel, Retrofittable Rainwater Harvesting System. Water Efficiency Conference 2015, 5-7 August 2015. Exeter, UK.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P., Mugume, S., Ward, S. & Butler, D. Retrofitting rainwater harvesting to maximise SuDS benefit: A catchment scale assessment of a novel RWH configuration. SUDSnet International Conference3-4 September 2015. Coventry, UK.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P., Ward, S. & Butler, D. 2014a. A preliminary sustainability assessment of innovative rainwater harvesting for residential properties in the UK. Journal of Southeast University, 30, 135-142.
  • Melville-Shreeve, P., Ward, S. & Butler, D. 2014b. Developing a methodology for appraising rainwater harvesting with integrated source control using a case study from south-west England. 13th International Conference on Urban Drainage, 7-12 September 2014. Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Meng, F., Fu, G. & Butler, D. 2014. Incorporating Cost-effectiveness Analysis into Effluent Permitting effectiveness through Integrated Urban Wastewater System Modelling and Multi-objective Optimization. 13th International Conference on Urban Drainage, 7-12 September 2014. Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Meng, F., Fu, G. & Butler, D. 2015. A risk-based approach to wastewater treatment plant cost-effective permitting. 9th IWA Symposium on Systems Analysis and Integrated Assessment, 14-17 June 2015. Gold Coast, Australia.
  • Mugume, S., Gomez, D. & Butler, D. 2014. Quantifying the Resilience of Urban Drainage Systems Using a Hydraulic Performance Assessment Approach. 13th International Conference on Urban Drainage, 7-12 September 2014. Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Mugume, S., Diao, K., Astaraie-Imani, M., Fu, G., Farmani, R. & Butler, D. 2015. Enhancing Resilience in urban water systems for future cities. Water Sci. Technol. Water Supply. doi:10.2166/ws.2015.098
  • Mugume, S. & Butler, D. 2015. Moving from reliability to resilience-based evaluation of urban drainage infrastructure: A case study of Kampala, Uganda. 10th International Urban Drainage Modelling Conference, 20-23 September 2015. Quebec, Canada
  • Mugume, S. N., Gomez, D. E., Fu, G., Farmani, R. & Butler, D. 2015. A global analysis approach for investigating structural resilience in urban drainage systems. Water Res, 81, 15-26.
  • Mugume, S. & Butler, D. Resilience-based evaluation of urban drainage systems: The Sae & SuRe Approach. CIWEM UDG Autumn Conference & Exhibition, 4-6 November 2015. Chester, UK
  • Mugume, S., Melville-Shreeve, P., Gomez, D. & Butler, D. 2016. Multifunctional urban flood resilience enhancement strategies. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management. doi:10.1680/jwama.15.00078
  • Simuknoda, K., Farmani, R. & Butler, D, 2018. Causes of intermittent water supply in Lusaka City, Zambia. Water Practice and Technology, 13(2), 335–345
  • Sweetapple, C., Fu, G. & Butler, D. 2014a. Cost-efficient control of wastewater treatment plants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. IWA World Water Congress. Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Sweetapple, C., Fu, G. & Butler, D. 2014b. Identifying sensitive sources and key control handles for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment. Water Research, 62, 249-259.
  • Sweetapple, C., Fu, G. & Butler, D. 2014c. Multi-objective optimisation of wastewater treatment plant control to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Water Research, 55, 52-62.
  • Sweetapple, C., Fu, G. & Butler, D. 2015. Does carbon reduction increase sustainability? A study in wastewater treatment. Water Res.
  • Sweetapple, C., Fu, G. & Butler, D. 2016. Reliable, robust and resilient system design framework with application to wastewater treatment plant control. Journal of Environmental Engineering10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001171, 04016086
  • Sweetapple, C., Fu, G., Farmani, R., Meng, F., Ward, S. & Butler, D. 2018. Attribute-based intervention development for increasing resilience of urban drainage systems. Water Science & Technology. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2018.070
  • Ward, S. & Butler. D. 2016. Rainwater harvesting and social networks: Visualising interactions for niche governance, resilience and sustainability. Water, 8, 526; doi:10.3390/w8110526
  • Webber, J., Burns, M., Fu, G. Butler, D. and Fletcher, T. (Accepted) Evaluating city scale surface water management using a rapid assessment framework in Melbourne, Australia. Proc. Int. Conf. UDM 2018, Palermo.
  • Webber, J., Fu, G. and Butler, D., 2018. How can we build reliable and resilient surface water flood management? Proc. 6th Joint EWA/JSWA/WEF Conference 2018, Munich.
  • Webber, J., Fu, G. and Butler, D., 2017. Rapid surface water intervention performance comparison for urban planning. Proc. Int. Conf. Urban Drainage 2017, Prague.
  • Webber, J.L., Fu, G. and Butler, D., 2017. Rapid assessment of stormwater flood interventions. Proc. Young Water Professionals 2017, Bath.