Partner 3 – KU Leuven
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E (Box 2411), 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Institute | KU Leuven |
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Profile | The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the KU Leuven carries out state-of-the-art scientific research with respect to the functioning of geo- and ecosystems at different spatial and temporal scales, including the interaction between humans and the environment and the sustainable management of natural resources. The department aims at providing attractive academic training at an international level in the fields of Bio-engineering, Geology, Geography and Tourism. The department aims at making an important contribution to the scientific understanding of societal issues such as environmental pollution, food production, climate change, nature and landscape management, soil and water management, exploitation of underground resources, rural and urban development, international development collaboration and tourism. | ||
Institute website | http://ees.kuleuven.be/ | ||
Role in the project | WP5 leader | ||
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Prof Dr. ir. Guido Wyseure |
Division of Soil and Water Management |
Soil and water engineer specialist in small scale hydrology, irrigation and drainage. |
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Prof Dr. ir. Jan Diels | Division of Soil and Water Management Tel: +32 16 32 97 44 |
Soil physicist, specialist in nutrient cycling, transport of dissolved organic carbon and water management for agriculture and ecology | |
Prof Dr. ir. Liesbet Vranken |
Division of Bioeconomics Tel. +32 16 32 23 95 |
Bio-science economist specialist in behaviour of economic agents towards sustainable food consumption, production and land use |
Partner 2 – Newcastle University
School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Agriculture Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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Newcastle University |
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Profile | The Newcastle University team is from the School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AFRD), and part of the Institute for Sustainability and N8 AgriFood.
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Institute website | http://www.ncl.ac.uk/afrd/ | ||
Role in the project | WP3 leader | ||
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Mark Reed | |||
Niki Rust | |||
Partner 1 – Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra)
Wageningen Environmental Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Legal entity
Wageningen Environmental Research (former name: Alterra) is part of Wageningen University & Research
Institute |
Wageningen Environmental Research - Wageningen University & Research
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Wageningen Environmental Research (former name: Alterra) is the main Dutch centre of expertise on rural and natural areas and engages in strategic and applied research to support policymaking and management at local, national and international level. The Water and Soil Science Centres are involved in both research and education in water, soil and land use. Research is conducted from local to global scale and contributes to sustainable use of water and soil resources and sustainable design and management of the environment. Wageningen Environmental Research is partner in a.o. the Partnership for European Environmental Research (PEER), the Global Water Partnership (GWP), the World Water Council (WWC), the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) and Climate Change and Biosphere (CCB). |
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Institute website |
www.wur.nl/environmental-research |
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Role in the project |
Project coordinator (WP1), WP2 leader |
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Past expertise |
Within FP5-7 of the EU, Wageningen Environmental Research has been involved, either as coordinator or partner institution, in more than 100 projects, of which more than 20 were devoted to water quantity and water quality aspects. Africa is a priority region for Wageningen Environmental Research. Recent water related EU-funded projects are amongst others RECARE, DESIRE, FLOODSITE, AQUATERRA, AQUASTRESS, HYDRATE, ASEMWATERNET, WATERREUSE and CABRI-VOLGA. |
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Rudi Hessel |
Tel: +31 317 486530
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Physical geographer, expert in dynamic modelling and model application, execution of scenario analysis, GIS, and designing and executing field work. Coordination of large international projects. Rudi has significant experience in scientific project coordination over the last 15 years, spanning about 10 EU-funded research projects, including for example DESIRE, eSOTER, and CASCADE.
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Erik van den Elsen |
Tel.: +31 317 486533
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Electronic engineer and Internet Technology specialist, soil physicist, soil physical determination methods, designing of field setups. Coordination of large international projects.
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Simone Verzandvoort |
Tel.: +31 317 486500
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Physical geographer, Coordination of large international projects.
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Falentijn Assinck |
Tel.: +31 317 486529 |
Environmental scientist, hydrologist. Member of the coordination team.
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Oene Oenema |
Tel.: +31 317 486483 |
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Linda van Kleef | Tel.: +31 317 486491 |
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Drs Heleen Claringbould (Corepage) |
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