Welcome

Through my work, I aspire to contribute to increased nutrient circularity in wastewater management and food systems. To achieve this, I believe it is crucial that we see the management of human excreta as part of food and farming systems rather than as part of waste management. This premise underpins much of my research as an environmental systems analyst.

Education

PhD in Chemical Environmental Science
Chalmers University of Technology

MSc in Civil Engineering (cum laude)
Delft University of Technology

BSc ETH in Civil Engineering
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich


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Research Interests

Urban Water Management
Sanitation and Human Excreta Management

Food and Farming Systems
Ecology and Agroecology

Complex Systems
Sustainability Assessment


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Robin Harder
Dr.ir. Robin Harder

Research Associate
Agroscope
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Current Research

Exploring scenarios for Switzerland to reduce nutrient surplus in agriculture

Selected Publications

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Egestabase – an online evidence platform to discover and explore options to recover plant nutrients from human excreta and domestic wastewater for reuse in agriculture

Harder R, Metson GS, Macura B, Johannesdottir S, Wielemaker RC, Seddon D, Lundin E, Aliahmad A, Kärrman E, McConville JR (2024)
Methods X
DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2024.102774

Towards a circular nutrient economy. A novel way to analyze the circularity of nutrient flows in food systems

Harder R, Giampietro M, Smukler S (2021)
Resources, Conservation & Recycling
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105693

Reframing human excreta management as part of food and farming systems

Harder R, Wielemaker R, Molander S, Öberg G (2020)
Water Research
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115601

Recycling nutrients contained in human excreta to agriculture: Pathways, processes, and products

Harder R, Wielemaker R, Larsen TA, Zeeman G, Öberg G (2019)
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2018.1558889