A selection of our related publications, papers and reports include:

The Story of P information sheet series

Journal articles

Reports and theses

Conference papers and posters

The Story of P information sheet series:

Information Sheet 1: 8 reasons why we need to rethink the management of phosphorus resources in the global food system, by Dana Cordell [Download PDF]

Information Sheet 2: Peak Phosphorus, by Professor Stuart White and Dana Cordell [Download PDF]

Information Sheet 3: 9 Reasons why markets fail to manage global P resources for food production, by Dana Cordell and Christian Kerschner [PDF available for download shortly]

Information Sheet 4: Key energy and fertilizers interlinkages in the global food system, by Dana Cordell [PDF available for download shortly]


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Journal articles:

Cordell, D. and White, S., (submitted), The Australian story of phosphorus: sustainability implications of global phosphate scarcity for a net food-producing nation, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney.

Cordell, D., Drangert, J.-O., and White, S., (2009) The Story of Phosphorus: Global food security and food for thought. Global Environmental Change, 2009. 19(2009): p. 292-305
[Download paper from Elsevier]

Cordell, D., White, S., Drangert, J.-O., and Neset, T.S.S., (2009) Preferred future phosphorus scenarios: A framework for meeting long-term phosphorus needs for global food demand. 2009, International Conference on Nutrient Recovery from Wastewater Streams, Vancouver, 10-13th May, 2009. Edited by Don Mavinic, Ken Ashley and Fred Koch. ISBN: 9781843392323. Published by IWA Publishing, London, UK.

Drangert, J-O (1998), Urine Blindness and the Use of Nutrients from Human Excreta in Urban Agriculture. GeoJournal 45: 201-208, 1998. Kluwer Academic Publishers. London.



Drangert, J-O. (1998) Fighting the urine blindness to provide more sanitation options. Water SA Vol 24, No 2.

Fane, S.A., Ashbolt, N.J. & White, S. (2001), Decentralised urban water reuse; the implications of system scale for cost and pathogen risk, Water Science and Technology, vol. 46, no. 6-7, pp. 281 -288

Mara, D., Drangert, J-O, et al. (2007), Selection of sustainable sanitation arrangements. Journal of Water Policy 9 (2007) 305-318.

Mitchell, C.A. & White, S. (2003), Forecasting and backcasting for sustainable urban water futures, Water, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 25 -28. Download paper

Neset, T-S S, Bader H-P, Scheidegger R, Lohm U (2008), The Flow of Phosphorus in Food Production and -Consumption 1870-2000. Science of the Total Environment. Vol. 396:1-2. p.111-120



Neset, T-S S, Bader H-P, Scheidegger R (2006), Food Consumption and Nutrient Flows - Nitrogen in Sweden since the 1870s. Journal of Industrial Ecology, Fall 2006, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p.61-75
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1162/jiec.2006.10.4.61 


Neset, T-S S and Lohm U (2005), Spatial Imprint of Food Consumption: A Historical Analysis for Sweden, 1870-2000. Human Ecology, Vol.33,(4) 2005: 565-580 http://www.springerlink.com/content/hk1747454694x7x3/



Neset, T-S S (2004). Reconstructing Swedish Food Consumption from Hospital Diets after 1870. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, Vol.43 (3) 2004: 149-179 http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all?content=10.1080/03670240490446786

Neset, T-S S, Drangert J-O, Bader H-P, Scheidegger R, Recycling of Phosphorus in Urban Sweden. A historical overview to prepare a strategy for the future. (submitted to Water Policy)


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Reports, book chapters and theses:

Cordell, D. and White, S. (2008), The Story of Phosphorus: Sustainability implications of global fertilizer scarcity for Australia. Discussion paper prepared for the National Workshop on the Future of Phosphorus, Sydney, 14th November 2008, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney. [Download PDF]

Cordell, D. (2008), The Story of Phosphorus: missing global governance of a critical resource, Preliminary findings from 2 years of doctoral research. Paper prepared for SENSE Earth System Governance, VU University Amsterdam, 24th-31st August, 2008 [Download PDF]

Cordell, D. (2006), Urine Diversion and Reuse in Australia: A homeless paradigm or sustainable solution for the future?, Masters Thesis, Department of Water and Environmental Studies, Linköping University, Sweden. [Download PDF]

Drangert, J-O. (2004), Norms and Attitudes Towards Ecosan and Other Sanitation Systems. Report 2004-5. EcoSanRes Publications Series. Stockholm Environment Institute. 30 p.



Drangert, J-O. (2001), Urban Water and Nutrient Cycles - Making a full turn? Nordic Research Workshop. Management of Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste Services in Comparative Historical and Futures Perspective. Tampere Technical University, Tampere, June 10-12, 2001

Drangert, J-O. (2000), Reuse - the ultimate sink? Urine-diverting toilets to protect groundwater quality and to fertilize urban agriculture. In Chorus, I. et al. (eds.): Water, Sanitation and Health: Resolving Conflicts between drinking water demands and pressures from society´s wastes. World Health Organisation Series. IWA Publishing. pp. 275-280.



Krantz, H. and J-O. Drangert. (2006), Household Perspectives in managing sustainable cities. In Malmqvist, P-A., Heincke, G., Kärrman, E., Stenstrom, T. A., and Svensson, G. (eds.) (2006) Strategic Planning of Sustainable Urban Water Management. IWA Publishing. London.

Neset, T-S S. and Andersson, A. (2008), Environmental impact of food production and consumption – from phosphorus leakage and resource depletion to recycling, in Water for Food, p.99-108, Editor: Jonas Förare, The Swedish Research Council Formas [Download PDF]

Neset, T-S S (2005), Environmental Imprint of Human Food Consumption, Linköping 1870-2000. Doctoral thesis, Linköping Studies in Arts and Science No.333, Linköping 2005 http://www.diva-portal.org/liu/theses/abstract.xsql?dbid=3592

Hallström J and Neset T-S S (2006), The Pipe-Bound City in Time and Space. In: A History of Water v. 2, The Political Economy of Water. R.Coopey and T Tvedt (eds.), IB Tauris, London&NY




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Conference papers and posters:

Cordell, D. (2008), Phosphorus, food and ‘messy' problems: A systemic inquiring into the management of a critical global resource, paper prepared for the Australia New Zealand Systems Conference (ANZSYS), December 1st-3rd 2008, Perth. [Download PDF]

Cordell (2008), The Story of Phosphorus, poster presented at Food Security and Environmental Change Linking Science, Development and Policy for Adaptation, Session 18: Institutional and policy challenges for agro-ecosystem management in relation to food security. 2 - 4 April 2008, University of Oxford, UK. http://www.gecafs.org/FoodConferencePresentations.htm

Cordell, D. (2007), More Nutrition per Dropping: From Global Food Security to National 'Phosphorus Sovereignty', poster presented at workshop 'International Targets and National Implementation', World Water Week 2007, August 2007, Stockholm. http://www.worldwaterweek.org/stockholmwatersymposium/bestposteraward_07.asp

Drangert, J-O. (2003), Requirements on sanitation systems - the flush toilet sets the standard for ecosan options. IWA special issue from the 2nd International Symposium on ecological sanitation - closing the loop. April 7 - 11, 2003. Luebeck, Germany . pp. 117-124.



Drangert, J-O. (1999), Sustainable Sanitation: Reuse of old ideas? Proceedings from Stockholm Water Symposium. August 10, 1999. Stockholm.



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