Imagining constructed wetlands in future cities Simply put, constructed wetlands are man-made basins where specific vegetation is grown. Wastewater flows into the basin, or into a chain of them, one after another. The vegetation, soil and organisms from the wetland effectively treat the water. At some point the water is collected again in the system and ready to be reused. I’m […]
Water reuse and energy consumption As I write this post I’m participating in a series of workshops at the European Policy Lab focused on water reuse. They are part of this bigger project. We’re looking 15 years ahead and building speculative future scenarios for water reuse and policy. Whenever water reuse is discussed, there is a challenge that calls my […]
Applying western design research in India This article collects learnings I made while collaborating as a service designer for BloodLink, mainly at a pilot we ran in India in June 2018. Blood donation in India Many countries in the West fulfil their blood demands through voluntary donations. This is not the case in India, where there is not enough blood supply […]