Selection of publications in English language



The complete list of all publications is available at Publikationen.

290. Rudolph, K.-U.; Harbach, M. (2009)
Water Franchise - The Local Solution for Global Problems, Challenging Water Utilities and Water Industry Worldwide
Published lecture in bbr Innovative Solutions - German Water Management, issue 03/2009, p. 8 ff.,
Publisher.: wvgw Wirtschafts- und Verlagsgesellschaft Gas und Wasser mbH

289. Rudolph, K.-U. (2009)
Will the Global Financial Crisis affect the Water Sector
Interview for the magazine asian Water, January/February 2009, Vol. 25, No. 1, ISSN 0218-4540, p. 26 ff., Publisher.: SHP Media Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

287. Rudolph, K.-U.; Gregarek, D. (2008)
Franchise System for Water Projects in Vietnam?
asian WATER, Vol. 24, No. 10, December 2008, ISSN 0218-4540, p. 29 ff.,
Publisher: SHP Media Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

285. Harbach, M; Rudolph, K.-U. (2008)
Franchising could profit local water expertise, economy
World Water and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 31, Issue 5, Sept./Oct. 2008, ISSN 1354-313X, p. 18 ff., Publisher: WEF Publishing UK Ltd, London

283. Rudolph, K.-U. (2008)
Economic Aspects for Water Loss Reduction
Published lecture within the frame of the International Workshop on Drinking Water Loss Reduction at 03.-05. September 2008, United Nations University, UN Campus Bonn, p. 31 ff., Publisher.: UNW-DPC, Bonn

282. Rudolph, K.-U. (2008)
Can Germany's Bitterfeld provide a road map for Asian industrial parks?
asian WATER, March 2008, Vol. 24, No. 2, ISSN 0218-4540, p. 28 ff.,
Publisher: SHP Media Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

281. Rudolph, K.-U. (2007)
An Outline of Some EU-Asia Projects
asian WATER, Vol. 23, No. 10, December 2007, ISSN 0218-4540, p. 20 ff., Publisher: SHP Syed Hussain Publications SDN BHD, Malaysia

280. Rudolph, K.-U. (2007)
Better coordination is needed in EU-Asia partnerships - Prof Rudolph
Interview for the magazine asian WATER, Vol. 23, No. 10, December 2007, ISSN 0218-4540, p. 18 ff., Publisher: SHP Syed Hussain Publications SDN BHD, Malaysia

279. Rudolph, K.-U. (2007)
FRANCHISE - A New Approach for Financing and Implementation of Sustainable Solutions for Water and Sanitation
Published lecture within the frame of the International Symposium "Water Supply and Sanitation for All", at the Europe Hall in Berching on 27. -28. September 2007, page 179 ff., ISBN 13978-1-84339-514-0, ISSN 1476-1785, Publisher and Organiser: Hans Huber AG

278. Rudolph, K.-U.; Harbach, M. (2007)
"Private Sector Participation in Water and Sanitation for Developing Countries"
CESifo DICE REPORT - Journal for Institutional Comparisons, Vol. 5, No. 2, Summer 2007, ISSN 1612-0663, page 33 ff.
Publisher: Ifo Institute for Economic Research e.V., Munich

276. Rudolph, K.-U.; Gregarek, D.; Harbach, M. (2007)
Private Sector Participation in Europe and South East Asia: Past, Present and Future Developments
Published lecture within the frame of the symposium EAEPE und Presom / EU at 22. - 23. March 2007 in Delft, Netherlands, Released on www.tudelft.nl/live/ServeBinary?id=385313b2-4cc4-414f-adb4-515587b88522&binary=/doc/Gragarek.pdf,
Publisher: Delft University of Technology

275. Rudolph, K.-U.; Harbach, M. (2006)
b) Reasonable Waste Water Charges with PPPs Despite VAT
Published lecture in p-newsletter (ppp, privatisierung, pfi), Ausgabe No. 7, Oct. 2006, p. 5, Publisher: CMS Hasche Sigle in collaboration with F.A.Z.-Institute, Berlin

274. Rudolph, K.-U.; Harbach, M. (2006)
Franchising, Operation & Maintenance - Achieving Competition in the Water Market
Published lecture within the frame of the 5th Conference on Applied Infrastructure Research "Sustainable European Infrastructure Financing under the Conditions of Competition, Environmental Concerns, and EU-Enlargement" at 6.-7. Oct. 2006 at the TU Berlin, Publisher: TU Berlin, released on www.wip.tu-berlin.de/typo3/index.php?id=465

273. Fuhrmann, T.; Rudolph, K.-U. (2006)
Future Potentials of Wastewater Pond Systems
Published lecture within the frame of the 7th IWA Specialist Conference on Waste Stabilization Ponds at 25.-27. Sept. 2006 in Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok, in: "Proceedings of Abstracts", p. 88-89, Publisher: IWA, AIT

272. Rudolph, K.-U.; Lüchtenborg, P. (2006)
Practical Experience with Downstream Fixed-Bed Biofiltration at Nordhorn Treatment Works
Extract from the publication Nr. 269, released on www.csa.com (CSA Illumina), August 2006

270. Rudolph, K.-U.; Harbach, M. (2007)
PSP in Water and Sanitation: Experiences and Perspectives for
EU and Asia

Published lecture within the frame of the EAP³N-Workshops "Public Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development - An International Perspecitve", organised by the Bauhaus Universität Weimar in Chennai, India, February 15 - 16, 2006

266. Rudolph, K.-U. (2005)
b) Sewage Treatment Plants: Cost-efficient treatment (N-reduction) of sludge liquors by floating bio-discs (FBD)
Contribution to the brochure NRW Referenzen Wasserforschung - Projekte, Technologien, Institutionen, April 2005, page 26 ff.,
Publisher: Wasserwirtschaftsinitiative Nordrhein-Westfalen (WWI NRW)

265. Rudolph, K.-U. (2005)
Enhancement of Biological Wastewater Purification with Lamella Separators
asianWater, Vol 21, No. 2, March 2005, ISSN 0218-4540, p. 16 ff.,
Publisher: Syed Hussain Publications SDN BHD, Malaysia

260. Rudolph, K.-U. (2004)
The German System of Wastewater Treatment - A System for the World?
Contribution to the congress magazine DeSa/R - Means to Achieve the Millennium Goal for Sanitation on the occasion of the DeSa/R-Symposium in the Europe Hall in Berching on July 14, 2004, p. 21 ff., Publisher: Hans Huber AG, Berching

259. Rudolph, K.-U. (2004)
Organisational Structures, Costs and Fees
Proceedings of the World Water Council - 3rd World Water Forum, February 3, 2004, chapter 6, p. 89 ff., Publisher: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Tokyo

258. Rudolph, K.-U. (2003)
b) PPP for the community infrastructure
- Using water/wastewater as an example

Contribution to the congress magazine CPI Concrete Plant International on the occasion of the 3rd CPI Congress, Oct. 28 - 31, 2003, Maritim Hotel Bonn
ISSN 0944-9043, p. 214 ff., Publisher: Gerhard Klöckner, CPI Concrete Plant International, Cologne

256. Rudolph, K.-U.; Nakazoto, T. (2002)
The Present and Future of Membrane Technologies
asian Water - Asia's Leading Monthly on Water & Wastewater, Pumps, Valves and Filtration Technology, Vol. 18, No. 8, ISSN 0218-4540, p. 20 ff.,
Publisher: SHP Seyd Hussain Publications SDN BHD, Malaysia

255. Rudolph, K.-U. (2002)
Alternative Water Systems - Fields of Application and Perspectives
Article for the commemorative issue of the symposium Water - The Essence of Life, But Elusive to Many, organised by Huber Technology celebrating the 60th birthday of Dipl.-Ing. Hans G. Huber, Sept. 26, 2002, in: Berichtsheft Nr. 174, ISSN 0942-914X, p. 49 ff., Publisher: TU Munich

252. Rudolph, K.-U.; Nakazoto, T. (2002)
Membrane Technologies and Alternative Water Systems - Current Status and Future Perspectives
Article for the conference magazine on the occasion of the 12th European Water, Wastewater and Waste Symposium within the frame of the IFAT, May, 13 - 17, 2002 in Munich, p. 7 ff., Publisher: ATV-DVWK, Hennef

249. Rudolph, K.-U.; Schäfer, D. (2002)
German Ministry of Research presenting Survey Report about AWS - Alternative Water Systems
Article for the Newsletter of the IWA Specialist Group, January 2002, p. 13 ff.
Publisher: IWA Specialist Group on Wastewater Reclamation, Recycling and Reuse

243. Rudoplh, K.-U. (2001)
b) International Survey on Alternative Water Systems - Extended Summary
Composition of the study within the frame of the BMBF research project
No. 02WA0074 in co-operation with the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) and the Research Centre Karlsruhe, 1st issue Oct. 2001,
Publisher: Federal Ministry of Education and Research and Research Centre Karlsruhe

242. Rudolph, K.-U.; Block. Th. (2001)
b) The German Water Sector - Policies and Experiences -
Scientific revision of the documentation in co-operation with the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and with the Federal Environmental Agency, 1st edition, Oct. 2001, ISBN 3-934898-27-0,
Publisher: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and Federal Environmental Agency

237. Rudolph, K.-U. (2001)
Private Sector Participation in Water Services: Experiences in Germany
Newsletter of the IWA Specialist Group on Management and Institutional Affairs, April 2001, S. 12, Hrsg.: International Water Association (IWA)

236. Rudolph, K.-U. (2000)
a) Ten years after - Experiences from BOX and PPPs in the German water sector and lessons for the future
Lecture on the occasion of the International Trade Fair Water
Kongress Wasser Berlin 2000, Oct. 25, 2000 in Berlin

235. Rudolph, K.-U. (2000)
Potentials of alternative water systems from the economical point of view
Article for ecosan - closing the loop in wastewater management and sanitation, Oct. 30 - 31, 2000 in Bonn, Proceedings of the International Symposium, p. 178, Publisher: GTZ, Eschborn

231. Rudolph, K.-U. (2000)
The Range of Performance Offered by the German Water Sector
Umweltmagazin ITUT, water 2000 plus, April 2000, p. 12 ff.

224. Rudolph, K.-U. (1999)
Strategies for small and medium sized sanitation utilities
Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Environmental Services, New Approaches in Development Assistance, Lecture on the occasion of the European Conference in Bonn, Nov. 9 - 10, 1999

221. Rudolph, K.-U. (1999)
Appropriate Water Solutions Engineering and Financing through public private partnership
(Innovative Methoden und Technologien zur kosteneffizienten Abwasserent- sorgung, 4th German-Iranian Symposium on Water and Wastewater, Teheran, Oct. 10 - 11, 1999 (translated into Arabian language)

218. Pommepuy, M.; Rudolph, K.-U. (1999)
Comparative evaluation of UV, O3 and PAA for waste water disinfection
European Water Management, Volume 2, Number 3, June 1999, p. 44 ff.

213. Rudolph, K.-U.; Kraemer, A. (1999)
a) Sewerage charges: a European comparison
Water Quality International, March/April 1999, p. 9

b) Sewerage charges: a European comparison
European Water Management, Volume 2, Number 5, October 1999, p. 39 ff.

211. Rudolph, K.-U. (1999)
A low-cost approach to tackling odours
Water Quality International, January/February 1999, p. 28 ff.

204. K.-U. Rudolph et al. (1998) Comparative evaluation of new techniques for wastewater disinfection
Report about the EU-Project NEWTECH, ISBN: 2-905434-86-4,
Publisher: IFREMER, Plouzan, France, February 1998

201. Rudolph, K.-U. (1997)
Evaluation of Water Projects with Impact to Coastal Areas
Transdisciplinary Euro-Conference
Coastal Management Research, San Feliu de Guixols, Spain, Dec. 6 - 10, 1997,
p. 77 ff.

198. Rudolph, K.-U.; Meinhard, Ch. (1997)
a) The depression and trench system - a new disposal concept.
"Projects in Zwickau and Dortmund show possibilities and problems"

in: "Urban Ecology" - Reports from Ecological Research, Published by GSF-Research Centre for Environment and Health, Munich, 1997

187. Rudolph, K.-U. (1995)
Biological Effluent Treatment - The Situation in Germany
Lecture on the occasion of the seminar "Biological Methods of Water Treatment" organised by the Anna University, Madras/India, Dec. 13 - 15, 1995

155. Rudolph, K.-U. (1994)
Private sector serves a public need in Germany
Water & Wastewater International, vol. 9, February 1994, p. 52/59

129. Rudolph, K.-U.; Nelle, Th.; Oberg, Ch. (1992)
Disinfection of Wastewater by ultraviolet-irradiation and Ozonation
Proceedings of the Joint German-Israeli Workshop on Water Technology, Sept. 15-16 1992, Nuclear Research Centre Karlsruhe, Organiser: Ministry of Science and Technology, National Council for Research and Development

123. Rudolph, K.-U. (1991)
Water Quality Control - Problems Today and Long Term Perspectives
Lecture on the occasion of the "geotechnica" in Cologne, Sept. 18 - 21, 1991

82. Robel, W.; Rudolph, K.-U. (1988)
Environmental Aspects of Sludge Incineration (Overview)
Aquatech '88: EWPCA/CEC-Conference on "Sewage and Sludge Treatment and Use", Session V: Sludge Incineration Amsterdam, Sept. 19 - 23, 1988

79. Rudolph, K.-U. (1988)
Treatment Technologies for Seepage Waters (Leachate) from Waste Disposal - Standards, Results of Operation and Cost
Lecture on the occasion of the 4th German-Japanese Workshop "Wastewater" Oct. 3 - 5, 1988 in Karlsruhe

73. Rudolph, K.-U. (1988)
The Privatisation of Sewage Treatment - Ideas and Experiences -
Polmet '88, Hong Kong, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, 1988, Organised by The Hong Kong Government Environmental Pollution Advisory Committee (EPCOM)

66. Rudolph, K.-U. (1988)
Treatment of Leachate from Landfill Sites - Standards, Results of Operation and Cost
2nd International TNO/BMFT-Conference on Contaminated Soil, Hamburg,
April 11 - 15, 1988

59. Rudolph, K.-U. (1987)
A Step by Step Program for River Pollution Management
Lecture on the occasion of the "International Symposium on River Pollution Control and Management" of the Chinese National Committee of International Association of Water Pollution Research & Control (IAWPRC) in Shanghai, Oct. 26 - 29, 1987

52. Rudolph, K.-U. (1987)
Seasonally Differentiated Power Station Cooling
Civil Engineering Systems, No. 1, 1987

49. Rudolph, K.-U. (1986)
Odour Emissions and their Prevention in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants
3rd Japanese-German Workshop on Wastewater and Sludge Treatment,
Sept. 29 and 30, 1986, Public Works Research Institute of the Ministry of Construction, Tsukuba, Ibaraken, Japan

48. Tegtmeier, U.; Rudolph, K.-U.; Schultz, G.A. (1986)
Economic Evaluation of the Effects of a Dam Rise
Int. UNESCO Symposium "Decision Making in Water Resources Planning", Oslo, Norway, May 5 - 7, 1986

40. Rudolph, K.-U. (1985)
Recovering Valuable Substances in Food Industry - Three Case Studies
4th International Symposium on Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation, Sept. 18 - 20, 1985, Cracow

37. Rudolph, K.-U. (1984)
Combination of Activated Sludge and Fixed Film Reactors in Floating Bed Systems
2nd Japanese-German Workshop on New Technologies for Infrastructure,
MITI & BMFT, Karlsruhe, Oct. 4, 1984

30. Rudolph, K.-U. (1982)
New Technologies for Old Purification Systems - Recuperating Energy in Existing Sewage Treatment Plants
OECD-Conference on "Energy and Economics of Water Treatment", Madrid, Oct. 25 - 29, 1982

18. Rudolph, K.-U. (1981)
Pollution of the Northern Sea: Loading and Sources
Water Pollution Control, 1981, vol. 80, p. 541

15. Rudolph, K.-U. (1981)
Pollution of the Northern Sea from Wastewater, Dumping, Shipping, Off-Shore-Activities and from the Atmosphere
2nd International Environment and Safety Conference, London, Sept. 2 - 4, 1981,
abridged version published in "International Environment & Safety", August 1981, p. 32