Ziel von AP4 und AP3 ist, Assoziationen zwischen den in AP1/AP2 erstellten Qualitätsklassen und Daten zur räumlichen Verteilung des im Ruhrgebiet vorhandenen städtischen Grüns/Blaus und den daraus entwickelten Umweltqualitätsindikatoren mit Variablen des sozialen Systems und menschlichen Gesundheit zu analysieren. Dazu werden in URBANTIP erstmalig 3 große Datenquellen verknüpft: (1) Qualität/Quantität von urbanen Ökosystemen; (2) Sozialraumanalyse Emscherraum; (3) Heinz Nixdorf Recall Kohortenstudie. Szenarien zu sozialen und ökologischen Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung von Kipppunkten werden ausgewertet und einer ökonomischen Betrachtung unterzogen. Insgesamt ist Ziel, Erkenntnisse über die Auswirkungen ein an Kipppunkte ausgerichtetes städtisches Umwelt- und Ökosystemmanagement auf die Sozioökonomie und Gesundheit der Bevölkerung zu erhalten - insbesondere im Hinblick auf vulnerable Bevölkerungsgruppen, wie sozial schwache Familien, Ältere, chronisch Kranke, Kinder, Migranten.
The current processes of global change are an enormous challenge for societies worldwide. The SASSCAL is a joint initiative of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Germany, responding to the challenges of global change. Aim and Scope: SASSCAL will improve the capacities to provide sound science-based solutions for current problems and future risks in the region, in particular regarding climate change and the associated demands concerning land management practices of local players. To this end, the centre will contribute to strengthening existing and developing new capacities for application-oriented scientific research and science-policy consultations on climate change, adapted land-use and sustainable development in the region. SASSCAL will support national, regional and local institutions and service providers to develop relevant advisory and implementation skills. It will have a regional scope and the work of the Centre will be defined in partnership with the respective scientific communities, the users of science products, policy-makers, and decision-makers. Research: SASSCAL intends to cover a variety of research issues in state-of-the-art climate change and land management research, responding to the regional definition of needs and demands. The task of the ISOE project team is to analyse to what extent water-related vulnerabilities and risks for the population and ecosystems are developing within the context of global change and how these might conceivably be reduced. Research approach: Many natural and social processes mutually influence water resources in the southern part of Africa. Climate change and changes in land use, as well as population and economic growth act as localised forms of global change on the current and future state of the resource and as such influence peoples living conditions. The project team is developing a vulnerability and risk analysis for the catchment area of the Cuvelai-Basin in northern Namibia and southern Angola. First the 'status quo and expected trends in patterns of water demand are being studied, differentiated according to spatial and social characteristics and with the help of social-empirical surveys, consultations with experts and mapping. Using this as a starting point, researchers calculate water demand and availability in order to discover the water supplys vulnerabilities and risks for the population and ecosystems. The aim is to identify areas of relevance for decision-makers which are particularly threatened by supply gaps and their consequences (hot spot areas). Next the researchers will be developing supportive measures for an adapted and integrated management of water resources. usw.
Ziel dieses Teilprojektes ist die konstruktive Entwicklung des Prototyps für ein universelles Staudruckwasserrad. Mit dem neuartigen Wasserrad sollen bisher nicht wirtschaftlich erschließbare Mühlenstandorte ausgerüstet werden können. Das universelle Staudruckwasserrad soll elektrische Energie aus dem Gefälle des Gewässers erzeugen, welcher in das öffentliche Stromnetz eingespeist werden soll oder zum Eigenverbrauch der Betreiber genutzt wird. Nach Fertigstellung des Prototyps erfolgt dessen Verifizierung der Ökologieverträglichkeit durch Ökozertifizierung (ÖkoZert) AP 3.2.1 - Lastenhefte und Festlegen der technischen Spezifika (M3 - M35) AP 3.2.2 - Grundlagenermittlung und Vorplanung (M1 - M3) AP 3.2.3 - Entwicklung eines Gesamtkonzeptes mit allen relevanten Baugruppen mit Fokus Energie- und Kosteneffizienz des universellen Staudruck- Wasserrads (M3-M7) AP 3.2.4 - Material- und Tragwerksanalyse (M8 - M9) AP 3.2.5 - Entwicklung eines Gründungs-/Montagesystems für das Staudruckwasserrad (M8 - M12) AP 3.2.6 - Prototypenbau des universellen Staudruckwasserrades (M13 - M24) AP 3.2.7 - Prototypentests am gewählten Referenzstandort und anschließende Optimierungsmaßnahmen (M25 - M30) AP 3.2.8 - Ökologische Bewertung der Anlage (M31 - M36) AP 3.2.9 - Validierung (M30 - M31).
Objective: The concept of the project is based on the development of innovative nanostructured UV-Visible photocatalysts for water treatment and detoxification by using doped TiO2 nanomaterials with visible light response. The project aims at an efficient and viable water detoxification technology exploiting solar energy and recent advances in nano-engineered titania photocatalysts and nanofiltration membranes for the destruction of extremely hazardous compounds in water. To this aim, the UV-vis responding titania nanostructured photocatalysts will be stabilized on nanotubular membranes of controlled pore size and retention efficiency as well as on carbon nanotubes exploiting their high surface area and unique electron transport properties to achieve photocatalytically active nanofiltration membranes. This will be the crucial component for the fabrication of innovative continuous flow photocatalytic-disinfection-membrane reactors for the implementation of a sustainable and cost effective water treatment technology based on nanoengineered materials. Comparative evaluation of the UV-visible and solar light efficiency of the modified titania photocatalysts for water detoxification will be performed on specific target pollutants focused mainly on cyanobacterial toxin MC-LR and endocrine disrupting compounds (EDC) in water supplies as well as classical water pollutants such us phenols, pesticides and azo-dyes. Particular efforts will be devoted on the analysis and quantification of degradation products. The final goal is the scale up of the photocatalytic reactor technology and its application in lakes, tanks and continuous flow systems for public water distribution.
The main objectives of DESSIN are - To demonstrate and promote innovative solutions to water-related challenges with a focus on: (i) water quality issues related to the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and (ii) water scarcity. - To demonstrate a methodology for the valuation of ecosystem services (ESS) as catalyser for innovation in water management. DESSIN will launch demonstration projects of innovative solutions for the two challenges mentioned above, with special focus on urban areas. Solutions will integrate technological, monitoring, modeling and management approaches for a more resource-efficient and competitive water sector in Europe. As a second key feature, an Evaluation Framework to account for changes in the value of ecosystem services (ESS) of water bodies that result from implementation of the solutions will be developed and applied. By adopting this twofold approach, we will be able to demonstrate how innovative solutions integrated in the water cycle can increase the value of the services provided by freshwater ecosystems, thus generating additional incentives and arguments for their market uptake and practical implementation. This will support innovation and competitiveness in water management by enabling a more informed selection of the most promising solutions, as regards their impact on the water body and their economic implications. The whole project is centered around the following suite of carefully selected sites across Europe, representative of global major water challenges, where we bring together public and private water management organisations and end-users, technology providers (SMEs), supporting RTD experts and relevant public authorities to demonstrate this approach: Emscher (Germany), Hoffselva (Oslo area, Norway), Westland (The Netherlands), Athens (Greece) and Llobregat (Barcelona Area, Spain).
The project SWITCH-ON addresses water concerns to thoroughly explore and exploit the significant and currently untapped potential of open data. Water information is highly sought after by many kinds of end-users, both within government and business as well as within civil society. Water touches virtually all societal and environmental domains and the knowledge domain is largely multidisciplinary. New water information and knowledge can thus lead to more efficient use of environmental services and better handling of environmental problems, including those induced by climate and environmental change. SWITCH-ON will show the benefits achieved through the whole process chain by re-purposing (re-using under different context) open data products into more dedicated and refined water products, which have high value and a broad impact on society. The vision is to improve public services, and to foster business opportunities and growth, by establishing new forms of water research and facilitating the development of new products and services based on principles of sharing. The SWITCH-ON objectives are to use open data for implementing: 1) an innovative spatial information platform with open data tailored for direct water assessments, 2) an entirely new form of collaborative research for water-related sciences, 3) fourteen new operational products and services dedicated to appointed end-users, 4) new business and knowledge to inform individual and collective decisions in line with the Europe's smart growth and environmental objectives. While focusing on water, the project is expected to inspire a much broader environmental and societal knowledge domain and many different end-users. The SWITCH-ON project will be one trigger in a contemporary global movement to better address environmental and societal challenges through openness and collaboration.
Der Ausblick auf hohe finanzielle Belastungen, wenn Sanierungen privater Abwasserleitungen nötig werden, kann zu emotional aufgeladenen öffentlichen Debatten führen. Das Umweltministerium von Nordrhein-Westfalen hat daher ein Forschungsvorhaben in Auftrag gegeben, in dem eine übergreifende 'Konzeption zur Bürgerinformation und -einbindung zu privaten Hausanschlüssen' entwickelt wurden. Bürger und Kommunen werden damit gleichermaßen unterstützt. Im Forschungsvorhaben wurden u.a. entwickelt: - NRW-Bildreferenzkatalog 'Private Abwasserleitungen' - Leitfaden für Kommunen - Fotodokumentation Tagesbrüche - Informationsfaltblatt zur Prüfung privater Abwasserleitungen - Informationsfaltblatt zur Sanierung privater Abwasserleitungen - Homepage www.buergerinfo-abwasser.de - Homepage www.komnetgew.de
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