From measuring to removing to recovering phosphorus in water management in the Netherlands: Challenges for science-based innovation

The research question of this paper is: Which lessons for enabling a full scale recovery of phosphorus from waste water can be drawn from 1. an analysis of paradigmatic changes in scientific knowledge on P? In what way can these lessons inform scientists and (innovation) policy makers to stimulate a transition towards full scale P recovery from waste water? The paper draws upon a longitudinal case study of water management in the Netherlands and how it has dealt in science and policy with P, since approximately 1960 until now. It discusses and analyzes paradigm shifts in science and changes in... Mehr ...