A8: Exchange and transfer of knowledge within the Danish water resource base

Contact: Marina Bergen Jensen, KU-life

The objective is to develop concepts and methods for making the research results generated in A1-A7 operational in a Danish and international context. The supportive models and tools to be developed address traditionally separated professions, i.e. A1 and A3 address hydrologists, A2 and A4 address environmental chemists, A5 addresses urban planners and landscape architects, while A6 and A7 address decision makers and their professional staff. To introduce a shift in paradigm these professions need to share a common understanding of how different infrastructure solutions affect the sustainability of urban water systems. In doing so, they all become part of the Danish water resource base. The experience within the Danish Water and Wastewater Association (DANVA) and the Danish Town Planning Institute on setting the agenda in the professions they serve will be exploited and combined with knowledge compiled at KVL regarding transfer and exchange of knowledge between researchers and practitioners (Jensen et al. 2000) to formulate Transfer-of-Knowledge (T-o-K) programs. As illustrated in the Dissemination Plan (App. b) the T-o-K programs will target different groups: Master and Ph.D students from different disciplines - to replenishing the Danish water resource base with specifically 2BG educated resources; the professions listed above – to embed their expertise in the A1-A7 output and build their 2BG competences; professional consultants, researchers and end-users with interest in international urban development – to exploit the joint competencies within the Danish water resource base for suggesting superior approaches to urban water challenges in developing countries, to the benefit of all parts.

(Foto "P-plads med armeret græs, Monnikenhuizen, Arnhem" venligst udlånt af Marina B. Jensen)