Associate
professor Jan-Olof Drangert works as a researcher and trainer in the
environmental field and is based at Linköping University, Sweden.
His research focus went from rural household water over to urban water and nutrient flows.
He applies systems thinking, incorporating environment and hygiene issues,
resources conservation, technical and building aspects, and human impacts and
perceptions. In order to deepen the understanding of what the future may hold
in store, he favors including historical experiences to better grasp the
evolution of water and sanitation conditions.
He has
published numerous articles about sanitation, phosphorus recycling, and water
management. As Director for ten years of the 5-week international training
program Ecological Alternatives in Sanitation with more than 300 professional
participants worldwide, he developed web-based training for professionals
called Sustainable Sanitation for the 21st Century containing 700 animated
slides and a sourcebook and references (www.sustainablesanitation.info or
akvo.org on the mobile).
In an effort
to try out new ideas about sustainable living he has built an urban 24/7 eco-house
in Bangalore, India, which is self-contained for energy, water and
vegetables/ fruits and with all disposal
taken care of on the plot. The house serves as a demonstration unit to assist
residents and builders in becoming less invasive on nature.
Environment and hygiene issues, resources
conservation, technical and building aspects, and human impacts and perceptions