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SUMMARY:Coupling human and engineered systems for effective water manageme
 nt
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Nadja Kunz\, Environmental Social Sciences\, EAWAG\, Dueben
 dorf\, CH\nAbstract:\nIntegrated and systemic approaches are increasingly 
 promoted to achieve desirable outcomes in water systems\; however implemen
 tation poses a challenge because it often requires coordination between di
 verse actors with competing priorities.  For example\, water catchments e
 xtend across political boundaries\, while different organisational departm
 ents share responsibilities for water reticulation through industrial site
 s.  This presentation will demonstrate the importance of understanding th
 e complexities of both human and engineered systems.  It will highlight h
 ow outcomes from a recent PhD project – which combined social network an
 alysis and systems modelling methods through an in-depth empirical case st
 udy – have assisted the case study mining site in achieving a more integ
 rated approach to water management.  Opportunities for extending this res
 earch to other contexts will be discussed\, including urban water systems 
 that are also characterised by high complexity in both human and engineere
 d dimensions.Short biography:\nDr Nadja Kunz is a Postdoctoral Researcher 
 at Eawag\, the Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology\
 , working with Prof Janet Hering and Prof Karin Ingold.  She has a dual d
 egree in Chemical Engineering (Honours Class I) and Business Management fr
 om the University of Queensland\, and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Engineeri
 ng that was completed under the supervision of Prof Chris Moran (Sustainab
 le Minerals Institute) and Dr Tim Kastelle (UQ Business School).  Nadja h
 as engineering experience across a range of industrial sites\, and has a p
 articular interest in connecting the tactical and strategic aspects of wat
 er and sustainability management.
LOCATION:GR A3 32 http://plan.epfl.ch/?room=GR%20A3%2032
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