Research
Research
I publish scientific articles and book chapters in high-impact journals and outlets. I endeavor to make the insights of my research accessible to everyone through open access and diverse formats.
I have strong research collaborations with partners around the world, including:
Imperial College London, UK
University of Ghana, Ghana
University of Birmingham, UK
BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, Bangladesh
Kings College London, UK
McGill University, Canada
Tamale Technical University, Ghana
2025
Clayton, G.E., Richards, L.A., Fox, B.G., Thorn, R.M.S., Bowes, M.J., Read, D.S., Tipper, H.J., Khamis, K., Dutta, T.K., Kumar, A., Hazra, M., Howard, B., Schneidewind, U., Armstrong, L.K., Nicholls, D.J.E., Davies, H., Hannah, D., Nel, H.A., Ghosh, A., Joshi, H., Gooddy, D.C., Polya, D.A., Krause, S., Reynolds, D.M., 2025. Associations of anthropogenic activity and tributaries with the physicochemical, nutrient and microbial composition of the Ganga (Ganges) River, India. Water Research 278, 123374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123374
2024
Howard, B.C., Buytaert, W., Krause, S., Hannah, D. 2024. Connecting global water agendas: from wicked problematization to opportunities for action. AGU Perspectives of Earth and Environmental Scientists. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024CN000248
Howard, B.C., Awuni, C.A., Agyei-Mensah, S., Bryant, L.D., Collins, A.M., Yidana, S.M., Yiran, G.A., Buytaert, W. 2024. Household-specific barriers to citizen-led flood risk adaptation. npj Climate Action 3. 10.1038/s44168-024-00198-y
Agyei-Mensah, S., Awuni, C.A., Owusu, G., Howard, B.C., Fuseini, I., Buytaert, W., Berkhout, F. 1014. Chiefs and floods: hybrid governance and co- production of flood risk adaptation in Tamale, Ghana. 2024. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 10.1080/1523908X.2024.2410899
Marcotte, L., Limpens, J., Nunes, J., Howard, B.C., Hurley, A.G., Khamis, K., Krause, S., Croghan, D., Kourmouli, A., Leader, S., Singh, T., Stoof, C.R., Ullah, S., Kettridge N. 2024. Enhanced Hydrologic Connectivity and Solute Dynamics Following Wildfire and Drought in a Contaminated Temperate Peatland Catchment. Water Resources Research. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR036412
Howard, B.C., Awuni, C., Arif, A., Berkhout, F., Buytaert, W., Agyei-Mensah, S. Enabling equitable flood adaptation in Tamale, Ghana. Book Chapter: Systems-based Climate and Health Case Studies. Interacademy Partnership and Save the Children. ISBN: 9788894078497.
Howard, B.C., Baker, I., Blackmore, M., Kettridge, N., Ullah, S., Krause, S. Restoring the liver of the river: actionable research insights to guide the restoration of the hyporheic zone for the improvement of water quality. Ecohydrological Interfaces. doi/10.1002/9781119489702.ch16
2023
Howard, B.C., Baker, I., Kettridge, N., Ullah, S., Krause, S. 2023. Wood increases greenhouse gas emissions and nitrate removal rates in river sediments; risks and opportunities for instream wood restoration. Environmental Science and Technology: Water. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00014
2022
Howard, B.C., Baker, I., Kettridge, N., Ullah, S. and Krause, S., 2022. Increasing the scope of the resazurin‐resorufin smart tracer system in hydrologic and biogeochemical sciences: The effects of storage duration and temperature on preservation. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10514
Richards, L.A., Fox, B.G., Bowes, M.J., Khamis, K., Kumar, A., Kumari, R., Kumar, S., Hazra, M., Howard, B.C., Thorn, R.M.S., Read, D.S., Nel, H.A., Schneidewind, U., Armstrong, L.K., Nicholls, D.J.E., Magnone, D., Ghosh, A., Chakravorty, B., Joshi, H., Dutta, T.K., Hannah, D.M., Reynolds, D.M., Krause, S., Gooddy, D.C., Polya, D.A., 2022. A systematic approach to understand hydrogeochemical dynamics in large river systems: Development and application to the river Ganges (Ganga) in India. Water Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118054
IN REVIEW
Howard, B.C., Moulds S., Agyei-Mensah, S., Nahin, K.T.K., Quayyum, Z., Robinson, B., Buytaert, W. Four principles of transformative adaptation to climate change in informal settlements. WIRES Climate Change.
Howard, B.C., Baker, I., Buytaert, W., Drummond, J., Kettridge, N., Ullah, S., Krause, S. Doubling the deadwood loading leads to increased transient storage in a lowland sandy stream. Hydrological Processes.
Nahin, K.T.K., Quayyum, Z., Moulds, S., Howard, B.C., Buytaert, W., Templeton, M., Butler, A., Ezzati, M., Mapping Urban Waterlogging Zones using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS Modeling: A Case Study of Dhaka City. Journal of Flood Risk Management.
Castelli, G. and Howard, B.C., et al. Co-creating Water Knowledge: A community perspective. Hydrological Science Journal.
Orieschnig, C., and Adla, S., Howard, B.C., et al. Science Communication in HELPING: A Community Perspective on Challenges and Best Practices. Hydrological Science Journal.