Managing Water for the City of the Future

How to use this website

This page aims to give some guidance on how different audience groups might use the SWITCH web site, based on the resources and information that might be most relevant to them.

• Academic and research community
• Urban water sector professionals
• General public
• EU personnel
• SWITCH Consortium / Learning Alliance members

For those within the academic and research community with associated interests to SWITCH, the website offers a good introduction and overview to the project. Of particular interest might be the following:

• Research area pages provide clear introductions to the various focus areas, and the resources, PhDs and MScs and publications relating to them, including downloadable software and models.
• Resources pages: all public resources are stored in a searchable database.
• SWITCHED ON! newsletters communicate updates on the highlights and achievements of the SWITCH project, the key events, and publications and products of interest.
• Cities pages outline activities in each of the SWITCH cities, in terms of their Learning Alliance and Demonstration Project activities. Links to resources associated with the cities are available on each city page.
• Demonstration pages provide research reports on different innovations such as rainwater tanks, soil aquifer treatment and cleaner production.
• Learning Alliance pages provide an introduction to this central concept of the SWITCH project, and includes links to key documents and training activities.

For those working as urban water sector professionals with associated interests to SWITCH, the website offers a good introduction and overview to the project. Of particular interest might be the following:

• SWITCHED ON! newsletters communicate updates on the highlights and achievements of the SWITCH project, the key events, and publications and products of interest.
• Resources pages: all public resources are stored in a searchable database.
• Other introductory information is available within the Research areas, Cities, Demonstrations, Learning Alliance and training activities.

The SWITCH website aims to provide a clear introduction to the project for a general and non-specialist audience. Of particular interest might be the following:

• About SWITCH: Documentaries
• SWITCHED ON! newsletters communicate updates on the highlights and achievements of the SWITCH project, the key events, and publications and products of interest.
• Resources pages: all public resources are stored in a searchable database.
• Other introductory information is available within the Research areas, Cities, Demonstrations, Learning Alliance and training activities.

For those working for the EU, the SWITCH website offers a good introduction and overview to the project. Of particular interest might be the following:

• Resources pages: all public resources are stored in a searchable database.
• SWITCHED ON! newsletters communicate updates on the highlights and achievements of the SWITCH project, the key events, and publications and products of interest.
• Other introductory information is available within the Research areas, Cities, Demonstrations, Learning Alliance and training activities.

The SWITCH website offers useful resources for Consortium and Learning Alliance members, especially where a clear explanation or overview is required. These include:

• SWITCHED ON! newsletters communicate updates on the highlights and achievements of the SWITCH project, the key events, and publications and products of interest.
• Resources pages: all public resources are stored in a searchable database.
• Research area pages provide clear introductions to the various focus areas, and the resources, PhDs and MScs and publications relating to them.
• Cities pages outline activities in each of the SWITCH cities, in terms of their Learning Alliance and Demonstration Project activities. Links to resources associated with the cities are available on each city page.
• Learning Alliance pages provide an introduction to this central concept of the SWITCH project, and includes links to key documents and training activities.