Researcher’s Profile
Waste bins in Prague
Publications
Academic background:
BA Architecture - Mexico City, Mexico
MSc Urban studies - Weimar, Germany
Research Focus:
Domestic waste, Urban behavior, social ecology, housing, neighborhood structure
Field of expertise:
waste trends in urban settlements, municipal composting
Industry:
waste management, urban development, local government, environmental education
Regional expertise:
Latin America
Institutional affiliation:
BAUHAUS UNIVERSITÄT-WEIMAR
Faculty of Architecture
Department of Spatial Planning and Research
Supervisor: Prof. Dr.Phil Habil Max Welch Guerra
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Nathalie Jean Baptiste continues her doctoral research on people and the organic waste they produce as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Sydney collaborating with experts from the Environment, Behavior and Society Research Group at the Faculty of Architecture Design and Planning. Since 2004 she has worked subsequently in Mexico City and Hamburg in the field of waste management tackling issues related to the biological treatment of household waste. Her major fields of interest are waste trends and social issues in developing communities, as well as waste behavior and attitudes in household settings.
BAUHAUS UNIVERSITÄT-WEIMAR
Faculty of Civil engineering
Department of Waste Management
Supervisor: Prof. Dr.Ing Habil Werner Bidlingmaier
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UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Visiting scholar
Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning
Environment, Behavior & Society Research Group
Supervisor: Prof. Emeritus Gary Moore
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Price:
2007 - Peter Schumacher Price for best practical work in the municipal waste department in Hamburg, (Stadtreinigung Hamburg), Germany.
Research Grant:
DAAD scholarship fellow
Language:
French, English, Spanish, Creole, German
Work location: Germany, Mexico, Australia
Jean-Baptiste N., 2008. Behavior and Attitudes Changes Needed for Improving Biological Treatments of Organic Waste in Latin American Communities. In Orbit 2008 Sixth International Conference Proceedings. Wageningen, The Netherlands 13-15 October 2008. Weimar: Verlag ORBIT e.V.
Jean-Baptiste N., 2007. People nature and Waste: The ecological value of waste in urban areas - Case of Jiutepec, Mexico. Weimar: Institut for European Urban Studies
Jean-Baptiste N., Bidlingmaier W., 2007. People and Waste: Understanding the real value of waste in Morelos, Mexico. In
Sardinia 2007 Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium Proceedings. S. Margherita di Pula,
Cagliari, Italy 1-5 October 2007. Gagliari: Environmental Sanitary Engineering Centre (CISA)
Jean-Baptiste N., Cordova A., 2007. Factors affecting the Success or Failure of Large-Scale Composting Facilities in Mexico. In 2007 International Conference on Sustainable Sanitation. Dongsheng, Ordos, China 26-29 August 2007.
Jean-Baptiste N. (eds), 2007. Manual for producing Compost from Organic Waste in the City of Dar es Salaam,
Hamburg, Stadtreinigung Hamburg
Jean-Baptiste N., 2006. Urban Mining: The Retrieval of Secondary Material in Hamburg in Model Projects. Wei-
mar: Bauhaus University, Institute for European Studies
Jean-Baptiste N., 2006. Mexico Stadt und Der Müll. Hamburg: Stadtreinigung Hamburg
Jean-Baptiste et al. 2004 - Ecosan Data sheet, Sarar Transformacion S.C. & GTZ
November 2008 - Weimar, Germany
Department of Spatial Planning and Research, Bauhaus University -Weimar
Topic: Integrating Society, the urban environment and organic waste management: Model for latin American communities
Octubre 2008 - Wageningen, The Nerthelands
Conference Orbit 2008, Sixth International Conference
Topic: Behavior and Attitudes Changes Needed for Improving Biological Treatments of Organic Waste in Latin American Communities.
September 2008 - Sydney, Australia
Environment, Behaviour and Society Research Group, University of Sydney
Topic: Dimensionalizing the Concepts of People and Organic waste: A moderation session
May 2008 - Sydney, Australia
Environment, Behaviour and Society Research Group, University of Sydney
Topic: The Ecological Value of Waste in Urban Areas- Case of Jiutepec in Mexico
October 2007- Sardinia, Italy
Conference Sardinia 2007 Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill
Topic: People & Waste: Understanding the real value of waste in Morelos, Mexico.
February 2007 -Weimar, Germany
International Forum - Model project, Institute of European Urban Studies, Bauhaus University
Topic: Recycling trends in Hamburg: the acceptance of the yellow packaging bins in North Hamburg
October 2004 - Mexico City, Mexico
DAAD Mexico, Jornada de Coorperación en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades México
Topic: Experiencia de intercambio academico en Alemania
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