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Malcolm Newson is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom and specializes in environmental science. Their research primarily addresses flood risk assessment and management, hydrology and sediment transport processes, and hydrology and watershed management studies. The main fields of study also include global and planetary change, ecology, water science and technology, and soil science.

Newson's body of work explores a range of topics related to river systems, flood risk, and environmental management. The following main topics characterize their research contributions:

  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport

The scientist has published articles in several established venues, with repeated contributions to the following journals:

  • Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Journal of Geography in Higher Education
  • River Research and Applications

Newson frequently collaborates with coauthors John Lewin and Paul Raven, each appearing as coauthor on multiple papers.

Their recent papers include:

  • 'Fluvial geomorphology and environmental design': Restitution for damage, rehabilitation, restoration or rewilding? (2021, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms)
  • River science and flood risk management policy in England (2021, Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment)
  • River science: an educational resource for understanding and learning to survive flooding and environmental change (2023, Journal of Geography in Higher Education)
  • The developing flood rich period: Science evidence and policy evolution for England. Is it time for place-based socio-ecological solutions? (2024, River Research and Applications)
  • Professional and citizen science to monitor and improve the physical habitat quality of rivers (2025, Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment)

Newson's work is oriented towards applying scientific understanding to practical environmental challenges, particularly those related to flood risk and river management. The research spans both theoretical and applied approaches, incorporating perspectives on policy evolution, environmental design, and community science.

Best Publications

  • Land, Water and Development: Sustainable and Adaptive Management of Rivers

    Malcolm David Newson

  • Geomorphology, ecology and river channel habitat: mesoscale approaches to basin-scale challenges:

    M. D. Newson;C. L. Newson

  • Applied fluvial geomorphology for river engineering and management.

    Colin R. Thorne;Richard D. Hey;Malcolm D. Newson

  • ‘Natural’ rivers, ‘hydromorphological quality’ and river restoration: a challenging new agenda for applied fluvial geomorphology

    Malcolm. D. Newson;Andrew R. G. Large

  • Land, water and development: sustainable management of river basin systems.

    Malcolm David Newson

  • Plynlimon research: The first two decades

    C. Kirby;M. Newson;K. Gilman

  • Land, water and development. River basin systems and their sustainable management.

    Malcolm David Newson

  • Soil pipes and pipeflow: A hydrological study in upland Wales

    Kevin Gilman;Malcolm David Newson

  • Sediment‐related river maintenance: The role of fluvial geomorphology

    D. A. Sear;M. D. Newson;A. Brookes

  • Hydrology and the River Environment

    Malcolm David Newson

  • The geomorphological effectiveness of floods—a contribution stimulated by two recent events in mid-wales

    Malcolm Newson

  • Geomorphological concepts and tools for sustainable river ecosystem management

    Malcolm D Newson

  • Land-Use and Upland Water Resources in Britain - a Strategic Look

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  • Guidebook of Applied Fluvial Geomorphology

    David A. Sear;Malcolm D. Newson;Colin R. Thorne

  • A cost-effective approach for linking habitats, flow types and species requirements

    M.D. Newson;D.M. Harper;C.L. Padmore;J.L. Kemp

  • Environmental change in river channels: a neglected element. Towards geomorphological typologies, standards and monitoring.

    D.A. Sear;M.D. Newson

  • A predictive typology for characterising hydromorphology

    H.G. Orr;A.R.G. Large;M.D. Newson;C.L. Walsh

  • The geomorphological basis for classifying rivers

    M.D. Newson;M.J. Clark;D.A. Sear;A. Brookes

  • The physiography, deposits and vegetation of the Plynlimon catchments. (A synthesis of published work and initial findings)

    M. D. Newson

  • The erosion of drainage ditches and its effect on bed‐load yields in mid‐Wales: Reconnaissance case studies

    Malcolm Newson

  • Flow and flow routing in upland channel networks / L'écoulement et le calcul du cheminement de l'écoulement dans les réseaux des canaux montagneux

    Keith Beven;Kevin Gilman;Malcolm Newson

  • Spectrophotometric properties of surface water dissolved organic matter in an afforested upland peat catchment

    Andy Baker;Lucy Bolton;Malcolm Newson;Robert G. M. Spencer

  • Managing protected areas. A global guide

    M Newson

  • Book Review: River and stream ecosystems. by C.E. Cushing, K.W. Cummings and G.W. Minshall (Editors), Ecosystems of the World, 22, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1995, Hardcover, XII + 817 pp., Dfl.510 ($300), ISBN 0-444-88822-5

    Malcolm Newson

Frequent Co-Authors

David Sear
David Sear University of Southampton
John Lewin
John Lewin Aberystwyth University
Colin R. Thorne
Colin R. Thorne University of Nottingham
Paul A. Carling
Paul A. Carling University of Southampton
Geoffrey E. Petts
Geoffrey E. Petts University of Westminster
David M. Harper
David M. Harper University of Leicester
Andy Baker
Andy Baker University of New South Wales
Adrian McDonald
Adrian McDonald University of Leeds
Brian Kronvang
Brian Kronvang Aarhus University
John N. Quinton
John N. Quinton Lancaster University

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