Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano
Profile
Juan Carlo is a transdisciplinary PhD candidate from Ecuador. He bears a strong affinity for research focused on the Global South. He is a TU Delft | Global Initiative fellow and ambassador.
He obtained in 2007 a BArch (best graduate honours) from San Gregorio University. He earned in 2017 an MSc in Urban Environmental Management (cum laude) from Wageningen University & Research. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Water Management at TU Delft.
Research
Juan Carlo’s current research aims to investigate the uptake of sustainable irrigation technologies in smallholder farming communities of Nepal and Indonesia. By using Q methodology, he has explored smallholder discourses on the adoption of the novel hydro-powered water pump known as the Barsha Pump. He focuses now on studying innovative business models that can facilitate the sustained adoption of similar technologies while effectively dealing with adoption barriers.
Current research:
- Water Lifting Water: A Comprehensive Spatiotemporal Review on the Hydro-Powered Water Pumping Technologies (https://doi.org/10.3390/w11081677)
- Co-creation of affordable and clean pumped irrigation for smallholders: lessons from Nepal and Malawi (https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2020.052)
Previous research:
- Agricultural reuse of municipal wastewater through an integral water reclamation management (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.02.011)
EUREKA Eurostars project 113393: SHIFT! - Save Water, Save Energy, Save Cost! Sustainable Hydropowered Irrigation From Integrated Turbine Pump
The project aims to develop and test the Integrated Turbine Pump (ITP). This innovative hydro-powered water pump relies on the potential energy of small drops in canals and rivers to create water pressure for agricultural irrigation. Thus, the ITP does not require any external input to operate such fossil fuels or grid electricity.
Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano
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- J.C.IntriagoZambrano@tudelft.nl
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Room number: Civil Engineering, 4.84
Availability:
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