Urban infrastructure challenges of the South: Waste and sanitation research in Ugandan cities to develop theory and methods for heterogeneous infrastructure. (HICCUP; 4.2MSEK; €405k)

  • Ernstson, Henrik (Recipient), Silver, Jonathan S. (Recipient), Lwasa, Shuaib (Recipient), Lawhon, Mary (Recipient) & Nilsson, David (Recipient)

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Description

Principal Investigator (4.2MSEK). Awarded 3-year research grant from Swedish Research Council (VR) for critical infrastructure studies: “Urban infrastructure challenges of the South: Waste and sanitation research in Ugandan cities to develop theory and methods for heterogeneous infrastructure.” (HICCUP, 2015-03543). PI: Henrik Ernstson; Co-Is: Shuaib Lwasa (geographer), Makerere University; Mary Lawhon (geographer), Florida State University (FSU); Jonathan Silver (geographer), Durham University; David Nilsson (historian), KTH. 4 200 000 SEK. (The project funds 1 PhD and 4 MA students in Uganda; and 1 PhD student from South Africa through FSU.)
Awarded date1 Jan 2015
Degree of recognitionInternational
Granting OrganisationsSwedish Research Council

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Manchester Urban Institute

    Fingerprint