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• Towards a non-toxic society<br />
• Improved health and hygiene<br />
• Saving on human resources<br />
• Saving on financial resources<br />
• Increasing Sweden’s competitiveness<br />
Disse overordnede ambisjonene ble fulgt av hva som<br />
ble oppfattet som nødvendige krav for et bærekraftig<br />
(hållbart) urbant VA-system:<br />
• High functional security<br />
• Adaptable to local conditions<br />
• Easy to undertstand and thus promote responsible<br />
behaviour for the users<br />
Disse målene ble lagt av programstyret og forskergruppen<br />
i fellesskap ved igangsetting av programmet<br />
og ble ansett som passende for å utvikle bærekraftige<br />
VA-systemer. Etter at fase 1 av programmet<br />
var gjennomført, ble imidlertid målene ansett for å<br />
være for uklare for å løse identifiserbare utfordringer<br />
som dagens VA-systemene står overfor. Derfor identifiserte<br />
man noen mer spesifikke spørsmål ved inngangen<br />
til fase 2 av programmet (i juli 2002):<br />
• How should the urban water and wastewater systems<br />
be designed and operated in the future Sweden?<br />
• Will the sustainable water and wastewater systems of<br />
the future be an improved version of as it exists today,<br />
or will there be some radical changes?<br />
Den internasjonale evalueringskomiteen som evaluerte<br />
Urban Water etter at det var avsluttet, uttalte:<br />
The Panel regards both the questions and also the<br />
Urban Water Research Programme that aims to answer<br />
them, as highly relevant. There is an interest, not only in<br />
Sweden, but all over the world in the design and evaluation<br />
of more sustainable water systems. Similar research<br />
programmes are taking place in other countries and at<br />
the EU level, but we believe the Swedish programme<br />
was, at the time of its inception, the most ambitious.<br />
The Panel is of the opinion that the Urban Water<br />
Programme fits very well with the policies of MISTRA.<br />
The Urban Water Programme was both timely and<br />
appropriate in the context of the challenges facing the<br />
water sector at the time of the programme’s birth. The<br />
overall methodology was also relevant in the context<br />
of the goals of the programme and the timing of the<br />
programme. The knowledge and experience acquired<br />
through the programme could increase Sweden’s competitiveness<br />
provided the interest and resources are there<br />
to utilise and market this competence.<br />
Det innebærer at innretningen på Urban Water var<br />
god og ambisjonene var riktige både når man ser<br />
det i nasjonalt og internasjonalt perspektiv. Det kan<br />
imidlertid være interessant å se nærmere på noen<br />
av de konklusjoner og anbefalinger som den internasjonale<br />
evalueringsgruppen kom med. Her skal vi<br />
kun trekke fram følgende momenter:<br />
Creating strong research environments, linked<br />
into national and international networks<br />
The Urban Water Programme has generated a strong<br />
research environment amongst Swedish universities and<br />
exhibits some fine examples of national and international<br />
networking. Existing links have been exploited and<br />
strengthened, and new links (although few in number)<br />
have been forged. At the national level there has been<br />
collaboration on projects and PhD theses which have<br />
hopefully generated lasting professional relationships.<br />
In international terms, a limited number particularly<br />
impressive and fertile collaborations have been conducted.<br />
However, despite their quality, these are isolated<br />
highlights in what was, overall, a disappointing level of<br />
international collaboration (and indeed a disappointing<br />
level of international comparison).<br />
Dette er et signal om at Urban Water var for lite<br />
internasjonalt orientert, og dette synes også å kunne<br />
sies om svensk VA-FoU i sin alminnelighet. Dette<br />
inntrykket blir forsterket av et brev fra prof. em.<br />
Gustav Olsson til den svenske nasjonalkomiteen for<br />
IWA. Det er for eksempel overraskende liten deltagelse<br />
av svenske forskergrupper i EU-prosjektene.<br />
Promoting the recruitment,<br />
training and mobility of researchers<br />
The research school initiated as part of the programme<br />
has achieved much in training the PhD-researchers<br />
within a common framework. Students reported general<br />
satisfaction with the experiences of the various<br />
activities. Overall, the PhD students have been well<br />
supported (both financially and intellectually) and this<br />
is considered by the panel to be a major factor in the<br />
very high submission (and successful defence) rate of<br />
PhD theses. Supervisors across the programme should<br />
be proud of their achievement in this respect.<br />
Dette innebærer altså at Urban Water har bidratt<br />
vesentlig til forskerrekruttering i Sverie og at landet<br />
skulle være godt rustet til å møte de FoU-utfordringer<br />
som ligger foran.<br />
I alt 15 personer gjennomførte sin doktorgrad<br />
innenfor Urban Water, noe som er et meget imponerende<br />
antall. Studerer vi nærmere hvilken jobb<br />
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