Wings

Innovationen im Bereich nicht-netzwerk basierter Wasser- und Abwassersysteme – ein inter- und transdisziplinäres strategisches Forschungsprogramm

Wings (Water and sanitation innovations for non-grid solutions) möchte innovative nicht-netzwerk basierte Wasser- und Abwassersysteme entwickeln, die bzgl. ihrer Leistung mit konventionellen, netzwerk basierten Wasser- und Abwasserinfrastrukturen vergleichbar sind. Wir tun dies, indem wir:

  • solche Systeme aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven (Ingenieurswesen, Entscheidungsanalyse, Entwicklungsstudien, Transitions-und Innovationsstudien und Verhaltensstudien) heraus untersuchen.
  • eng mit den wichtigsten Akteuren aus verschiedenen Sektoren und Entscheidungsebenen zusammenarbeiten.
  • in verschiedenen sozio-ökonomischen Kontexten (Forschungssäulen) von industrialisierten Ländern bis hin zu aufstrebenden und sich entwickelnden Ländern forschen.
  • uns mit konzeptionellen und methodischen Fragen befassen, die bestehende Forschungsprojekte in verschiedenen Kontexten aufeinander beziehen und verbinden (transversale Projekte).
  • auf aktuelle und abgeschlossene Projekte im Feld der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft aufbauen.
     

Hintergrund

Im Laufe der Geschichte war das Management urbaner Wassersysteme eine Kernaufgabe von Zivilgesellschaften. Dies spiegelt die Bedeutung dieser Systeme für das menschliche Wohlergehen und den Umweltschutz wider. Der heutige, konventionelle Ansatz der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft baut auf gefestigte sozio-technische Systeme, die sich über das letzte Jahrhundert entwickelt haben und die meisten der Wasser- und Hygieneprobleme, die OECD Ländern zusetzten, gelöst haben. Diese vorwiegend zentralisierten und netzwerk basierten Systeme behandeln und bieten verlässlich Trinkwasser und transportieren, behandeln und entsoren Abwasser sicher. Herausforderungen sind allerdings Bevölkerungswachstum (sowohl positives als auch negatives), Klimawandel, neuartige Schadstoffe, als auch die Notwendigkeit, alternde Leitungsnetze wiederherzustellen und zu ersetzen.

Obwohl die Debatte, ob es in OECD Ländern einen Bedarf nach neuen Ansätzen gibt, anhält, erkennen führende Forschungsinstitute, internationale Organisationen und nationale Regierungen zunehmend an, dass der konventionelle Ansatz der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft nicht die einzige Lösung für schnell wachsende Städte in Ländern mit niedrigem oder mittlerem Einkommen in Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika sein kann. Da zentralisierte, leitunsgebundene Wassersysteme unerreichbar für einen grossen Teil der weltweiten Stadtbevölkerung sind, gibt es einen grossen Bedarf fundamental neue Konzepte zu entwickeln, d.h. flexiblere, kostengünstigere und ressourcenschonende nicht-netzwerk basierte Systme, die mit heutigen und zukünftigen Herausforderungen urbaner Wasserwirtschaft umgehen können.

Team

Programmmanagement

Dr. Sabine Hoffmann Gruppenleiterin, Gruppe: ITD Tel. +41 58 765 6818 Inviare e-mail

Programmteam

ESS

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Truffer Gruppenleiter, Gruppe: Cirus Tel. +41 58 765 5670 Inviare e-mail
Dr. Christian Binz Gruppenleiter, Gruppe: Cirus Tel. +41 58 765 5030 Inviare e-mail
Dr. Nadja Contzen Gruppenleiterin, Gruppe: EHP Tel. +41 58 765 6892 Inviare e-mail
Dr. Sabine Hoffmann Gruppenleiterin, Gruppe: ITD Tel. +41 58 765 6818 Inviare e-mail

Forschungssäulen

Unsere Forschung organisieren wir in vier Forschungssäulen. Jede dieser Forschungssäulen umfasst eine typische sozio-technische Systemkonfiguration.

 

Wings Disconnect

Wings Disconnect ermittelt die Bedingungen für dezentrale Wasser- und Abwassersysteme in Kontexten mit bewährten Governance-Strukturen, mittlerem bis hohem Einkommen und einem hohen Grad an Zentralisierung. Verglichen mit dem dominierenden Konzept der Wasserversorgung und Kanalisation versprechen dezentrale Systeme vorteilhafter auf neue Anforderungen wie rasche demographische Veränderungen, Klimawandel und andere Planungsunsicherheiten reagieren zu können. Hinzu kommt eine wachsende Besorgnis, dass es finanziell nicht nachhaltig sein könnte, die bestehenden, alternden Leitungsnetze zu erhalten.

Wings Disconnect möchte die wissenschaftliche Grundlage für eine Bewertung liefern, ob ein Systemwechsel diese Bedenken ausräumen und die Nachhaltigkeit verbessern könnte. Um dies zu erreichen, gehen wir näher darauf ein, wo und wann es möglich ist, vom zentralen System zu entkoppeln und nicht-netzwerk basierte Systeme (besonders Kleinkläranlagen) zu implementieren und wir identifizieren potentielle Transitionspfade. Dies beinhaltet die Entwicklung und Methoden zur Bestimmung eines optimalen Grads infrastruktureller Zentralisierung, zur Quantifizierung der Leistung ganzer Systeme, zur Identifikation industrieller Möglichkeiten und zur Unterstützung von Entscheidungsprozessen über die Zeit.

Aktuelle Projekte

Wir untersuchen die Herausforderungen modularer Infrastrukturen für die Schweizer Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft am Beispiel der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft.
Ziel ist die partizipative Entscheidungsunterstützung für den langfristigen Übergang zu alternativen Abwasserinfrastrukturen
Decentralisation changes wastewater quantity and quality that is discharged to the sewer. We investigate the effects of these changes on the operation of existing centralised sewer systems.

Abgeschlossene Projekte

How can the overall performance of distributed treatment systems be estimated and maintained?
Ziel dieses Projekts ist es, ein vertieftes Verständnis einer ökonomisch nachhaltigen Infrastrukturentwicklung zu erlangen

Wings Hybrid

Wings Hybrid untersucht neue Modelle und Methoden, um Nährstoffe, Wasser und Energie in zukünftigen Städten zu recyceln, insbesondere im Kontext des Klimawandels. Konventioneller Weise wird gemischtes Abwasser in einer zentralen Kläranlage getrennt und behandelt. Wir möchten tragfähige Alternativen für grosstechnische Anwendungen etablieren, welche die Abwasserströme getrennt je nach Typ und Konzentration ihrer enthaltenen Schmutzstoffe sammeln und behandeln. Dadurch können Wasser, Nährstoffe und Energie leicht zurückgewonnen werden, was wiederum die Wasser- und Energieproduktivität erhöht.

Wings Hybrid entwickelt Urinseparierung und -behandlung weiter, um anthropogene Nährstoffe in der Landwirtschaft wieder zu verwenden, ebenso wie Grauwasserbehandlung, um Wasser mit hoher chemischer und mikrobieller Qualität zurück zu gewinnen. Dazu gehört die technische Entwicklung und Optimierung durch praktische Tests in einem Living Lab, die Implementierung von Demonstrationsprojekten und die Zusammenarbeit mit Partnern aus der Industrie.

Aktuelle Projekte

In Autarky entwickeln wir kleine Anlagen für die getrennte Behandlung von Urin, Abwasser und Fäkalien direkt in der Toilette.
NEST building
Nachhaltiges urbanes Wasser- und Abwassermanagement angewandt und umgesetzt im modularen NEST-Gebäude.
Serious games and gamification are increasingly used to engage stakeholders. We study whether and how they make decision analysis more participatory.

Abgeschlossene Projekte

Indem wir Nährstoffe aus Urin zurückgewinnen, entwickeln wir ein Sanitärsystem, welches wertvollen Dünger produziert

Wings Emerging

Wings Emerging untersucht Innovationen in aufstrebenden Märkten, charakterisiert durch rasante Urbanisierung, eine wachsende Mittelklasse und gesamtwirtschaftliches Wachstum, mündend in einem steigenden Lebensstandard, einer erhöhten Bautätigkeit als auch in einer erhöhten Ressourcennachfrage (Wasser, Energie, Services). Wegen dieser besonderen Charakteristika nehmen wir an, dass Neubaugebiete in Schwellenländern zu den vielversprechendsten Leitmärkten für innovative, nicht-netzwerk basierte Lösungen wie ganzheitliche Konzepte für Wasser, Abwasser, Abfall und Energie zählen.

Wings Emerging möchte Entscheidungsträger und Nischenanbieter beim Übergang zu holistischen vor-Ort Wassersystemen und bei der Etablierung einer systemischen Sicht auf urbanes Wassermanagement inspirieren und unterstützen. Dies beinhaltet die relevanten Fähigkeiten, um mit solchen Innovationen erfolgreich zu sein, zu analysieren, Innovationspfade, um nicht-netzwerk basierte Lösungen einzuführen, zu untersuchen und Hemmnisse und Treiber für ihre Verbreitung zu erforschen.

Aktuelle Projekte

4S is assessing small-scale sanitation systems in South Asia to provide policy recommendations for improved sanitation system design, implementation and O&M.
RADEC will herausfinden, wie Schwellenländer sowohl industrielle Sprünge als auch die Transition zu ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit erreichen können, indem es die industriellen und soziotechnischen Aspekte dezentraler Wasser- und Sanitärsysteme in China, Indien und Südafrika analysiert

Wings Informal

Wings Informal analysiert nicht-netzwerk basierte Lösungen für einige der schwierigsten, komplexesten und am schnellsten wachsenden bebauten Umgebungen in Entwicklungsländern - informelle Siedlungen. Bewohner dieser Gebiete sind benachteiligt, da es ihnen an formellem Zugang zu Land, Wohnungen und grundlegenden städtischen Leistungen fehlt. Lösungen werden daher auf soliden Technologiekonzepten fussen müssen und gleichzeitig den Bedürfnissen und spezifischen Ressourcenbeschränkungen, die in diesen Gebieten zu finden sind, entsprechen müssen.

Die grösseren Komplexitäten von aktuellen, heterogenen Sanitärsystemen zu verstehen mit besonderem Fokus auf ihre Schnittstellen, ist das Ziel von Wings Informal. Dazu gehört das Umfeld zu analysieren, das die erfolgreiche Einführung dieser Lösungen behindert oder unterstützt, die Skalierungsvoraussetzungen für Geschäftsmodelle mit einem besonderen Fokus auf Container-basierte Systeme zu erforschen und Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten bei der Skalierung von Innovationen in informellen Siedlungen zu identifizieren.

Aktuelle Projekte

The aim of CWIS research is to develop a method that synthesizes existing information about the sanitation landscapes of cities in India and that presents comprehensive sanitation solutions.
We seek to understand how formal and informal institutions, planning procedures and resources drive or constrain informal settlements upgrading in Sub Saharan Africa cities.

Abgeschlossene Projekte

Dieses Projekt analysiert mögliche Transitionspfade für Grundversorgungsdienstleisungen mit einem besonderen Fokus auf das Beispiel Nairobi, Kenia.
Development of systematic but generic methods for the generation of locally appropriate sanitation system options and for the quantification of sustainability performance indicators.
In diesem Projekt arbeiten wir mit Organisationen zusammen, um Treiber und Barrieren für die Skalierung von Wasserkiosken zu identifizieren.
In diesem Projekt arbeiten wir mit verschiedenen Organisationen zusammen, um die Rolle von Innovationen in Skalierungsprozessen zu untersuchen.
In this project, we apply Business Model Thinking to create promising business models around innovative water and sanitation technologies

Wings Transversal

Transversale Projekte bündeln konzeptionelle und methodische Bedürfnisse der vier Forschungssäulen und/oder des gesamten Programms. Dadurch stärken sie die Verbindung innerhalb des interdisziplinären Forschungsteams.

Aktuelle Projekte

The INTEGRATE project aims at strengthening inter- and transdisciplinary integration within and across the strategic research program Wings.
Wahrgenommene Verteilungsgerechtigkeit und Akzeptanz von dezentralen Wasser- und Abwassersystemen
The Lighthouse Project focuses on visible examples of onsite and decentralised urban water management systems, which will play a key role in enabling sustainability transitions.

Publikationen

Urbanes Wassermanagement

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          resolution of 250 m Block size in combination with a sequential Pipe-by-Pi
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          modelling into possible infrastructure adaptation measures of topological a
         nd loading changes of sewer systems for long-term planning.
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          mostly adopted a rather harmonious view on the values of actors and by this
          were unable to address competition, conflicts and, in particular, battles o
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          potential “harmony fallacy”, we identify values as part of underlying i
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         s may condition collaboration patterns and technological preferences. This a
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         n from a growing number of process engineers. In this broad review, we prese
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         lectrochemical urine treatment processes. Like in the first review on urine
         treatment from 2006, we categorize the technologies according to the followi
         ng objectives: stabilization, volume reduction, targeted N-recovery, targete
         d P-recovery, nutrient removal, sanitization, and handling of organic microp
         ollutants. We add energy recovery as a new objective, because extensive work
          has been done on electrochemical energy harvesting, especially with bio-ele
         ctrochemical systems. Our review reveals that biological processes are a goo
         d choice for urine stabilization. They have the advantage of little demand f
         or chemicals and energy. Due to instabilities, however, they are not suited
         for bathroom applications and they cannot provide the desired volume reducti
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         rgy and maintenance. Electrochemical processes is a recent, but rapidly grow
         ing field, which could give rise to exciting technologies at bathroom scale,
          although energy production might only be interesting for niche applications
         . The review includes a qualitative assessment of all unit processes. A quan
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         nd could anyway only be done for complete treatment trains. An important nex
         t step in urine technology research and development will be the combination
         of unit processes to set up and test robust treatment trains. We hope that t
         he present review will help guide these efforts to accelerate the developmen
         t towards a mature techn...
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          socio-technical complexity of different types of alternative water systems
         (e.g., non-potable reuse, rainwater systems, and nutrient recovery). Finding
         s show that socio-technical complexity increases with the pollution load in
         the source water, correlating to potential health risk, and the number of se
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          study provides practitioners with easily accessible means of understanding
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         review of the progress so far and future development options
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         er of interconnected sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially SDG 6,
          the provision of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation for all as wel
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          nutrient emissions to the marine environment. Recent evidence increasingly
         shows that conventional sewer-based wastewater management will not be able t
         o reach these targets. Rather than further optimizing and diffusing this age
         ing infrastructure paradigm, radical innovations like urine source separatio
         n technologies could help to leapfrog towards faster achievement of the SDGs
         . The technology would simplify on-site sanitation and develop a closed-loop
          nutrient cycle, thereby allowing for exceptionally high nutrient removal fr
         om wastewater and direct reuse in agriculture from the first day of implemen
         tation. Radical innovations, however, need decades to materialize. Based on
         a review of relevant academic and grey literature, we show how the past thre
         e decades of development of urine source separation have brought breakthroug
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          chain to reach the brink of maturity. In a short outlook, we discuss how th
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         remaining challenges relating to the creation of mass-markets for urine-dive
         rting toilets, automation and mass-production of treatment systems, and the
         legitimation of fertilizer produced from urine in the agricultural sector.
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         ll-scale technologies
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         s levels that require for verification and validation testing in the field.
         Results from such field tests of decentralized water reuse systems have been
          published over the past few years, and observed performance is often compar
         ed to quality targets from water reuse frameworks (WRFs). An inspection of t
         en recent journal publications reveals that targets from WRFs are often misi
         nterpreted, and the emphasis of these publications is too often on demonstra
         ting successful aspects of the technologies rather than critically evaluatin
         g the quality of the produced water. We hypothesize that some of these misin
         terpretations are due to ambiguous definition of scopes of WRFs (e.g., "unre
         stricted urban reuse") and unclear applicability for novel recycling systems
          that treat the water for applications that go beyond the reuse scopes defin
         ed in current WRFs. Additional challenges are linked to the verification of
         WRF quality targets in small-scale and decentralized systems under economic
         and organizational constraints. Current WRFs are not suitable for all possib
         le reuse cases, and there is need for a critical discussion of quality targe
         ts and associated monitoring methods. As the scope of water reuse has expand
         ed greatly over the past years, WRFs need to address new applications and ad
         vances in technology, including in monitoring capacities.
' (1577 chars) serialnumber => protected'2589-9147' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.wroa.2021.100094' (26 chars) uid => protected22375 (integer) _localizedUid => protected22375 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected22375 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
7 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=21911, pid=124) originalId => protected21911 (integer) authors => protected'Spuhler,&nbsp;D.; Scheidegger,&nbsp;A.; Maurer,&nbsp;M.' (55 chars) title => protected'Ex-ante quantification of nutrient, total solids, and water flows in sanitat
         ion systems
' (87 chars) journal => protected'Journal of Environmental Management' (35 chars) year => protected2021 (integer) volume => protected280 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'111785 (17 pp.)' (15 chars) otherpage => protected'' (0 chars) categories => protected'sustainable sanitation; substance flow modelling; resource recovery; structu
         red decision making; multi-criteria decision analysis
' (129 chars) description => protected'To prioritise sustainable sanitation systems in strategic sanitation plannin
         g, indicators such as local appropriateness or resource recovery have to be
         known at the pre-planning phase. The quantification of resource recovery rem
         ains a challenge because existing substance flow models require large amount
         s of input data and can therefore only be applied for a few options at a tim
         e for which implementation examples exist. This paper aims to answer two que
         stions: How can we predict resource recovery and losses of sanitation system
         s ex-ante at the pre-planning phase? And how can we do this efficiently to c
         onsider the entire sanitation system option space? The approach builds on an
          existing model to create all valid sanitation systems from a set of convent
         ional and emerging technologies and to evaluate their appropriateness for a
         given application case. It complements the previous model with a Substance F
         low Model (SFM) and with transfer coefficients from a technology library to
         quantify nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen), total solids (as an indicator
         for energy and organics), and water flows in sanitation systems ex ante. The
          transfer coefficients are based on literature data and expert judgement. Un
         certainties resulting from the variability of literature data or ignorance o
         f experts are explicitly considered, allowing to assess the robustness of th
         e model output. Any (future) technologies or additional products can easily
         be added to the library. The model is illustrated with a small didactic exam
         ple showing how 12 valid system configurations are generated from a few tech
         nologies, and how substance flows, recovery ratios, and losses to soil, air,
          and water are quantified considering uncertainties. The recovery ratios var
         y between 0 and 28% for phosphorus, 0–10% for nitrogen, 0–26% for total
         solids, and 0–12% for water. The uncertainties reflect the high variabilit
         y of the literature data but are comparable to those obtained in studies usi
         ng a conventional post-a...
' (3741 chars) serialnumber => protected'0301-4797' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111785' (29 chars) uid => protected21911 (integer) _localizedUid => protected21911 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected21911 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
8 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=21740, pid=124) originalId => protected21740 (integer) authors => protected'Hess,&nbsp;A.; Bettex,&nbsp;C.; Morgenroth,&nbsp;E.' (51 chars) title => protected'Influence of intermittent flow on removal of organics in a biological activa
         ted carbon filter (BAC) used as post-treatment for greywater
' (136 chars) journal => protected'Water Research X' (16 chars) year => protected2020 (integer) volume => protected9 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'100078 (10 pp.)' (15 chars) otherpage => protected'' (0 chars) categories => protected'biologically activated carbon (BAC); intermittent flow; bioregeneration; bio
         filtration; greywater
' (97 chars) description => protected'Highly variable flow has to be expected in decentralized greywater treatment
          and can lead to intermittent operation of the treatment system. However, fe
         w studies have addressed the influence of variable flow on the treatment per
         formance of a biological activated carbon filter (BAC). In this study, we in
         vestigated the influence of intermittent flow using small-scale BAC columns,
          which treat greywater as a second treatment step following a membrane biore
         actor (MBR). Three operating strategies to respond to variable flow were eva
         luated. The activated carbon was characterized before and after the experime
         nts in terms of biological activity and sorption capacity. The performance o
         f the BAC filters was assessed based on total organic carbon (TOC) removal,
         TOC fractions and growth potential. No significant differences were observed
          between constant flow compared to on-off operation with intermittent flow o
         ver the range of tested influent concentrations. Peaks with high TOC during
         24 h periods were attenuated by sorption and biological degradation. Adsorb
         ed TOC was released after switching back to normal concentrations for influe
         nt concentrations more than 5 times higher than usually observed, the BAC fu
         nctioned as a temporary sink. In line with these results, the high influent
         TOC values led to increased biological activity in the filter but did not in
         fluence the sorption capacity. The experiments showed that intermittent flow
          does not negatively impact the performance of a BAC and that there is no ne
         ed for additional equalization tanks to buffer the variable flow, for exampl
         e in household-scale greywater treatment.
' (1637 chars) serialnumber => protected'2589-9147' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.wroa.2020.100078' (26 chars) uid => protected21740 (integer) _localizedUid => protected21740 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected21740 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
9 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=20568, pid=124) originalId => protected20568 (integer) authors => protected'Hoffmann,&nbsp;S.; Feldmann,&nbsp;U.; Bach,&nbsp;P.&nbsp;M.; Binz,&nbsp;C.;
         Farrelly,&nbsp;M.; Frantzeskaki,&nbsp;N.; Hiessl,&nbsp;H.; Inauen,&nbsp;J.;
         Larsen,&nbsp;T.&nbsp;A.; Lienert,&nbsp;J.; Londong,&nbsp;J.; Lüthi,&nbsp;C.
         ; Maurer,&nbsp;M.; Mitchell,&nbsp;C.; Morgenroth,&nbsp;E.; Nelson,&nbsp;K.&n
         bsp;L.; Scholten,&nbsp;L.; Truffer,&nbsp;B.; Udert,&nbsp;K.&nbsp;M.
' (371 chars) title => protected'A research agenda for the future of urban water management: exploring the po
         tential of non-grid, small-grid, and hybrid solutions
' (129 chars) journal => protected'Environmental Science and Technology' (36 chars) year => protected2020 (integer) volume => protected54 (integer) issue => protected'9' (1 chars) startpage => protected'5312' (4 chars) otherpage => protected'5322' (4 chars) categories => protected'urban water management; non-grid systems; small-grid systems; hybrid systems
         ; research agenda; transdisciplinary integration
' (124 chars) description => protected'Recent developments in high- and middle-income countries have exhibited a sh
         ift from conventional urban water systems to alternative solutions that are
         more diverse in source separation, decentralization, and modularization. The
         se solutions include non-grid, small-grid, and hybrid systems to address suc
         h pressing global challenges as climate change, eutrophication, and rapid ur
         banization. They close loops, recover valuable resources, and adapt quickly
         to changing boundary conditions such as population size. Moving to such alte
         rnative solutions requires both technical and social innovations to co-evolv
         e over time into integrated socio-technical urban water systems. Current imp
         lementations of alternative systems in high- and middle-income countries are
          promising, but they also underline the need for research questions to be ad
         dressed from technical, social, and transformative perspectives. Future rese
         arch should apply a transdisciplinary research approach through socio-techni
         cal "lighthouse" projects that apply alternative urban water systems at scal
         e. Such research should leverage experience from lighthouse projects in a ra
         nge of socio-economic contexts, identify their potentials and limitations fr
         om an integrated perspective, and share their successes and failures across
         the urban water sector.
' (1315 chars) serialnumber => protected'0013-936X' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1021/acs.est.9b05222' (23 chars) uid => protected20568 (integer) _localizedUid => protected20568 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected20568 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
10 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=19278, pid=124) originalId => protected19278 (integer) authors => protected'Larsen,&nbsp;T.&nbsp;A.' (23 chars) title => protected'Urine source separation for global nutrient management' (54 chars) journal => protected'In: O’Bannon,&nbsp;D.&nbsp;J. (Eds.), Women in water quality. Investigatio
         ns by prominent female engineers
' (108 chars) year => protected2020 (integer) volume => protected0 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'99' (2 chars) otherpage => protected'111' (3 chars) categories => protected'' (0 chars) description => protected'The sewer-based paradigm for wastewater management at the global scale is no
         t successful neither from a humanitarian nor from an environmental perspecti
         ve. The systems are too expensive for the largest part of the global populat
         ion. Source separation and resource recovery offer an alternative for sanita
         tion and water pollution control. This chapter illustrates the importance bu
         t also the challenges of urine source separation for efficient nutrient remo
         val and recovery.<br />
' (479 chars) serialnumber => protected'' (0 chars) doi => protected'10.1007/978-3-030-17819-2_6' (27 chars) uid => protected19278 (integer) _localizedUid => protected19278 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected19278 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
11 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=19943, pid=124) originalId => protected19943 (integer) authors => protected'Pakizer,&nbsp;K.; Fischer,&nbsp;M.; Lieberherr,&nbsp;E.' (55 chars) title => protected'Policy instrument mixes for operating modular technology within hybrid water
          systems
' (84 chars) journal => protected'Environmental Science and Policy' (32 chars) year => protected2020 (integer) volume => protected105 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'120' (3 chars) otherpage => protected'133' (3 chars) categories => protected'water governance; modular water technology; hybrid water systems; policy ins
         truments; QCA
' (89 chars) description => protected'Water systems are experiencing dynamic societal demands and extreme environm
         ental changes. The integration of modular water systems into existing centra
         lized infrastructures, creating hybrid systems, could mitigate these challen
         ges by enabling more resilient water management. However, the existence of t
         echnological alternatives has not changed the continuous reliance on central
         ized water infrastructure. Supportive policy instruments are key to foster t
         he operation of modular technology within hybrid water systems. This article
          focuses on the role of substantive and procedural policy instruments for th
         e successful operation of modular water systems within a hybrid water infras
         tructure. Based on Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), we can confirm th
         e claim in the literature that relying on regulatory instruments is relevant
          for operating modular technology within hybrid systems. However, we also fi
         nd combinations of policy instruments where regulatory instruments do not ma
         tter. Furthermore, we find that procedural instruments emphasizing stakehold
         er participation interplay with different substantive policy instruments to
         support the successful operation of modular systems.
' (1192 chars) serialnumber => protected'1462-9011' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.envsci.2019.12.009' (28 chars) uid => protected19943 (integer) _localizedUid => protected19943 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected19943 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
12 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=19120, pid=124) originalId => protected19120 (integer) authors => protected'Gründl,&nbsp;H.; Larsen,&nbsp;T.&nbsp;A.' (41 chars) title => protected'The toilet revolution: improved water pollution control and reuse of wastewa
         ter in urban slums and in modern cities
' (115 chars) journal => protected'World Architecture' (18 chars) year => protected2019 (integer) volume => protected0 (integer) issue => protected'06' (2 chars) startpage => protected'36' (2 chars) otherpage => protected'39' (2 chars) categories => protected'' (0 chars) description => protected'With two new toilet systems, one for urban slums and the other for modern ci
         ties, we can at the same time improve water pollution control and further th
         e economic reuse of wastewater. For urban slums, the Blue Diversion Toilet i
         s an appealing, affordable and safe technical solution. It is designed for i
         ndustrialised manufacturing and implements a sustainable sanitation value ch
         ain with total resource recovery and zero discharge. The important concept o
         f the toilet is urine source separation. This concept that can also revoluti
         onise wastewater management in the modern cities of industrialised and fast
         industrialising countries. With the new urine-separating toilet Save! this t
         oilet revolution can spread on a global scale, offering a cost-efficient mea
         sure to help save surface water from eutrophication, make reuse of wastewate
         r easier and cheaper and – as a side effect - provide fertiliser for urban
          and rural agriculture.
' (935 chars) serialnumber => protected'1002-4832' (9 chars) doi => protected'' (0 chars) uid => protected19120 (integer) _localizedUid => protected19120 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected19120 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
13 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=18784, pid=124) originalId => protected18784 (integer) authors => protected'Maurer,&nbsp;M.; Hoffmann,&nbsp;S.' (34 chars) title => protected'Sanierungsfall Abwassersystem' (29 chars) journal => protected'Volkswirtschaft' (15 chars) year => protected2019 (integer) volume => protected89 (integer) issue => protected'6' (1 chars) startpage => protected'12' (2 chars) otherpage => protected'15' (2 chars) categories => protected'' (0 chars) description => protected'Mit einem Wiederbeschaffungswert von 230 Milliarden Franken zählt die Wasse
         rversorgung und Abwasserentsorgung in der Schweiz zu den wertvollsten Infras
         trukturbauten. Alternde Leitungen, steigende Bevölkerungszahlen und zunehme
         nde Urbanisierung verlangen in den nächsten 30 Jahren Investitionen von ins
         gesamt 130 Milliarden Franken. Auf globaler Ebene schätzt die OECD die Inve
         stitionen in die Siedlungswasserwirtschaft auf jährlich 900 Milliarden Fran
         ken. Dieser hohe Investitionsbedarf und der global steigende Druck, neue Ans
         ätze zu finden, bieten einen Spielraum für innovative Lösungen. Die Schwe
         iz hat mit ihrer Spitzenforschung in diesem Bereich und dem aktuellen Bedarf
          an Infrastrukturerneuerung ein ungenutztes «Lead-Market»-Potenzial. Dazu
         braucht es aber ein gesamtschweizerisches Impulsprogram, das die fragmentier
         ten Infrastrukturentscheide der Gemeinden koordiniert.
' (890 chars) serialnumber => protected'1011-386X' (9 chars) doi => protected'' (0 chars) uid => protected18784 (integer) _localizedUid => protected18784 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected18784 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
14 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=18914, pid=124) originalId => protected18914 (integer) authors => protected'Schneider,&nbsp;M.&nbsp;Y.; Carbajal,&nbsp;J.&nbsp;P.; Furrer,&nbsp;V.; Ster
         kele,&nbsp;B.; Maurer,&nbsp;M.; Villez,&nbsp;K.
' (123 chars) title => protected'Beyond signal quality: the value of unmaintained pH, dissolved oxygen, and o
         xidation-reduction potential sensors for remote performance monitoring of on
         -site sequencing batch reactors
' (183 chars) journal => protected'Water Research' (14 chars) year => protected2019 (integer) volume => protected161 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'639' (3 chars) otherpage => protected'651' (3 chars) categories => protected'ammonium valley; decentralised wastewater treatment; feature engineering; lo
         w-maintenance sensors; online measurement; soft sensor
' (130 chars) description => protected'Sensor maintenance is time-consuming and is a bottleneck for monitoring on-s
         ite wastewater treatment systems. Hence, we compare maintained and unmaintai
         ned sensors to monitor the biological performance of a small-scale sequencin
         g batch reactor (SBR). The sensor types are ion-selective pH, optical dissol
         ved oxygen (DO), and oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) with platinum elect
         rode. We created soft sensors using engineered features: ammonium valley for
          pH, oxidation ramp for DO, and nitrite ramp for the ORP. Four soft sensors
         based on unmaintained pH sensors correctly identified the completion of the
         ammonium oxidation (89–91 out of 107 cycles), about as many times as soft
         sensors based on a maintained pH sensor (91 out of 107 cycles). In contrast,
          the DO soft sensor using data from a maintained sensor showed slightly bett
         er (89 out of 96 cycles) detection performance than that using data from two
          unmaintained sensors (77, respectively 82 out of 96 correct). Furthermore,
         the DO soft sensor using maintained data is much less sensitive to the optim
         isation of cut-off frequency and slope tolerance than the soft sensor using
         unmaintained data. The nitrite ramp provided no useful information on the st
         ate of nitrite oxidation, so no comparison of maintained and unmaintained OR
         P sensors was possible in this case. We identified two hurdles when designin
         g soft sensors for unmaintained sensors: i) Sensors’ type- and design-spec
         ific deterioration affects performance. ii) Feature engineering for soft sen
         sors is sensor type specific, and the outcome is strongly influenced by oper
         ational parameters such as the aeration rate. In summary, the results with t
         he provided soft sensors show that frequent sensor maintenance is not necess
         arily needed to monitor the performance of SBRs. Without sensor maintenance
         monitoring smalls-scale SBRs becomes practicable, which could improve the re
         liability of unstaffed on-site treatment systems substantially.
' (1963 chars) serialnumber => protected'0043-1354' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.watres.2019.06.007' (28 chars) uid => protected18914 (integer) _localizedUid => protected18914 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected18914 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
15 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=19048, pid=124) originalId => protected19048 (integer) authors => protected'Thürlimann,&nbsp;C.&nbsp;M.; Udert,&nbsp;K.&nbsp;M.; Morgenroth,&nbsp;E.; V
         illez,&nbsp;K.
' (90 chars) title => protected'Stabilizing control of a urine nitrification process in the presence of sens
         or drift
' (84 chars) journal => protected'Water Research' (14 chars) year => protected2019 (integer) volume => protected165 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'114958 (10 pp.)' (15 chars) otherpage => protected'' (0 chars) categories => protected'nitrite control; inflection point; shape constrained splines; relative measu
         rement; online experiment; nitrification
' (116 chars) description => protected'Sensor drift is commonly observed across engineering disciplines, particular
         ly in harsh media such as wastewater. In this study, a novel stabilizing con
         troller for nitrification of high strength ammonia solutions is designed bas
         ed on online signal derivatives. The controller uses the derivative of a dri
         fting nitrite signal to determine if nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) are su
         bstrate limited or substrate inhibited. To ensure a meaningful interpretatio
         n of the derivative signal, the process is excited in a cyclic manner by rep
         eatedly exposing the NOB to substrate-limited and substrate-inhibited condit
         ions. The resulting control system successfully prevented nitrite accumulati
         ons for a period of 72 days in a laboratory-scale reactor. Slow disturbances
          in the form of feed composition changes and temperature changes were succes
         sfully handled by the controller while short-term temperature disturbances a
         re shown to pose a challenge to the current version of this controller. Most
          importantly, we demonstrate that drift-tolerant control for the purpose of
         process stabilization can be achieved without sensor redundancy by combining
          deliberate input excitation, qualitative trend analysis, and coarse process
          knowledge.
' (1227 chars) serialnumber => protected'0043-1354' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.watres.2019.114958' (28 chars) uid => protected19048 (integer) _localizedUid => protected19048 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected19048 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
16 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=16797, pid=124) originalId => protected16797 (integer) authors => protected'Aubert,&nbsp;A.&nbsp;H.; Bauer,&nbsp;R.; Lienert,&nbsp;J.' (57 chars) title => protected'A review of water-related serious games to specify use in environmental Mult
         i-Criteria Decision Analysis
' (104 chars) journal => protected'Environmental Modelling and Software' (36 chars) year => protected2018 (integer) volume => protected105 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'64' (2 chars) otherpage => protected'78' (2 chars) categories => protected'Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis; sustainability; serious game; gamification
         ; stakeholder participation; behavioral operational research
' (136 chars) description => protected'Serious games and gamification are nowadays pervasive. They are used to comm
         unicate about science and sometimes to involve citizens in science (e.g. cit
         izen science). Concurrently, environmental decision analysis is challenged b
         y the high cognitive load of the decision-making process and the possible bi
         ases threatening the rationality assumptions. Difficult decision-making proc
         esses can result in incomplete preference construction, and are generally li
         mited to few participants. We reviewed 43 serious games and gamified applica
         tions related to water. We covered the broad diversity of serious games, whi
         ch could be explained by the still unsettled terminology in the research are
         a of gamification and serious gaming. We discuss how existing games could be
         nefit early steps of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), including prob
         lem structuring, stakeholder analysis, defining objectives, and exploring al
         ternatives. We argue that no existing game allows for preference elicitation
         ; one of the most challenging steps of MCDA. We propose many research opport
         unities for behavioral operational research.
' (1108 chars) serialnumber => protected'1364-8152' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.03.023' (29 chars) uid => protected16797 (integer) _localizedUid => protected16797 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected16797 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
17 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=11408, pid=124) originalId => protected11408 (integer) authors => protected'Reymond,&nbsp;P.; Renggli,&nbsp;S.; Lüthi,&nbsp;C.' (51 chars) title => protected'Towards sustainable sanitation in an urbanising world' (53 chars) journal => protected'In: Ergen,&nbsp;M. (Eds.), Sustainable urbanization' (51 chars) year => protected2016 (integer) volume => protected0 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'115' (3 chars) otherpage => protected'134' (3 chars) categories => protected'urban sanitation; sanitation planning; decentralised sanitation; wastewater
         management; faecal sludge management
' (112 chars) description => protected'Urban sanitation in low‐ and middle‐income countries is at an inflection
          point. It is increasingly acknowledged that conventional sewer‐based sani
         tation cannot be the only solution for expanding urban areas. There are othe
         r objective reasons apart from the lack of capital. The lack of stable energ
         y supplies, of spare parts and of human resources for reliable operation, an
         d the increasing water scarcity are factors that seriously limit the expansi
         on of centralised systems. This chapter argues that a new paradigm for urban
          sanitation is possible, if the heterogeneity within developing cities is re
         flected in the implementation of different sanitation systems, adapted to ea
         ch urban context and integrated under one institutional roof. This new parad
         igm entails: (1) innovative management arrangements; (2) increased participa
         tion and the integration of individual, community and private sector initiat
         ives; (3) thinking at scale to open new opportunities; (4) improved analysis
          of the situation and awareness raising. Moving beyond conventional approach
         es towards sustainable urbanisation needs to follow both a top‐down and a
         bottom‐up approach, with proper incentives and a variety of sanitation sys
         tems which, in a future perspective, will become part of the 'urban ecosyste
         m'.
' (1295 chars) serialnumber => protected'' (0 chars) doi => protected'10.5772/63726' (13 chars) uid => protected11408 (integer) _localizedUid => protected11408 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected11408 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
18 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=10590, pid=124) originalId => protected10590 (integer) authors => protected'Larsen,&nbsp;T.&nbsp;A.; Hoffmann,&nbsp;S.; Lüthi,&nbsp;C.; Truffer,&nbsp;B
         .; Maurer,&nbsp;M.
' (94 chars) title => protected'Emerging solutions to the water challenges of an urbanizing world' (65 chars) journal => protected'Science' (7 chars) year => protected2016 (integer) volume => protected352 (integer) issue => protected'6288' (4 chars) startpage => protected'928' (3 chars) otherpage => protected'933' (3 chars) categories => protected'' (0 chars) description => protected'The top priorities for urban water sustainability include the provision of s
         afe drinking water, wastewater handling for public health, and protection ag
         ainst flooding. However, rapidly aging infrastructure, population growth, an
         d increasing urbanization call into question current urban water management
         strategies, especially in the fast-growing urban areas in Asia and Africa. W
         e review innovative approaches in urban water management with the potential
         to provide locally adapted, resource-efficient alternative solutions. Promis
         ing examples include new concepts for stormwater drainage, increased water p
         roductivity, distributed or on-site treatment of wastewater, source separati
         on of human waste, and institutional and organizational reforms. We conclude
          that there is an urgent need for major transdisciplinary efforts in researc
         h, policy, and practice to develop alternatives with implications for cities
          and aquatic ecosystems alike.
' (942 chars) serialnumber => protected'0036-8075' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1126/science.aad8641' (23 chars) uid => protected10590 (integer) _localizedUid => protected10590 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected10590 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
19 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=8241, pid=124) originalId => protected8241 (integer) authors => protected'Eggimann,&nbsp;S.; Truffer,&nbsp;B.; Maurer,&nbsp;M.' (52 chars) title => protected'To connect or not to connect? Modelling the optimal degree of centralisation
          for wastewater infrastructures
' (107 chars) journal => protected'Water Research' (14 chars) year => protected2015 (integer) volume => protected84 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'218' (3 chars) otherpage => protected'231' (3 chars) categories => protected'sustainable network infrastructure planning; geographic information system;
         sewer modelling; algorithmic network generation; wastewater infrastructure;
         degree of centralisation
' (176 chars) description => protected'The strong reliance of most utility services on centralised network infrastr
         uctures is becoming increasingly challenged by new technological advances in
          decentralised alternatives. However, not enough effort has been made to dev
         elop planning tools designed to address the implications of these new opport
         unities and to determine the optimal degree of centralisation of these infra
         structures. We introduce a planning tool for sustainable network infrastruct
         ure planning (SNIP), a two-step techno-economic heuristic modelling approach
          based on shortest path-finding and hierarchical-agglomerative clustering al
         gorithms to determine the optimal degree of centralisation in the field of w
         astewater management. This SNIP model optimises the distribution of wastewat
         er treatment plants and the sewer network outlay relative to several cost an
         d sewer-design parameters. Moreover, it allows us to construct alternative o
         ptimal wastewater system designs taking into account topography, economies o
         f scale as well as the full size range of wastewater treatment plants. We qu
         antify and confirm that the optimal degree of centralisation decreases with
         increasing terrain complexity and settlement dispersion while showing that t
         he effect of the latter exceeds that of topography. Case study results for a
          Swiss community indicate that the calculated optimal degree of centralisati
         on is substantially lower than the current level.
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Heiberg, J.; Truffer, B.; Binz, C. (2022) Assessing transitions through socio-technical configuration analysis – a methodological framework and a case study in the water sector, Research Policy, 51(1), 104363 (19 pp.), doi:10.1016/j.respol.2021.104363, Institutional Repository
Duque, N.; Bach, P. M.; Scholten, L.; Fappiano, F.; Maurer, M. (2022) A simplified sanitary sewer system generator for exploratory modelling at city-scale, Water Research, 209, 117903 (12 pp.), doi:10.1016/j.watres.2021.117903, Institutional Repository
Heiberg, J.; Truffer, B. (2022) Overcoming the harmony fallacy: how values shape the course of innovation systems, Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 42, 411-428, doi:10.1016/j.eist.2022.01.012, Institutional Repository
Larsen, T. A.; Riechmann, M. E.; Udert, K. M. (2021) State of the art of urine treatment technologies: a critical review., Water Research X, 13, 100114 (20 pp.), doi:10.1016/j.wroa.2021.100114, Institutional Repository
Hacker, M. E.; Binz, C. (2021) Institutional barriers to on-site alternative water systems: a conceptual framework and systematic analysis of the literature, Environmental Science and Technology, 55(12), 8267-8277, doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c07947, Institutional Repository
Larsen, T. A.; Gruendl, H.; Binz, C. (2021) The potential contribution of urine source separation to the SDG agenda - a review of the progress so far and future development options, Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 7(7), 1161-1176, doi:10.1039/D0EW01064B, Institutional Repository
Reynaert, E.; Hess, A.; Morgenroth, E. (2021) Making waves: why water reuse frameworks need to co-evolve with emerging small-scale technologies, Water Research X, 11, 100094 (5 pp.), doi:10.1016/j.wroa.2021.100094, Institutional Repository
Spuhler, D.; Scheidegger, A.; Maurer, M. (2021) Ex-ante quantification of nutrient, total solids, and water flows in sanitation systems, Journal of Environmental Management, 280, 111785 (17 pp.), doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111785, Institutional Repository
Hess, A.; Bettex, C.; Morgenroth, E. (2020) Influence of intermittent flow on removal of organics in a biological activated carbon filter (BAC) used as post-treatment for greywater, Water Research X, 9, 100078 (10 pp.), doi:10.1016/j.wroa.2020.100078, Institutional Repository
Hoffmann, S.; Feldmann, U.; Bach, P. M.; Binz, C.; Farrelly, M.; Frantzeskaki, N.; Hiessl, H.; Inauen, J.; Larsen, T. A.; Lienert, J.; Londong, J.; Lüthi, C.; Maurer, M.; Mitchell, C.; Morgenroth, E.; Nelson, K. L.; Scholten, L.; Truffer, B.; Udert, K. M. (2020) A research agenda for the future of urban water management: exploring the potential of non-grid, small-grid, and hybrid solutions, Environmental Science and Technology, 54(9), 5312-5322, doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b05222, Institutional Repository
Larsen, T. A. (2020) Urine source separation for global nutrient management, In: O’Bannon, D. J. (Eds.), Women in water quality. Investigations by prominent female engineers, 99-111, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-17819-2_6, Institutional Repository
Pakizer, K.; Fischer, M.; Lieberherr, E. (2020) Policy instrument mixes for operating modular technology within hybrid water systems, Environmental Science and Policy, 105, 120-133, doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2019.12.009, Institutional Repository
Gründl, H.; Larsen, T. A. (2019) The toilet revolution: improved water pollution control and reuse of wastewater in urban slums and in modern cities, World Architecture, 36-39, Institutional Repository
Maurer, M.; Hoffmann, S. (2019) Sanierungsfall Abwassersystem, Volkswirtschaft, 89(6), 12-15, Institutional Repository
Schneider, M. Y.; Carbajal, J. P.; Furrer, V.; Sterkele, B.; Maurer, M.; Villez, K. (2019) Beyond signal quality: the value of unmaintained pH, dissolved oxygen, and oxidation-reduction potential sensors for remote performance monitoring of on-site sequencing batch reactors, Water Research, 161, 639-651, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2019.06.007, Institutional Repository
Thürlimann, C. M.; Udert, K. M.; Morgenroth, E.; Villez, K. (2019) Stabilizing control of a urine nitrification process in the presence of sensor drift, Water Research, 165, 114958 (10 pp.), doi:10.1016/j.watres.2019.114958, Institutional Repository
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Inter- und Transdisziplinarität

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      title => protected'Leading inter- and transdisciplinary research: lessons from applying theorie
         s of change to a strategic research program
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         ter management; research programs
' (109 chars) description => protected'Theory of Change (ToC) has been promoted as a useful tool in sustainability
         research for visioning, planning, communication, monitoring, evaluation and
         learning. It involves a mapping of steps towards a desired long-term goal su
         pplemented with continuous reflection on how and why change is expected to h
         appen in a particular context. However, there is limited reported experience
          with the development and application of ToCs in inter- and transdisciplinar
         y research contexts. While some previous publications have focused on ex-pos
         t application, there has been little discussion about the process of develop
         ing and using ToCs in strategic planning and monitoring in large inter- and
         transdisciplinary research programs. This article reports challenges and les
         sons learned from the experience of developing and using ToCs in the inter-
         and transdisciplinary research program <em>Wings</em> (<em>W</em>ater and sa
         nitation <strong>i</strong>nnovations for <em>n</em>on-<em>g</em>rid <em>s</
         em>olutions). Challenges include (1) managing time constraints, (2) balancin
         g between concrete and abstract discussions, (3) ensuring diversity in group
          composition, (4) fluctuating between reservations and appreciation, and (5)
          fulfilling both service and science roles while leading the ToC process. Th
         e experience highlights the importance of alternating formal and informal in
         teraction formats throughout the process, ensuring heterogenous group format
         ion, involving early career scientists, being responsive to emergent needs a
         nd making the added value of developing and using ToCs explicit and tangible
          for all participants. Although these lessons are mainly derived from develo
         ping ToCs within the interdisciplinary program team, they can support other
         programs in both their inter- and transdisciplinary research endeavors.
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         rship; interdisciplinarity; Julie Thompson Klein; transdisciplinarity
' (145 chars) description => protected'Julie Thompson Klein’s contributions to interdisciplinary and transdiscipl
         inary research have enriched the way collaboration is discussed and handled
         by introducing concepts of boundary work and boundary crossing from the fiel
         d of Science and Technology Studies. In recent years, she has been integrati
         ng those concepts into crossdisciplinarity, an effort culminating in the dev
         elopment of a framework for a forthcoming book <em>(Beyond Interdisciplinari
         ty: Boundary Work, Collaboration, and Communication in the 21st Century)</em
         >. With her permission, we have used an earlier version of her framework to
         analyze boundary work and boundary crossing in transdisciplinary sustainable
          water management projects in Australia and Switzerland. The aim of using th
         e framework has been twofold: to explore and assess the heuristic value of t
         he framework, i.e. how it improves our conceptualization of boundary work in
          the two projects, and to examine the framework itself, i.e. whether some of
          the seven concepts involved are hard to work with or should be further deve
         loped.
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         ge: introducing insights from knowledge utilization
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         on; knowledge utilization; conceptual model; sustainability
' (135 chars) description => protected'Recent empirical studies show a persistent gap between 'socially robust' kno
         wledge produced by transdisciplinary research projects and its ability to pr
         omote change on a large scale. Current discourses about the 'project-to-scie
         nce-and-practice-at-large gap' have focused mainly on exploring various cond
         itions that need to be fulfilled to produce 'socially robust' knowledge. Yet
         , those discourses have rarely built on the broader literature of knowledge
         utilization, which Greenhalgh and Wieringa (2011) emphasize acknowledges 'th
         e fundamentally social ways in which knowledge emerges, circulates, and gets
          applied in practice.' Their insights are helpful in advancing our understan
         ding of why transdisciplinary research projects do or do not contribute to s
         ustainability on a large scale. Expanding Jahn et al. (2012)'s model of tran
         sdisciplinary research, we present a revised conceptual model of an ideal-ty
         pical, interactive and iterative transdisciplinary research process that add
         s two new phases from the field of knowledge utilization to their original t
         hree-phase model and accounts for the social and relational nature of knowle
         dge utilization. The revised model includes five phases through which transd
         isciplinary projects operate in different order: (i) defining sustainability
          problems, (ii) producing new knowledge, (iii) assessing new knowledge, (iv)
          disseminating new knowledge in realms of both science and practice and (v)
         using new knowledge in both realms.
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         nbsp;M.; Del Rio Vilas,&nbsp;V.; Hoffmann,&nbsp;S.; Igrejas,&nbsp;G.; Keune,
         &nbsp;H.; Lux,&nbsp;A.; Bruce,&nbsp;M.; Palenberg,&nbsp;M.&nbsp;A.; Pohl,&nb
         sp;C.; Radeski,&nbsp;M.; Richter,&nbsp;I.; Robledo Abad,&nbsp;C.; Salerno,&n
         bsp;R.&nbsp;H.; Savic,&nbsp;S.; Schirmer,&nbsp;J.; Vogler,&nbsp;B.&nbsp;R.;
         Rüegg,&nbsp;S.&nbsp;R.
' (403 chars) title => protected'EVOLvINC: evaluating knowledge integration capacity in multistakeholder gove
         rnance
' (82 chars) journal => protected'Ecology and Society' (19 chars) year => protected2019 (integer) volume => protected24 (integer) issue => protected'2' (1 chars) startpage => protected'36 (16 pp.)' (11 chars) otherpage => protected'' (0 chars) categories => protected'knowledge integration; process evaluation; multistakeholder governance; poli
         cy cycle; transdisciplinarity
' (105 chars) description => protected'Research and policy processes in many fields, such as sustainability and hea
         lth, are increasingly relying on transdisciplinary cooperation among a multi
         tude of governmental, nongovernmental, and private actors from local to glob
         al levels. In the absence of hierarchical chains of command, multistakeholde
         r governance may accommodate conflicting or diverse interests and facilitate
          collective action, but its effectiveness depends on its capacity to integra
         te systems, transformation, and target knowledge. Approaches to foster such
         governance are nascent and quickly evolving, and methodological standards to
          facilitate comparison and learning from best practice are needed. However,
         there is currently no evaluation approach that (i) comprehensively assesses
         the capacity for knowledge integration in multistakeholder governance, (ii)
         draws on the best available knowledge that is being developed in various fie
         lds, and (iii) combines a systematic and transferable methodological design
         with pragmatic feasibility.<br /><br /> We brought together 20 experts from
         institutions in nine countries, all working on evaluation approaches for col
         laborative science–policy initiatives. In a synthesis process that include
         d a 2-day workshop and follow-up work among a core group of participants, we
          developed a tool for evaluating knowledge integration capacity in multistak
         eholder governance (EVOLvINC). Its 23 indicators incorporate previously defi
         ned criteria and components of transdisciplinary evaluations into a single,
         comprehensive framework that operationalizes the capacity for integrating sy
         stems, target, and transformation knowledge during an initiative’s (a) des
         ign and planning processes at the policy formulation stage, (b) organization
          and working processes at the implementation stage, and (c) sharing and lear
         ning processes at the evaluation stage of the policy cycle. EVOLvINC is (i)
         implemented through a questionnaire, (ii) builds on established indicators w
         here possible, (iii) off...
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         attributable results indicators
' (107 chars) description => protected'An increasing number of knowledge brokers work at the interface between rese
         arch, policy and practice. Their function is to facilitate processes to fost
         er mutual learning among research, policy and practice. For some knowledge b
         rokers, practical methodologies to assess the quality of their work is an im
         portant concern. While frameworks exist for assessing research impact at the
          level of a project or program, few are available for assessing contribution
         s of individual knowledge brokers. In response to this, we have compiled a s
         et of indicators to measure the quantity and quality of the contributions of
          individual knowledge brokers to projects, programs or platforms at the inte
         rface between research, policy and practice. The set is based on a review of
          the literature and the experience of a group of knowledge brokers active in
          water research and management in Switzerland, including the co-authors of t
         his article. The set can be used by knowledge brokers to identify ways to im
         prove the effectiveness of their practices and to demonstrate the benefit of
          their work to their employers and other stakeholders. Our approach is flexi
         ble enough that it can be applied where there are limited resources availabl
         e for assessment.
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Deutsch, L.; Belcher, B.; Claus, R.; Hoffmann, S. (2021) Leading inter- and transdisciplinary research: lessons from applying theories of change to a strategic research program, Environmental Science and Policy, 120, 29-41, doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2021.02.009, Institutional Repository
Pohl, C.; Fam, D.; Hoffmann, S.; Mitchell, C. (2019) Exploring Julie Thompson Klein's framework for analysis of boundary work, Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 37(2), 62-89, Institutional Repository
Hoffmann, S.; Thompson Klein, J.; Pohl, C. (2019) Linking transdisciplinary research projects with science and practice at large: introducing insights from knowledge utilization, Environmental Science and Policy, 102, 36-42, doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2019.08.011, Institutional Repository
Hitziger, M.; Aragrande, M.; Berezowski, J. A.; Canali, M.; Del Rio Vilas, V.; Hoffmann, S.; Igrejas, G.; Keune, H.; Lux, A.; Bruce, M.; Palenberg, M. A.; Pohl, C.; Radeski, M.; Richter, I.; Robledo Abad, C.; Salerno, R. H.; Savic, S.; Schirmer, J.; Vogler, B. R.; Rüegg, S. R. (2019) EVOLvINC: evaluating knowledge integration capacity in multistakeholder governance, Ecology and Society, 24(2), 36 (16 pp.), doi:10.5751/ES-10935-240236, Institutional Repository
Maag, S.; Alexander, T. J.; Kase, R.; Hoffmann, S. (2018) Indicators for measuring the contributions of individual knowledge brokers, Environmental Science and Policy, 89, 1-9, doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2018.06.002, Institutional Repository

Fallstudien

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      originalId => protected21892 (integer)
      authors => protected'Beutler,&nbsp;P.; Larsen,&nbsp;T.&nbsp;A.; Maurer,&nbsp;M.; Staufer,&nbsp;P.
         ; Lienert,&nbsp;J.
' (94 chars) title => protected'Potenzial dezentraler Abwassersysteme' (37 chars) journal => protected'Aqua & Gas' (10 chars) year => protected2021 (integer) volume => protected101 (integer) issue => protected'1' (1 chars) startpage => protected'66' (2 chars) otherpage => protected'75' (2 chars) categories => protected'' (0 chars) description => protected'Werterhalt und Bewirtschaftung von Kanalisation und ARA können kleine Gemei
         nden vor Herausforderungen stellen. Es gibt Alternativen, aber lohnen sich d
         iese? Zwei Gemeinden wurden bei der strategischen Planung für ihr neues Abw
         assersystem unterstützt. Viele Ziele wurden als entscheidungsrelevant ident
         ifiziert, insbesondere Umweltschutzziele. Es zeigte sich, dass dezentrale Te
         chnologien mit Stoffstromseparierung die Anforderungen häufig besser erfül
         len können als konventionelle Abwassersysteme.
' (503 chars) serialnumber => protected'2235-5197' (9 chars) doi => protected'' (0 chars) uid => protected21892 (integer) _localizedUid => protected21892 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected21892 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
1 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=23606, pid=124) originalId => protected23606 (integer) authors => protected'Hacker,&nbsp;M.&nbsp;E.; Binz,&nbsp;C.' (38 chars) title => protected'Navigating institutional complexity in socio-technical transitions' (66 chars) journal => protected'Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions' (49 chars) year => protected2021 (integer) volume => protected40 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'367' (3 chars) otherpage => protected'381' (3 chars) categories => protected'institutional complexity; transitions; alternative water sources; onsite wat
         er reuse
' (84 chars) description => protected'Transitions from one socio-technical regime configuration to another entail
         long phases of institutional complexity, where two or more field logics co-e
         xist in a sector and induce incompatibilities and frictions. This paper pres
         ents a dynamic phase model, which characterizes the types of institutional c
         omplexity that may build up and settle across various phases of a transition
         , illustrated with a case study from the diffusion of onsite water reuse in
         San Francisco. Results from semi-structured expert interviews and a focus gr
         oup demonstrate that different forms of institutional complexity may follow
         each other in a transition trajectory and that formidable strategic agency i
         s needed by the actors in a field in navigating prolonged phases of competin
         g cultural demands. Gaining a more balanced perspective of both organization
         al and field-level reconfigurations may help better explain why transitions
         succeed in some places and fail in others.
' (954 chars) serialnumber => protected'2210-4224' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.eist.2021.09.003' (26 chars) uid => protected23606 (integer) _localizedUid => protected23606 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected23606 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
2 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=22675, pid=124) originalId => protected22675 (integer) authors => protected'Ulrich,&nbsp;L.; Reymond,&nbsp;P.; Chandragiri,&nbsp;R.; Lüthi,&nbsp;C.' (72 chars) title => protected'Governance of small-scale sanitation in India. Institutional analysis and po
         licy recommendations. Small‐scale sanitation scaling‐up (4S) - project r
         eport vol. II
' (165 chars) journal => protected'' (0 chars) year => protected2021 (integer) volume => protected0 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'162&nbsp;p' (10 chars) otherpage => protected'' (0 chars) categories => protected'' (0 chars) description => protected'Small-scale sanitation (SSS) systems are making an increasingly important co
         ntribution to urban sanitation coverage in India, alongside large-scale sewa
         ge (wastewater) treatment plants (STPs) and the management of faecal sludge
         and septage from non-sewered sanitation systems. Such systems consist of sma
         ll-scale sewerage networks and STPs. They represent a wastewater management
         solution for buildings and neighbourhoods in rapidly growing cities, especia
         lly where a connection to the centralised sewerage network is not feasible i
         n the short to medium term. SSS systems can be implemented incrementally and
          flexibly, offering significant potential for cost-effective local wastewate
         r treatment and reuse.
' (706 chars) serialnumber => protected'' (0 chars) doi => protected'' (0 chars) uid => protected22675 (integer) _localizedUid => protected22675 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected22675 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
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          Lienert,&nbsp;J.; Riechmann,&nbsp;M.&nbsp;E.; Buthelezi,&nbsp;S.; Khumalo,&
         nbsp;D.; Morgenroth,&nbsp;E.; Udert,&nbsp;K.&nbsp;M.; Sindall,&nbsp;R.&nbsp;
         C.
' (230 chars) title => protected'Socio-technical analysis of a sanitation innovation in a peri-urban househol
         d in Durban, South Africa
' (101 chars) journal => protected'Science of the Total Environment' (32 chars) year => protected2021 (integer) volume => protected755 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'143284 (12 pp.)' (15 chars) otherpage => protected'' (0 chars) categories => protected'field test; water reuse; source separation; service delivery; social accepta
         nce; transdisciplinary research
' (107 chars) description => protected'The provision of water and sanitation for all that is safe, dignified, relia
         ble, affordable and sustainable is a major global challenge. While centraliz
         ed sewer-based sanitation systems remain the dominant approach to providing
         sanitation, the benefits of non-sewered onsite sanitation systems are increa
         singly being recognised. This paper presents the outcomes of the testing of
         the Blue Diversion Autarky Toilet (BDAT), a sanitation system providing hygi
         ene and dignity without relying on water and wastewater infrastructure, in a
          peri-urban household in Durban, South Africa. The BDAT was used by a single
          household as their only form of sanitation during three months of technical
          and social testing. An analysis based on technical data in combination with
          interpretive, qualitative research methods revealed that the BDAT functione
         d well and achieved high levels of social acceptance in the test household.
         The flushing, cleanliness and odour-free nature of the sanitation technology
         , its functionality, the household's previous sanitation experience, and the
         ir experience with and understanding of water scarcity, were the main factor
         s underpinning their positive response to this innovation in sanitation. The
          testing process resulted in broader developmental benefits for the househol
         d, including improved basic services due to the upgrading of the electrical
         and existing sanitation system, social learning, and improved relationships
         between household members and the local state. A transdisciplinary research
         process, which emerged through the assessment, enabled the integration of di
         fferent forms of knowledge from multiple actors to address the complexity of
          problems related to the development of socially just sanitation. The benefi
         t of engaging with societal actors in sanitation innovation and assessing it
         s outcomes using both the technical and social sciences is evident in this p
         aper.
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4 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=23229, pid=124) originalId => protected23229 (integer) authors => protected'Sutherland,&nbsp;C.; Reynaert,&nbsp;E.; Sindall,&nbsp;R.&nbsp;C.; Riechmann,
         &nbsp;M.&nbsp;E.; Magwaza,&nbsp;F.; Lienert,&nbsp;J.; Buthelezi,&nbsp;S.; Kh
         umalo,&nbsp;D.; Dhlamini,&nbsp;S.; Morgenroth,&nbsp;E.; Udert,&nbsp;K.&nbsp;
         M.
' (230 chars) title => protected'Innovation for improved hand hygiene: field testing the Autarky handwashing
         station in collaboration with informal settlement residents in Durban, South
          Africa
' (159 chars) journal => protected'Science of the Total Environment' (32 chars) year => protected2021 (integer) volume => protected796 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'149024 (13 pp.)' (15 chars) otherpage => protected'' (0 chars) categories => protected'community participation; hand hygiene; WASH; technology field test; water re
         cycling; transdisciplinary research
' (111 chars) description => protected'Safe and accessible water services for hand hygiene are critical to human he
         alth and well-being. However, access to handwashing facilities is limited in
          cities in the Global South, where rapid urbanisation, service backlogs, lac
         k of infrastructure and capacity, and water scarcity impact on the ability o
         f local governments to provide them. Community participation and the co-prod
         uction of knowledge in the development of innovative technologies, which are
          aligned with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) principles, can lead to m
         ore sustainable and socially-acceptable hand hygiene systems. This paper pre
         sents the outcomes of the testing of the Autarky handwashing station, a tech
         nology that provides onsite treatment and recycling of handwashing water, in
          an informal settlement in Durban, South Africa. The transdisciplinary resea
         rch approach adopted enabled the participation of multiple stakeholders with
          different knowledge systems in the framing, testing and evaluation of the s
         ystem. The process of co-producing knowledge, as well as the outcomes of the
          testing, namely high levels of functionality and social acceptability of th
         e technology, supported the WASH principles. The evaluation revealed that th
         e Autarky handwashing station is a niche intervention that improved access t
         o safe and appealing handwashing facilities in an informal settlement. Its n
         ovel design, socially desirable features, reliability and ability to save wa
         ter increased its acceptance in the community. The testing of the system in
         a real-world context revealed the value of including communities in knowledg
         e production processes for technology innovation. Further work is required t
         o ensure that real-time monitoring of system function is feasible before suc
         h systems can be implemented at larger scale.
' (1793 chars) serialnumber => protected'0048-9697' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149024' (31 chars) uid => protected23229 (integer) _localizedUid => protected23229 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected23229 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
5 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=20080, pid=124) originalId => protected20080 (integer) authors => protected'Doll,&nbsp;C.; Larsen,&nbsp;T.&nbsp;A.; Strande,&nbsp;L.; Udert,&nbsp;K.&nbs
         p;M.; Morgenroth,&nbsp;E.
' (101 chars) title => protected'Water Hub im NEST-Gebäude. Eine Plattform zum Testen von innovativen ressou
         rcenorientierten Sanitärsystemen
' (109 chars) journal => protected'Aqua & Gas' (10 chars) year => protected2020 (integer) volume => protected100 (integer) issue => protected'2' (1 chars) startpage => protected'52' (2 chars) otherpage => protected'57' (2 chars) categories => protected'' (0 chars) description => protected'Mit innovativen Technologien werden im Water Hub unter realen Bedingungen Re
         ssourcen aus dem Abwasser gewonnen und Kreisläufe geschlossen. Die Forschun
         g in diesem Living Lab erlaubt es, praxisnahe Erfahrungen zu machen, Schwach
         stellen schnell zu identifizieren und das System zu optimieren. Bei der Impl
         ementierung dieser dezentralen Technologien spielen die lokalen Herausforder
         ungen und Begebenheiten stets eine wichtige Rolle.
' (430 chars) serialnumber => protected'2235-5197' (9 chars) doi => protected'' (0 chars) uid => protected20080 (integer) _localizedUid => protected20080 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected20080 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
6 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=19941, pid=124) originalId => protected19941 (integer) authors => protected'Narayan,&nbsp;A.&nbsp;S.; Fischer,&nbsp;M.; Lüthi,&nbsp;C.' (59 chars) title => protected'Social network analysis for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH): applicati
         on in governance of decentralized wastewater treatment in India using a nove
         l validation methodology
' (176 chars) journal => protected'Frontiers in Environmental Science' (34 chars) year => protected2020 (integer) volume => protected7 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'198 (18 pp.)' (12 chars) otherpage => protected'' (0 chars) categories => protected'social network analysis; validation methodology; decentralized wastewater tr
         eatment; mega and secondary cities; citywide inclusive sanitation
' (141 chars) description => protected'Social network analysis (SNA) is a versatile and increasingly popular method
         ological tool to understand structures of relationships between actors invol
         ved in governance situations. Given the complexity of the set of stakeholder
         s involved in the governance of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and the
          diversity of their interests, this article proposes SNA to the WASH sector.
          The use of SNA as an appropriate diagnostic tool for planning Citywide Incl
         usive Sanitation is explored. Missing data is a major problem for SNA in the
          studies of governance situations, especially in low- and middle-income coun
         tries. Therefore, a novel validation methodology for incomplete SNA data, re
         lying on information from internal and external experts is proposed. SNA and
          the validation method is then applied to study the governance of decentrali
         zed wastewater treatment in four cities of India. The results corroborate ke
         y differences between mega and secondary cities in terms of institutions, co
         mmunity engagement and overall sanitation situation including aspects of dec
         entralized wastewater treatment plants, based on the city types.
' (1128 chars) serialnumber => protected'' (0 chars) doi => protected'10.3389/fenvs.2019.00198' (24 chars) uid => protected19941 (integer) _localizedUid => protected19941 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected19941 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
7 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=20982, pid=124) originalId => protected20982 (integer) authors => protected'Reymond,&nbsp;P.; Chandragiri,&nbsp;R.; Ulrich,&nbsp;L.' (55 chars) title => protected'Governance arrangements for the scaling up of small-scale wastewater treatme
         nt and reuse systems - lessons from India
' (117 chars) journal => protected'Frontiers in Environmental Science' (34 chars) year => protected2020 (integer) volume => protected8 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'72 (16 pp.)' (11 chars) otherpage => protected'' (0 chars) categories => protected'decentralized wastewater management; sanitation governance; polycentric gove
         rnance; small-scale sanitation; sustainable urban water management; transiti
         on management; sustainability transition; water reuse
' (205 chars) description => protected'Environmental pollution and increasing water scarcity are key features of th
         e urban landscape of India today. The extension of centralized sewerage netw
         orks cannot keep up with city growth, and alternative sanitation systems are
          needed for citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS). The government of India ma
         ndated larger buildings to be equipped with small-scale wastewater treatment
          plants (SSTP). This resulted in the emergence of a large number of technolo
         gy and service providers, and in the implementation of thousands of private
         SSTPs. However, this quick scaling up was not accompanied by the development
          of appropriate governance arrangements. As a result, a significant proporti
         on of SSTPs underperform and do not meet the effluent standards. Through a s
         ystematic analysis of governance arrangements around SSTPs, this contributio
         n analyses the scaling up process of small-scale wastewater management and r
         euse at building level in India, in particular in the state of Karnataka and
          the city of Bengaluru. This paper identifies the gaps in this multi-level,
         polycentric governance framework and investigates which arrangements are nee
         ded to enable the performance of SSTPs on the ground and to create the neces
         sary synergies between the relevant governmental agencies, the private secto
         r and civil society. The scaling up of SSTPs in India mainly followed a mark
         et governance approach within a governance environment that is traditionally
          very hierarchical. The authors argue that hybrid governance arrangements, b
         lending hierarchical, market and network governance are needed to foster mar
         ket regulation and stakeholder coordination, and increase the performance of
          the sector. They conclude that an efficient governance of SSS requires the
         creation of dedicated SSS units at state and city level, and the development
          of an online platform collating all databases, streamlining and supporting
         processes from establishment to monitoring, and allowing meaningful collabor
         ation between stakeholde...
' (2451 chars) serialnumber => protected'' (0 chars) doi => protected'10.3389/fenvs.2020.00072' (24 chars) uid => protected20982 (integer) _localizedUid => protected20982 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected20982 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
8 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=20895, pid=124) originalId => protected20895 (integer) authors => protected'Reynaert,&nbsp;E.; Greenwood,&nbsp;E.&nbsp;E.; Ndwandwe,&nbsp;B.; Riechmann,
         &nbsp;M.&nbsp;E.; Sindall,&nbsp;R.&nbsp;C.; Udert,&nbsp;K.&nbsp;M.; Morgenro
         th,&nbsp;E.
' (163 chars) title => protected'Practical implementation of true on-site water recycling systems for hand wa
         shing and toilet flushing
' (101 chars) journal => protected'Water Research X' (16 chars) year => protected2020 (integer) volume => protected7 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'100051 (13 pp.)' (15 chars) otherpage => protected'' (0 chars) categories => protected'field test; water recycling; hand washing; toilet flushing; wastewater reuse
         ; biologically activated membrane bioreactor (BAMBI)
' (128 chars) description => protected'On-site wastewater reuse can improve global access to clean water, sanitatio
         n and hygiene. We developed a treatment system (aerated bioreactor, ultrafil
         tration membrane, granular activated carbon and electrolysis for chlorine di
         sinfection) that recycles hand washing and toilet flush water.<br /> Three p
         rototypes were field-tested in non-sewered areas, one in Switzerland (hand w
         ashing) and two in South Africa (hand washing, toilet flushing), over period
         s of 63, 74 and 94 days, respectively.<br /> We demonstrated that the system
          is able to recycle sufficient quantities of safe and appealing hand washing
          and toilet flush water for domestic or public use in real-life applications
         . Chemical contaminants were effectively removed from the used water in all
         prototypes. Removal efficiencies were 99.7% for the chemical oxygen demand (
         COD), 98.5% for total nitrogen (TN) and 99.9% for phosphate in a prototype t
         reating hand washing water, and 99.8% for COD, 95.7% for TN and 89.6% for ph
         osphate in a prototype treating toilet flush water. While this system allowe
         d for true recycling for the same application, most on-site wastewater reuse
          systems downcycle the treated water, i.e., reuse it for an application requ
         iring lower water quality. An analysis of 18 selected wastewater reuse speci
         fications revealed that at best these guidelines are only partially applicab
         le to innovative recycling systems as they are focused on the downcycling of
          water to the environment (e.g., use for irrigation). We believe that a para
         digm shift is necessary and advocate for the implementation of risk-based (a
         nd thus end-use dependent) system performance targets to evaluate water trea
         tment systems, which recycle and not only downcycle water.
' (1730 chars) serialnumber => protected'2589-9147' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.wroa.2020.100051' (26 chars) uid => protected20895 (integer) _localizedUid => protected20895 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected20895 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
9 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=19287, pid=124) originalId => protected19287 (integer) authors => protected'Beutler,&nbsp;P.; Lienert,&nbsp;J.' (34 chars) title => protected'Zukünftige Abwasserentsorgung im ländlichen Raum - Fallstudie 1. <em>Techn
         ischer Bericht zur Entscheidungsunterstützung für die Gemeinde</em>
' (145 chars) journal => protected'' (0 chars) year => protected2020 (integer) volume => protected0 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'247&nbsp;p' (10 chars) otherpage => protected'' (0 chars) categories => protected'' (0 chars) description => protected'' (0 chars) serialnumber => protected'' (0 chars) doi => protected'' (0 chars) uid => protected19287 (integer) _localizedUid => protected19287 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected19287 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
10 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=19244, pid=124) originalId => protected19244 (integer) authors => protected'Cherunya,&nbsp;P.&nbsp;C.; Ahlborg,&nbsp;H.; Truffer,&nbsp;B.' (61 chars) title => protected'Anchoring innovations in oscillating domestic spaces: why sanitation service
          offerings fail in informal settlements
' (115 chars) journal => protected'Research Policy' (15 chars) year => protected2020 (integer) volume => protected49 (integer) issue => protected'1' (1 chars) startpage => protected'103841 (16 pp.)' (15 chars) otherpage => protected'' (0 chars) categories => protected'practice theory; socio-technical transitions; oscillating domestic spaces; s
         anitation; Global South
' (99 chars) description => protected'A persistent conundrum for practitioners and researchers in the development
         context is that, often, newly provided and improved basic services are not m
         aintained by users despite seemingly superior functionality and user conveni
         ence. We argue that one major reason for this is an insufficient understandi
         ng of the context in which users have to manage their daily lives. We theref
         ore propose an approach to analysing the embedding of basic services that fo
         cuses on the users' daily practices. We do so by borrowing insights from 'so
         cio-technical transitions' and 'practice theory' in developing our concept o
         f <em>oscillating domestic spaces.</em> The concept reflects the need for pe
         ople to constantly respond to quickly changing and precarious circumstances
         by rearranging their daily practices in time and space and developing a mult
         iplicity of alternative options and partial solutions<em>.</em> We illustrat
         e the analytical approach in a case study of sanitation access in informal s
         ettlements of Nairobi, Kenya. The analysis shows how the introduction of a c
         ontainer-based toilet resulted in partial embedding. The innovation anchored
          to only a part of the oscillating domestic spaces and was in disarray with
         the needs of users most of the time. The conceptual approach contributes to
         the understanding about how users take part in sustainability transitions as
          well as the added value of the time-space dimension in analysing practices
         in highly complex contexts. We conclude by reflecting on the potential appli
         cability of the analytical approach to transition cases in the Global North.
' (1596 chars) serialnumber => protected'0048-7333' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.respol.2019.103841' (28 chars) uid => protected19244 (integer) _localizedUid => protected19244 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected19244 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
11 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=19630, pid=124) originalId => protected19630 (integer) authors => protected'van Welie,&nbsp;M.&nbsp;J.; Truffer,&nbsp;B.; Yap,&nbsp;X.-S.' (61 chars) title => protected'Towards sustainable urban basic services in low-income countries: a Technolo
         gical Innovation System analysis of sanitation value chains in Nairobi
' (146 chars) journal => protected'Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions' (49 chars) year => protected2019 (integer) volume => protected33 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'196' (3 chars) otherpage => protected'214' (3 chars) categories => protected'innovation systems; Technological Innovation System; value chains; governanc
         e modes; sanitation; informal settlements
' (117 chars) description => protected'The provision of basic services suffers from a multitude of sustainability c
         hallenges in many cities of low-income countries. Sanitation provision faces
          particular challenges in the form of environmental contamination, high cost
         s, and large inequalities among urban residents. In recent years an increasi
         ng number of innovations in on-site systems have been developed, which have
         not yet evolved into fully functional alternatives to the existing regimes.
         We study three prominent recent on-site sanitation initiatives in informal s
         ettlements in Nairobi, Kenya that aimed at developing entire "sanitation val
         ue chains", which we conceptualize as an emerging Technological Innovation S
         ystem (TIS). The analysis leads us to propose alternative governance modes f
         or the TIS to overcome system failures such as capability, coordination and
         institutional barriers. Conceptually, the paper extends conventional TIS ana
         lyses towards entire value chains, enabling a wide range of transition proce
         sses to be addressed beyond informal settlements and low-income countries.
' (1062 chars) serialnumber => protected'2210-4224' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.eist.2019.06.002' (26 chars) uid => protected19630 (integer) _localizedUid => protected19630 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected19630 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
12 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=17905, pid=124) originalId => protected17905 (integer) authors => protected'Yap,&nbsp;X.-S.; Truffer,&nbsp;B.' (33 chars) title => protected'Shaping selection environments for industrial catch-up and sustainability tr
         ansitions: a systemic perspective on endogenizing windows of opportunity
' (148 chars) journal => protected'Research Policy' (15 chars) year => protected2019 (integer) volume => protected48 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'1030' (4 chars) otherpage => protected'1047' (4 chars) categories => protected'catch-up; socio-technical system; windows of opportunity; guidance of the se
         arch; directionality; technological innovation system
' (129 chars) description => protected'Transitioning economic sectors towards more sustainable futures is a major g
         lobal challenge, in particular for non-OECD countries. Policymakers in these
          countries are confronted with a double challenge: how to implement cleaner
         technologies and infrastructures while at the same time promoting rapid indu
         strial development. In catch-up studies, this trade-off has been increasingl
         y interpreted as providing windows of opportunity for gaining strong leaders
         hip in new generations of cleantech industries. In this paper, we maintain t
         hat in order to specify how these windows of opportunity can be endogenized,
          a deeper understanding is needed about whether, how and by whom the directi
         onality of innovation systems can be influenced. For this purpose, we propos
         e an analytical approach that draws on the technological innovation system f
         ramework extending the current understanding of directionality in two ways:
         first, we complement the prevalent top-down perspective with a bottom-up vie
         w exemplified by the institutional entrepreneurship literature. Second, we p
         osit that the focus has to be shifted from the manufacturing of single techn
         ologies to the transformation of entire socio-technical systems. The present
         ed framework is validated by a case study on recent shifts in the dominant t
         echnology in China's urban water management sector. Major changes in the cou
         ntry's sectoral selection environment led membrane bioreactor technology to
         become the dominant design in urban water management - a development that is
          unmatched in any other country in the world. Owing to these transformations
         , China's technology firms outcompete multinational players and therefore th
         ey show strong potentials for industrial leapfrogging. However, although the
          promise to solve environmental problems played a decisive role in the shapi
         ng of the selection environment, it remains unclear whether the observed tra
         nsformation leads the way to a more sustainable sector structure in the long
         er run. The case, howeve...
' (2202 chars) serialnumber => protected'0048-7333' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.respol.2018.10.002' (28 chars) uid => protected17905 (integer) _localizedUid => protected17905 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected17905 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
13 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=17232, pid=124) originalId => protected17232 (integer) authors => protected'Eggimann,&nbsp;S.; Truffer,&nbsp;B.; Feldmann,&nbsp;U.; Maurer,&nbsp;M.' (71 chars) title => protected'Screening European market potentials for small modular wastewater treatment
         systems – an inroad to sustainability transitions in urban water managemen
         t?
' (154 chars) journal => protected'Land Use Policy' (15 chars) year => protected2018 (integer) volume => protected78 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'711' (3 chars) otherpage => protected'725' (3 chars) categories => protected'decentralised wastewater treatment; conomies of scale; infrastructure planni
         ng; geographical information system; population density
' (131 chars) description => protected'Urban water management represents a core economic sector exposed to global w
         ater-related challenges. Recently, small modular system configurations have
         been identified to enable a potential sustainability transition in this last
         ing and rather conservative sector. The identification of current market pot
         entials of decentralised wastewater treatment is a first step to assess whet
         her decentralised treatment technologies could potentially be deployed on a
         larger scale in Europe, which would allow current decentralised wastewater t
         reatment technologies to develop and mature. The paper elaborates a method t
         o assess the market potential for decentralised wastewater treatment systems
          by starting from a raster-based geospatial modelling framework, to determin
         e the optimal degrees of centralisation for the case of Switzerland. The res
         ulting market potential is shown to be twenty times higher than the current
         market share of decentralised systems. In order to extrapolate these finding
         s to other countries, the calculated optimal degrees of centralisation were
         correlated with different spatial density measures to determine a reliable a
         nd widely available proxy: population density. Based on this indicator, the
         European market potentials for decentralised treatment systems are estimated
          to be about 100,000 units per annum serving around 35 million population eq
         uivalents. The paper concludes by discussing implications for future sustain
         ability transitions in urban water management by large-scale installation of
          small modular wastewater treatment systems.
' (1564 chars) serialnumber => protected'0264-8377' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.07.031' (32 chars) uid => protected17232 (integer) _localizedUid => protected17232 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected17232 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
14 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=17516, pid=124) originalId => protected17516 (integer) authors => protected'van Welie,&nbsp;M.&nbsp;J.; Cherunya,&nbsp;P.&nbsp;C.; Truffer,&nbsp;B.; Mur
         phy,&nbsp;J.&nbsp;T.
' (96 chars) title => protected'Analysing transition pathways in developing cities: the case of Nairobi's sp
         lintered sanitation regime
' (102 chars) journal => protected'Technological Forecasting and Social Change' (43 chars) year => protected2018 (integer) volume => protected137 (integer) issue => protected'' (0 chars) startpage => protected'259' (3 chars) otherpage => protected'271' (3 chars) categories => protected'socio-technical regime; service regime; sectoral regime; transition pathways
         ; global south; sanitation
' (102 chars) description => protected'Today's rapid global urbanization highlights the need for long-term transfor
         mations of basic service sectors in developing cities in order to improve th
         e livelihoods of the urban poor. Sustainability transitions frameworks have
         proven fruitful for addressing these sort of challenges. However, they have
         been at pains so far in accounting for the heterogeneity and complexities th
         at typically characterize informal settlements in the Global South. We there
         fore propose a conceptual framework that extends the conventional analysis o
         f socio-technical regimes by distinguishing the two levels of <i>sectoral re
         gime</i> and <i>service regime</i>. Challenges for sustainability transition
         s may then be identified by missing alignments within and among the two regi
         me levels. The framework is applied to the sanitation sector of Nairobi, Ken
         ya, a city experiencing rapid population growth and a highly uneven provisio
         n of basic services. Drawing on a set of 152 in-depth interviews, observatio
         ns, and five focus group discussions, the paper reconstructs the prevailing
         service regimes and shows how they suffer from misalignments and dysfunction
         alities creating all sorts of problems at a sectoral level. We conclude that
          Nairobi's sanitation sector can best be characterized as representing a <i>
         splintered regime</i>. The paper concludes with a discussion of how the new
         conceptualization of socio-technical regimes suggests some new sustainable t
         ransition pathways and how this framework might also be instructive for tran
         sition challenges in cities of the Global North.
' (1568 chars) serialnumber => protected'0040-1625' (9 chars) doi => protected'10.1016/j.techfore.2018.07.059' (30 chars) uid => protected17516 (integer) _localizedUid => protected17516 (integer)modified _languageUid => protectedNULL _versionedUid => protected17516 (integer)modified pid => protected124 (integer)
15 => Snowflake\Publications\Domain\Model\Publicationprototypepersistent entity (uid=10602, pid=124) originalId => protected10602 (integer) authors => protected'Binz,&nbsp;C.; Truffer,&nbsp;B.; Coenen,&nbsp;L.' (48 chars) title => protected'Path creation as a process of resource alignment and anchoring: industry for
         mation for on-site water recycling in Beijing
' (121 chars) journal => protected'Economic Geography' (18 chars) year => protected2016 (integer) volume => protected92 (integer) issue => protected'2' (1 chars) startpage => protected'172' (3 chars) otherpage => protected'200' (3 chars) categories => protected'evolutionary economic geography; path creation; resources; anchoring; techno
         logical innovation system; on-site water recycling
' (126 chars) description => protected'Where and how new industrial paths emerge are much debated questions in econ
         omic geography, especially in light of the recent evolutionary turn. This ar
         ticle contributes to the ongoing debate on path creation with a new analytic
         al framework that specifies the formation of <I>generic resources</I> in emb
         ryonic industries. It suggests that path creation processes are not only con
         ditioned by preexisting regional capabilities and technological relatedness
         but also by the way firm and nonfirm actors mobilize and anchor key resource
         s for industry formation. Our framework elaborates on the early industry dev
         elopment phase, extending the focus on regional knowledge spillovers in evol
         utionary economic geography (EEG) literature with recent insights on industr
         y formation dynamics from innovation studies. It understands early path crea
         tion as conditioned by four systemic resource formation processes—knowledg
         e creation, investment mobilization, market formation, and technology legiti
         mation—that can be mobilized both from inside or anchored from outside the
          region. The use and value of the analytical framework is illustrated by a c
         ase study on on-site water recycling technology (OST), based on interviews w
         ith 40 experts in three Chinese city regions. The findings suggest that, des
         pite possessing the least favorable initial conditions, a sizable OST indust
         ry developed only in Beijing. This is explained based on the specific anchor
         ing process of the four key resources in the early development stage of the
         industry. Our results imply that EEG would profit from incorporating a broad
         er set of variables than knowledge-based relatedness in explanations of regi
         onal industrial path creation.
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