University Scholarship
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Hassan Davani

hdavani@sdsu.eduorcid.org/0000-0001-5428-4844
Research Relationships

Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, 2018-Present
    Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, US
  • 2015-2018
    Water Resources and Environmental Action Group, Geosyntec Consultants Inc, San Diego, CA, US

  • PhD, 2012-2016
    Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, US
  • MS, 2009-2012
    Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Tehran, IR
  • BS, 2004-2009
    Civil Engineering, Power and Water University of Technology, Tehran, IR

Profile updated October 5, 2026.

Scholarship

Academic Publications

Quantifying Sources, Sinks and Mitigation of Macroplastic and Other River Debris: A Trash Balance Model
Todd Palmer; Trent Biggs; Ryoko Araki; Kian Bagheri; Hassan Davani; et al.
Earth's Future, 2025, journal article, 6 citations
Ecology Pollution Rivers Water quality
A Synthesis of Climate Change Impacts on Stormwater Management Systems: Designing for Resiliency and Future Challenges
J. M. Hathaway; E. Z. Bean; J. T. Bernagros; D. P. Christian; Hassan Davani; et al.
Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 2024, journal article, 54 citations
Climate change adaptation Climatic changes Environmental engineering Sustainability
Coalitional Game Theory for Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure Practices
Carly Lawyer; Hassan Davani; Erfan Goharian
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 2024, journal article, 6 citations
City planning Civil engineering Environmental engineering Game theory
Data-driven analysis and integrated modeling of climate change impacts on coastal groundwater and sanitary sewer infrastructure
Yousef Sangsefidi; Austin Barnes; Mark Merrifield; Hassan Davani
Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023, journal article, 25 citations
Climatic changes Environmental impact analysis Groundwater Hydrology
Flood Detection in Urban Areas Using Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning
Ahad Hasan Tanim; Callum Blake McRae; Hassan Davani; Erfan Goharian
Water, 2022, journal article, 160 citations
Image processing Machine learning Natural disasters Remote sensing

A Decision Support System to Enhance Electricity Grid Resilience against Flooding Disasters
Michael Violante; Hassan Davani; Saeed D. Manshadi
Water, 2022, journal article, 10 citations
Climate change adaptation Decision support systems Floods Natural disasters
An Environmental and Societal Analysis of the US Electrical Energy Industry Based on the Water–Energy Nexus
Gabriela Shirkey; Megan Belongeay; Susie Wu; Xiaoguang Ma; Hassan Davani; et al.
Energies, 2021, journal article, 9 citations
Environmental impact analysis Water resources development Water-supply
Hydrodynamics and Free-Flow Characteristics of Piano Key Weirs with Different Plan Shapes
Yousef Sangsefidi; Hassan Davani; Masoud Ghodsian; Mojtaba Mehraein; Reza Zarei
Water, 2021, journal article, 27 citations
Fluid dynamics Hydraulics Hydrodynamics
A Comparative Study of 2-Dimensional Hydraulic Modeling Software, Case Study: Sorrento Valley, San Diego, California
Hassan Davani
Journal of Water Management Modeling, 2020, journal article, 5 citations
Computer-aided design Geographic information systems Hydraulic models Hydrology
Evaluation of infilling and replenishment of river sand mining pits
Hassan Davani
Environmental Earth Sciences, 2020, journal article, 30 citations
Geomorphology Rivers Sand and gravel mines and mining Sedimentation analysis
Compound Inundation Impacts of Coastal Climate Change: Sea-Level Rise, Groundwater Rise, and Coastal Precipitation
Reyhaneh Rahimi; Hassan Davani; Cheyenne Graves; Atalie Gomez; Mohammadebrahim Fazel Valipour
Water, 2020, journal article, 89 citations
Climatic changes Hydrology Oceanography Sea level
Combining Hydrologic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment Approaches to Evaluate Sustainability of Water Infrastructure: Uncertainty Analysis
Hassan Davani; Reyhaneh Rahimi; Steven J. Burian; Christine A. Pomeroy; Brian J. McPherson; Defne Apul
Water, 2019, journal article, 15 citations
Civil engineering Environmental engineering Hydrology Sustainability
Green infrastructure optimization to achieve pre-development conditions of a semiarid urban catchment
Hassan Davani
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 2019, journal article, 28 citations
Arid regions Hydrology Urban development (Title) Watershed management
Introducing demand to supply ratio as a new metric for understanding life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rainwater harvesting systems
Devkota, J.P.; Burian, S.J.; Hassan Davani; Apul, D.S.
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017, journal article, 18 citations
Environmental sustainability Greenhouse gas mitigation Life cycles (Biology) Water harvesting
How does climate change affect combined sewer overflow in a system benefiting from rainwater harvesting systems?
Hassan Davani; Goharian, E.; Hansen, C.H.; Apul, D.; Burian, S.J.
Sustainable Cities and Society, 2016, journal article, 96 citations
Climatic changes Combined sewer overflows Sustainability Water harvesting
Low-impact development practices to mitigate climate change effects on urban stormwater runoff: Case study of New York City
Zahmatkesh, Z.; Burian, S.J.; Karamouz, M.; Hassan Davani; Goharian, E.
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2015, journal article, 250 citations
Climatic changes Environmental engineering Runoff
Improved statistical downscaling of daily precipitation using SDSM platform and data-mining methods
Hassan Davani; Nasseri, M.; Zahraie, B.
International Journal of Climatology, 2013, journal article, 74 citations
Data mining Machine learning Meteorology Precipitation forecasting
Performance assessment of different data mining methods in statistical downscaling of daily precipitation
Nasseri, M.; Hassan Davani; Zahraie, B.
Journal of Hydrology, 2013, journal article, 70 citations
Data mining Machine learning Meteorology Precipitation (Meteorology)

Academic Conferences

A Watershed Scale Life Cycle Assessment Framework for Stormwater Management
Hassan Davani; Burian, S.J.; Apul, D.
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018: Groundwater, Sustainability, and Hydro-Climate/Climate Change - Selected Papers from the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018, 2018, conference paper
Environmental engineering Sustainability Water resources development Watershed management
Climate Change Impacts on Urban Runoff in a New York City Watershed
Zahmatkesh, Z.; Karamouz, M.; Goharian, E.; Burian, S.J.; Hassan Davani
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2014: Water Without Borders - Proceedings of the 2014 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, 2014, conference paper
Climatic changes Hydrology Urban runoff Watershed management
LID Implementation to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts on Urban Runoff
Zahmatkesh, Z.; Karamouz, M.; Burian, S.J.; Hassan Davani; Goharian, E.
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2014: Water Without Borders - Proceedings of the 2014 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, 2014, conference paper
Climate change mitigation Environmental engineering Urban ecology (Biology)
Developing urban water infrastructure modeling approach to control flood damages and reduce life cycle impacts
Hassan Davani; Burian, S.; Apul, D.; Devkota, J.
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2013: Showcasing the Future - Proceedings of the 2013 Congress, 2013, conference paper
Civil engineering Flood control Sustainability Urban hydrology