Objective EcoWater will address the development of meso-level eco-efficiency indicators for technology assessment through a systems' approach. The effort will focus on enhancing the understanding of the interrelations of innovative technology uptake in water use systems, and their economic and environmental impacts. Research will address the selection of indicators appropriate for assessing system-wide eco-efficiency improvements, the integration of existing tools and assessment methods in a coherent modelling environment, and the analysis and characterisation of existing structures and policies. The development of an analytical framework is foreseen, to support: (i) Systemic environmental impact assessments, (ii) Economic assessments, (iii) Analysis of value chains and actor interactions, and (iv) Technology implementation and uptake scenarios. Eight Case Studies will be developed, in different systems and sectors of high economic relevance and environmental impact, addressing water use in agricultural, urban and industrial sectors. Two Case Studies will focus on shifts from rainfed to irrigated agriculture and innovations that can reduce water and energy footprints and production inputs. Two Case Studies will address sustainable and economically efficient water supply and wastewater management in urban areas. Four Case Studies will concern meso-level eco-efficiency improvements from innovative technologies in water systems for the textile industry, for energy production, for dairy production and in the automotive industry. The main outputs include a validated and tested methodological framework, an integrated toolbox for systems' eco-efficiency analysis, and policy recommendations for technology uptake and implementation. For ensuring wide dissemination and applicability, the project foresees activities to address different target audiences and to develop operational science-industry-policy links at the level of Case Studies and at wider EU and international scale. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processesagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedairyengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineeringengineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextilesagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2011.3.1.9-2 - Development of eco-efficiency meso-level indicators for technology assessment Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2011-ECO-INNOVATION-OneStage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION Address Heroon polytechniou 9 zographou campus 157 80 Athina Greece See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Dionysis Assimacopoulos (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 488 000,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI ALTISTUDI AGRONOMICI MEDITERRANEI Italy EU contribution € 284 800,00 Address Via ceglie 9 70010 Valenzano See on map Region Sud Puglia Bari Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Saverio De Santis (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window STICHTING DELTARES Netherlands EU contribution € 349 288,00 Address Boussinesqweg 1 2629 HV Delft See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland Administrative Contact Michiel Blind (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window FACHHOCHSCHULE NORDWESTSCHWEIZ Switzerland EU contribution € 219 688,00 Address Bahnhofstrasse 6 5210 Windisch See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Nordwestschweiz Aargau Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Arnulf Bohnacker (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO Portugal EU contribution € 194 850,00 Address Praca gomes teixeira 4099-002 Porto See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mafalda Soeiro (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITET PO ARCHITEKTURA STROITELSTVO I GEODEZIJA Bulgaria EU contribution € 171 800,00 Address Hristo smirnenski blvd 1 1046 Sofia See on map Region Югозападна и Южна централна България Югозападен София (столица) Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Irina Ribarova (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window THE OPEN UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 159 900,00 Address Walton hall MK7 6AA Milton keynes See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Milton Keynes Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Monica Stainton (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window DHI Denmark EU contribution € 286 563,00 Address Agern alle 5 2970 Hoersholm See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Anders Lynggaard-Jensen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window IVL SVENSKA MILJOEINSTITUTET AB Sweden EU contribution € 262 600,00 Address Po box 21060 100 31 Stockholm See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Administrative Contact Uwe Fortkamp (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window MITA SAS DI SPAGARINO MICHELE E CO Italy EU contribution € 82 000,00 Address Via dal pozzo 12 13900 Biella See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michele Spagarino (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window
