Abdulhamid Aliahmad
Presentation
Abdulhamid’s research explores how circular sanitation systems, particularly urine recycling, can accelerate sustainability transitions in the wastewater sector. His work rethinks wastewater not as a waste stream but as a renewable source of nutrients and energy—a cornerstone for future climate-smart and resource-efficient cities.
To capture both the environmental and systemic dimensions of this transition, Abdulhamid employs an integrated sustainability transition assessment framework that combines: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to quantify environmental performance, Technological Innovation Systems (TIS) analysis to evaluate institutional, market, and policy barriers, and System Dynamics Modeling (SDM) to simulate long-term adoption trajectories and feedback mechanisms.
His research bridges environmental assessment and sustainability transition science, providing policymakers and utilities with insights for designing and implementing future-ready sanitation systems that close the loop between cities and agriculture.
Research
Rethinking Wastewater: Sustainability Transition Assessment of Nutrient Recycling Systems from Source-separated Wastewater. Focused on urine recycling
Research groups
Teaching
I teach in the below courses:
1. Enskilda avlopp och resursåtervinning
2. SNIK. source separating systems
Educational credentials
Master's background in Energy & Environmental Engineering with a focus on sustainability engineering from Linköping University. Master thesis in carbon neutrality & footprint with Volvo CE.
Bachelor's background in Civil/Environmental Engineering with a focus on sanitation engineering and municipal wastewater in Palestine.
Selected publications
- Comparative Environmental Assessment of Three Urine Recycling Scenarios: Influence of Treatment Configurations and Life Cycle Modeling Approaches
- Consequential life cycle assessment of urban source-separating sanitation systems complementing centralized wastewater treatment in Lund, Sweden
- Urine recycling - Diffusion barriers and upscaling potential; case studies from Sweden and Switzerland
- Knowledge evolution within human urine recycling technological innovation system (TIS): Focus on technologies for recovering plant-essential nutrients
- Legitimacy of source-separating wastewater systems with Swedish water utilities