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Dr Christopher Hackney

Senior Lecturer

  • Email: christopher.hackney@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: 0191 2087920
  • Personal Website:
  • Address: School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
    Room 3.26
    Henry Daysh Building
Background

Chris Hackney is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology. He obtained his PhD from the University of Southampton in 2013 and was a PDRA on a NERC funded research project investigating sediment transport and erosion in large alluvial rivers until 2015. He then moved to the University of Hull where he was a research fellow until 2020. 

Chris researches sediment and water transport through river and delta systems, particularly in South East Asian deltas such as the Mekong, Red and Irrawaddy systems. He is interested in the way that humans are impacting natural fluvial processes, with a particular focus on sand mining, and how these impacts ultimately affect the populations and communities which make deltaic regions their home. He is a National Geographic Explorer, co-leading the Rivers of Plastic project.

For a full list of publications, please see my  or visit my .

Research

Research Interests

Natural and human alterations to sediment and water loads in large rivers and deltas

Flood risk in deltaic regions

The impact of sand mining on flow and sediment transport

Linking physical processes to societal resilience to natural hazards and sustainable livelihoods

The transport and impact of plastic waste through river systems


Current research projects

What controls roughness in bedrock rivers (NERC, Co-I). In this project, led by Dr Rebecca Hodge at Durham University, we are using statea of the art technologies for measuring river channel topography at high resolution in the field (terrestrial laser scanning, shallow-water multi-beam sonar) to produce the first comprehensive dataset of rough-bed river topographies, and will use the statistical methods to decribe the roughness of their beds and banks.

River of Plastics (National Geographic, co-lead with the Universities of Hull, Panassastra University Cambodia, and the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research in Vietnam) investigating the physical mechanisms of micro plastic transport through the Mekong River and its delta, and social perceptions to plastics waste throughout Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Youth-led adaptation for climate change challenges in Vietnam: social action, inter-generational and inter-cultural learning (British Academy, Co-I) This project will develop creative, youth-led perspectives and action on climate change challenges facing one of the most populous, economically important and ethnically diverse areas in Vietnam, the Red River catchment.

Resilient Mangroves (Newton Fund, led by the University of Leeds and the Vietnam National University) This project is investigating the role that mangroves play in providing and maintaining important ecosystem services along the fringes of the Red River Delta, Vietnam.

Sediment pathways through deltas (Royal Society International Exchanges with Indiana University, PI) This project is mapping and monitoring the flow of sediment and water through an evolving bifurcating delta system, Wax Lake Delta in Louisiana, USA, to assess how changes in flow regime affect the preferential pathways sediment and water take through delta systems. 



Teaching

Undergraduate Stage 1:

GEO1023: Environment and Society


Undergraduate Stage 2: 

GEO2229: River Catchment Dynamics 

GEO2233: Humans vs Nature: Netherlands residential fieldtrip


Undergraduate Stage 3:

GEO3165: Coastal Environments


Postgraduate supervision:

Hannah Runeckels (ongoing): The morphological footprint of anthropogenic activities in the Red River delta, Vietnam

James Hardwick (SNES; ongoing): The impact of invasive plant species on riverbank stability

Gemma Hoyes (SNES; ongoing): Satellite dervied bathymetry for offshore sandbanks

Halinishi Yusuf (ongoing): Defining sustainable rates of sand mining through the lens of alluvial freshwater availability

Publications

  • Articles

    • Mendrik F, Hackney CR, Cumming VM, Waller C, Hak D, Dorrell R, Nguyen NH, Parsons DR. . Journal of Hazardous Materials 2025, 484, 136762.
    • Hardwick J, Hackney CR, Keen L, Fitzsimmons C, Willby N, Pattison Z. . River Research and Applications 2025, 41(4), 757-772.
    • Quan QL, Hackney CR, Vasilopoulos G, Coulthard T, Hung NN, Darby SE, Parsons DR. . Nature Sustainability 2025, 8, 1455-1466.
    • Singh V, Ranjan Patra N, Hackney CR, Guarav K. . River Research and Applications 2026, 42(2), 444-459.
    • Houseago RC, Hodge RA, Asher B, Ferguson RI, Hackney CR, Hardy RJ, Hoey TB, Johnson JPL, Rice SP, Yager EM, Yamasaki T. . Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 2025, 130(5), e2024JF007996.
    • Halstead F, Parsons KJ, Vo T, Lloyd Williams A, Jones L, Le H, Nguyen A, Hackney CR, Parsons DR. . Children's Geographies 2025, epub ahead of print.
    • Barrentes LA, Baar A, Fernandez R, Hackney C, Parsons D, Dorrell RM. . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 2025, 383, 20240442.
    • Hackney CR. . Area 2025, 57(2), e12954.
    • Hardwick J, Hackney CR, Law A, Pattison Z. . Biological Invasions 2026, 28, 23.
    • Hackney CR, Cisneros J, Heng S, Darby SE, Leyland J, Konsoer K, Parsons DR. . Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface 2025, 130(6), e2024JF008189.
    • Beckwith L, Marschke M, Darbari V, Hackney CR. . The Extractive Industries and Society 2025, 24, 101713.
    • Mendrik F, Houseago RC, Hackney CR, Parsons DR. . Environmental Pollution 2024, 342, 123094.
    • Do NT, Trinh DA, Panizzo VN, McGowan S, Runeckles H, Henderson ACG, Large A, Hackney CR. . Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2024, 213, 108021.
    • Lloyd Williams A, Vu Q, Le H, Jones L, Vo TT, Halstead F, Parsons KJ, Nguyen ATQ, Hackney CR, Parsons DR. . Research in Drama Education 2024, 29(2), 278-289.
    • Mendrik F, Fernandez R, Hackney CR, Waller C, Parsons DR. . Communications Earth & Environment 2023, 4, 30.
    • Smigaj M, Hackney CR, Diem PK, Tri VPD, Ngoc NT, Bui DD, Darby SE, Leyland J. . Science of the Total Environment 2023, 860, 160363.
    • Sengupta D, Choi YR, Tian B, Brown S, Meadows M, Hackney CR, Banerjee A, Li Y, Chen R, Zhou Y. . Earth's Future 2023, 11(2), e2022EF002927.
    • Jones L, Parsons KJ, Halstead F, Nguyen DN, Pham HTM, Pham DL, Allison CR, Chew M, Bird E, Meek A, Buckton SJ, Nguyễn KL, Williams AL, Võ TT, Lê H, Nguyễn ATQ, Hackney CR, Parsons DR. . Journal of the British Academy 2023, 11(3), 69-117.
    • Runeckles H, Hackney CR, Le H, Ha HTT, Bui L, Do N, Large A. . The Extractive Industries and Society 2023, 15, 101336.
    • Carrie RH, Stringer LC, Le TVH, Nguyen HQ, Dao VT, Hackney CR, Pham TTN, Quinn C. . Ecosystems and People 2022, 18(1), 378-396.
    • Carrie RH, Stringer LC, Le TVH, Nguyen HQ, Hackney CR, Dao VT, Pham TTN, Quinn CH. . MethodsX 2022, 9, 101921.
    • Waldschlager K, Bruckner MZM, Almroth BC, Hackney CR, Adyel TM, Alimi OS, Belontz SL, Cowger W, Doyle D, Gray A, Kane I, Kooi M, Kramer M, Lechthaler S, Michie L, Nordam T, Pohl F, Russell C, Thit A, Umar W, Valero D, Varrani A, Warrier AK, Woodall CL, Wu N. . Earth Science Reviews 2022, 228, 104021.
    • Hong NQ, Quinn CH, Carrie R, Stringer LC, Le TVH, Hackney CR, Dao VT. . Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 2022, 26, 100725.
    • Moorhouse HL, Roberts LR, McGowan S, Panizzo V, Barker P, Salehin S, Nga D, Salgardo Bonnet J, Rahman FMF, Ghosh T, Das S, Roy M, Opel A, Henderson A, Large A, Nguyen Thanh P, Hackney CR. . Geo: Geography and Environment 2021, 8(2), e00103.
    • Hu H, Yang Z, Yin D, Cheng H, Hackney CR, Parsons DR. . Geomorphology 2021, 392, 107917.
    • Mendrik FM, Henry TB, Burdett H, Hackney CR, Waller C, Parsons DR, Hennige SJ. . Environmental Pollution 2021, 269, 116238.
    • Bendixen M, Iversen LI, Best J, Franks D, Hackney CR, Latrubesse E, Tusting LS. . One Earth 2021, 4(8), 1095-1111.
    • Hackney CR, Vasilopoulos G, Heng S, Darbari V, Walker S, Parsons DR. . Earth Surface Dynamics 2021, 9, 1323-1334.
    • Bussi G, Darby SE, Whitehead PG, Jin L, Dadson SJ, Voepel HE, Vasilopoulos G, Hackney CR, Hutton C, Berchoux T, Parsons DR, Nicholas A. . Science of the Total Environment 2021, 755(Part 1), 142468.
    • Jones L, Halstead F, Parsons KJ, Le H, Bui TH, Hackney CR, Parsons DR. . Journal of the British Academy 2021, 9(s5), 29-68.
    • Lotsari E, Hackney CR, Salmela J, Kasvi E, Kemp J, Alho P, Darby SE. . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 2020, 45(5), 1198-1216.
    • Hackney CR, Darby SE, Parsons DR, Leyland J, Best JL, Aalto R, Nicholas AP, Houseago R. . Nature Sustainability 2020, 3, 217-225.
    • Nguyen HQ, Quinn C, Stringer L, Carrie R, Hackney CR, Le TVH, Dao VT, Pham TTN. . Remote Sensing 2020, 12(14), 2289.
    • Baronas JJ, Stevenson EI, Hackney CR, Darby SE, Bickle MJ, Hilton RG, Larkin CS, Parsons DR, Khaing AM, Tipper ET. . Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 2020, 125(9), e2020JF005554.
    • Nguyen HQ, Vu AT, Le TTH, Nguyen MH, Doan TT, Dinh TD, Ngo DA, Hackney CR. . Water 2020, 12(1), 71.
    • Darby SE, Langdon PG, Best JL, Leyland J, Hackney CR, Marti M, Morgan PR, Savuth B, Aalto R, Parsons DR, Nicholas AP, Leng MJ. . Quaternary Science Reviews 2020, 236, 106265.
    • Whitehead PG, Jin L, Bussi G, Voepel HE, Darby SE, Vasilopolous G, Manley R, Rodda H, Hutton C, Hackney CR, Tri VPD, Hung NN. . Science of the Total Environment 2019, 673, 218 - 229.
    • Bendixen M, Best JL, Hackney CR, Iverson L. . Nature 2019, 571, 29-31.
    • Hackney CR, Darby SE, Parsons DR, Leyland J, Aalto R, Nicholas AP, Best JL. . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 2018, 43(2), 349 - 362.
    • Hu H, Wei T, Yang Z, Hackney CR, Parsons DR. . Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 2018, 205, 110-122.
    • Leyland J, Hackney CR, Darby SE, Parsons DR, Best JL, Nicholas AP, Aalto R, Lague D. . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 2017, 42(2), 334 - 346.
    • Darby SE, Hackney CR, Leyland J, Kummu M, Lauri H, Parsons DR, Best JL, Nicholas AP, Aalto R. . Nature 2016, 539, 276-279.
    • Hackney CR, Best JL, Leyland J, Darby SE, Parsons DR, Aalto R, Nicholas AP. . Geophysical Research Letters 2015, 42(24), 10,663-10,670.
    • Hackney CR, Darby SE, Leyland J. . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 2015, 40(3), 313-325.
    • Hackney CR, Darby SE, Leyland J. Modelling the response of soft cliffs to climate change: A statistical, process-response model using accumulated excess energy. Geomorphology 2013, 187, 108 - 121.
    • Hackney CR, Carling P. The occurrence of obtuse junction angles and changes in channel width below tributaries along the Mekong River, south-east Asia. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 2011, 36(12), 1563 - 1576.

  • Book Chapters

    • Hackney CR, Teasdale SL. . In: Nguyen HQ; Apel H; Le QB; Sridah V, ed. The Mekong River Basin: Ecohydrological Complexity from Catchment to Coast. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2024, pp.393-419.
    • Castro de Oliviera E, Pla-Pueyo S, Hackney CR. . In: Corbett, P; Owen, A; Hartley, AJ; Pla-Pueyo, S; Barreto, D; Haynes, H; Hackney, CR; Kape, SJ, ed. River to Reservoir: Geoscience to Engineering. London: Geological Society of London, 2019.
    • Hackney CR, Clayton AI. . In: Clarke, LE; Nield, JM, ed. Geomorphological Techniques. London: British Society for Geomorphology, 2015.

  • Edited Book

    • Corbett P, Owen A, Hartley AJ, Pla-Pueyo S, Barreto D, Haynes H, Hackney CR, Kape SJ, ed. . Geological Soceity of London, 2019.