The talk ‘Sustainable Water Management: High Technology Meets Social Innovation’ focuses, amongst other things, on the social acceptance of water recycling systems.
In his lecture, Professor Gerber will discuss the social acceptance of recycled water systems. He will discuss research carried out as part of an international project in which the Science Communication degree programme is conducting a stakeholder analysis in Croatia, Israel, Italy and Spain, and is examining the socio-technical aspects of such water systems. Drawing on a multi-stakeholder project in Tanzania, von Gimborn-Abbing presents an example of corporate and social responsibility, in which simple measures are used to improve water use amongst village communities whose economic development depends on a coffee farm.
The event will take place at the Kleve campus of Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Marie-Curie-Straße 1, Lecture Theatre Centre, ground floor, Room 01 EG 005 (Lecture Theatre 1).
The lecture forms part of the Studium Generale programme and has been designed to make academic research accessible through lectures that are easy for everyone to understand. The lecture programme is aimed at the general public, students, school pupils and anyone in the region with an interest in science, as well as professors and staff at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences, with a focus on general, universal education. The lecture series also provides a platform for lively exchange and discussion on current issues.
Attendance at the Studium Generale lectures at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences is free of charge and no prior registration is required. Further information on the Studium Generale is available online at www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/de/veranstaltungen/studium-generale.
