University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa

Collaboration on Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Cities (CONSUS)

Research project Objectives and results Competition for space is becoming intense in the world’s rapidly urbanizing cities, where basic infrastructure needs outcompete that of green space. With rising climate extremes and biodiversity loss, calls for innovative appr ...
Period: 2023-07-1 to 2027-06-30 Countries: South Africa Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa Habitat Landscape Architects (Pty) Ltd., South Africa SLA Architects, Denmark Project code: 23-M02-AU Total grant: 9,999,119 DKK
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Enhancing Sustainable Groundwater Use in South Africa – ESGUSA-2

Research project Much of Southern Africa is semi-arid, subject to low (400-650 mm/year) and erratic rainfall, implying severe challenges in providing growing populations with sustainable water supplies for domestic, agricultural and industrial uses. The situation is ... First year report The project has been subject to complications and delays. As of now, it has not been possible to get a MoU in place between the project and the local authorities. This has been a hindrance for installing a Grundfos AQtap in a loc ...
Period: 2022-05-1 to 2024-10-31 Countries: South Africa Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Denmark University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South Africa Grundfos Holding A/S, Denmark University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa EkoSource, South Africa Auburn University, United States of America Project code: 21-M08-KU Total grant: 5,000,000 DKK
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Integrative Green Infrastructure Planning – GRIP

Research project The project ‘Integrative Green Infrastructure Planning (GRIP)’ aims to complement an existing collaboration on sustainable cities between City of Aarhus and City of Tshwane (Pretoria) in South Africa by adding a strong research component. In close co ... First year report The GRIP project is organized in four interrelated work packages (WPs) proceeding as planned: WP1: Four stakeholder workshops have been held with private partners, researchers, and city officials from City of Tshwane (CoT) and ...
Period: 2021-03-1 to 2023-06-30 Countries: South Africa Lead institution: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa Habitat Landscape Architects (Pty) Ltd., South Africa Marianne de Klerk Architects and Urban Designers, South Africa Civil Concepts (Pty) Ltd, South Africa NIRAS A/S, Denmark Project code: 20-M09AU Total grant: 4,976,218 DKK
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