Deadline- 26 August 2013
University of the West of England, Bristol is seeking applications for Water Security Scholarship Program funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation International Water Security Network. The purpose of this program is to explore emergent water security complexes at local, regional and global scales in four broadly conceived world regions: Europe, Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas.
Topics covered-
- Determinants of water consumption behavior in cities
- Understanding and managing water-energy relations (the ‘water-energy nexus’) in port cities
- Socio-legal foundations of the near-inshore marine and estuarine environment
- Engineering cities for surface water management (water sensitive cities)
- Factors influencing water security in developing areas
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Applicants must have a first class or upper second class honours degree in geography, sociology, economics, environmental science, transport studies or other relevant discipline.
- Candidates would normally be expected to hold a Masters degree in a relevant area by 1 September 2013.
- An understanding of how to work with both quantitative and qualitative data is preferred.
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