Research Questions

• Housing
  Evaluation of policy measures of water supply and health care; demands and consumption patterns of different income groups, evaluation of housing and supply situation.

• Water
  Contamination patterns/processes in (sub)-surface/drinking water, regional water resources, supply, shortages; environmental toxicological assessment; public awareness/education programme.

• Health
  Concept/evaluation of public/private health systems; patterns/processes of diseases and malnutrition; health risk ranking/evaluation of policy measures; options for public-private interaction; public information, education, awareness.

• Governability and Steering
  Evaluation of structures and decision making processes; cooperation/interaction between the different stakeholders; public participation and information; concept and implementation of digital city and decision support system.