Intermediaries New intermediary services and the transformation of
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Intermediaries New intermediary services and the transformation of urban water supply and wastewater disposal systems in Europe A research project funded by the European Commission under the Framework 5 Programme Key Action “Sustainable Management and Quality of Water” (contract EVK 1 -CT-2002 -00115) Duration: 11/2002 – 10/2005 EU Water Research Workshop, Barcelona, 19 -21 February 2003
The research issues • Urban infrastructure in transition • Between utility and consumer: intermediary space • Intermediary services • Intermediary organisations EU Water Research Workshop, Barcelona, 19 -21 February 2003
The work packages (I) 1. Current status of water market liberalisation (focussing on Accession States) 2. Identifying Intermediaries: Types of intermediary activity across urban infrastructure networks 3. Understanding Intermediaries: Contexts of intermediary development and operation across urban infrastructure networks EU Water Research Workshop, Barcelona, 19 -21 February 2003
The work packages (II) 4. Mapping Intermediaries: Case studies of intermediary activities in the water and wastewater sectors 5. Evaluating Intermediaries: Impacts of intermediary action in urban contexts 6. Promoting Intermediaries: Building and testing a decision support module 7. Exploiting Intermediaries: Promoting project results EU Water Research Workshop, Barcelona, 19 -21 February 2003
The ‘Intermediaries’ team • Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning (IRS), Erkner (D) - Coordinator • University of Newcastle (GB) • University of Salford (GB) • Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (DK) • Panteion University of Athens (GR) • Metropolitan Research Institute (HU) • Urban Alternatives Association (BG) Plus: • 8 end-user Assistant Contractors from 7 countries EU Water Research Workshop, Barcelona, 19 -21 February 2003
