Influence profile of wastewater chain in Amsterdam

Towards resilient system for phosphorus recovery and Valorisation

Conference paper (2018)

Authors

M. V. Amosov Organic Village
L. Zlatanovic Sanitary Engineering - CEG
J.P. van der Hoek Sanitary Engineering - CEG , Waternet
Research Group
Sanitary Engineering (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2018 M. V. Amosov, L. Zlatanovic, J.P. van der Hoek
Design DSM Resilience Amsterdam Wastewater Phosphorus Nexus
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Published Date

2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Water Management

Research Group

Sanitary Engineering

Abstract

The wastewater system of Amsterdam offers an opportunity to recover phosphorus, and contribute to circular economy. However, it remains unclear where to intervene in system to maximize recovery and valorisation in a resilient and feasible way. The Design Structure Matrix method was tested to define the system architecture from Food-Water-Energy nexus perspective. Physical, phosphorus, and ownership dependencies between Infrastructure, Stakeholder, Resource and Cleantech domains (elements) of the wastewater system in Amsterdam are analyzed in a Multi-Domain Matrix model. Change Propagation Indicator quantified critical elements, and emergent changes. An Influence Profile unveiled four levels of system leverage: household, neighborhood, city-block, region. The stakeholders can engage into optimizations at each level, to generate individual and shared benefits. Hybrid infrastructure, plug&play solutions and modular approach to cleantech will harness up to 100% of phosphorus available. The method proved to be an effective tool for analysing complexity and engineering resilient solutions for the circular economy.