| Wednesday, 11 May |
| from 15.00 |
Arrival |
| 20.00 |
Come-together |
| Thursday, 12 May |
| 8.00-9.00 |
Registration |
| 9.00- 9.30 |
Welcome and opening remarks:
On behalf of National and International Boards Dr. Arnolds Ûbelis
National officials: Rector, University of Latvia, Ivars
Lacis
Representative of European Commission from DG Environment
or DG Research |
| 9.30-13.00 |
FIRST PLENARY: Sustainable Economics and “Zero emissions” concept
Part 1 – Global challenge - perspectives of implementation
Dr. Joachim H. Spangenberg,
SERI, Cologne Office, Germany
“The economic sustainability of the economy: towards criteria and
indicators”
Prof. Gunter Pauli, ZERI Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland
"Creativity and Innovation in Science: Preconditions for Long
Term Competitivity in a Sustainable Society"
Prof. Morihiro Kurushima Toyo University, Program
Manager, NEDO Japan
“Challenges on New Technologies for Sustainable Energy System”
Dr. Mikkael Planasch, Institute for Resource Efficient
and Sustainable Systems, Graz University of Technology
“From Cleaner Production to Zero Emissions” |
| 11.10-11.40 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| |
Part 2 – Development in Baltic Region - Policy, implementation
technologies and technologies for Sustainable development
Chairman: Dr. Joachim H. Spangenberg
MSc. Andis Zilans, Dr. Arnolds Ubelis, Dr. Andris Andrusaitis,
Latvia
“Participation of Baltic States researchers in FP5 and FP6 research
projects on Global Change and Ecosystems outcomes and capacity”
Prof. Per Berg, Swedish University of Agriculture,
Sweden
“Factor Five Flow City - Baltic Sea Region as a model for Sustainable
Urban Development”
Prof. Sergio Ulgiati, Catia Cialani, University
of Siena, Italy
“Environmental and Thermodynamic indicators in support of fair and
sustainable policy making. Investigating equitable trade among Latvia,
Denmark and Italy”
Prof. Walter Leal Filho, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg,
Germany
“Coastman: Integrative Approaches to Coastal Zone Management in
the Baltic Sea” |
| 13.00-14.30 |
LUNCH |
| 14.30-16.30 |
SECOND PLENARY: Sustainable agriculture, agroforestry, linked
resources and developments
Chairman: Prof. Gunter Pauli
Dr. Petteri Pihlajamäki, Jaakko Pöyry Consulting
Oy, Finland
“Forest Industry as a Sustainable Industry Sector”
Dr. Maris Daugavietis, Latvian State Forest Research
Institute “Silava”, Latvia
“Sustainability of Latvian Forestry and Agriculture – problems and solutions”
Charlotte Lagerberg Fogelberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
“The use of environmental information in decision making promoting a
sustainable food chain”
Prof. Janis Gravitis, Latvian State Institute of
Wood Chemistry, Latvia
“Green Biobased Chemistry Platform for Sustainability”
Dr. Tetyana Zhelyezna, Institute of Engineering
Thermophysics of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
“Review on “state of the art” and prospects of liquid fuel production
from biomass in the world” |
| 16.45-17.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 17.00-18.30 |
POSTER SESSIONS for
students/ young researchers (Baltic see region as well as students from
Mediterranean and Black Sea regions
There are about 50 poster presentation announced |
A
ECONOMIC + POLITICAL FRAMEWORK
MODERATOR:
Andis Zilans
|
B
SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
MODERATOR:
Janis Gravitis
|
C
SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
MODERATOR:
Janis Abolins
|
D
INDICATORS FOR MONITORING SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
MODERATOR:
Lars Ryden
organised in cooperation with Baltic University Urban Forum (INTERREG),
Uppsala University |
|
| Friday, May 13 |
| 9.00-11.10 |
THIRD PLENARY: Education for Sustainable Development in the Context
of University Municipality Partnership
Chairman: Prof. Per Berg
Prof. Lars Ryden, Baltic University Programme,
Uppsala University, Sweden
"Examples of local sustainability strategies - is there a common
structure?"
Dr. Arnolds Ubelis, University of Latvia, Latvia
“Teaching for Sustainable Development: University Municipality Partnership.
Project “Inversed Brain Drain””
Dr. Bjarne Rasmussen, Storstrom County, Denmark
“The Local Agenda 21 Change Agent - why, what, who, how? How to strengthen
the most crucial (f)actor in creating sustainable communities, cities
and regions”
Dr. Bernd Delakowitz. University of Applied Sciences
in Zittau, Germany
"The Role of University’s Responsibility and Sustainability in
the Social and Economic Regional Development - Experiences and Best
Practice Examples from the University of Applied Sciences in Zittau
(F.R.G.)"
Dr. arch. Krzysztof Nawratek, Katowice-Poland/Riga-Latvia
“Learning city, reaching city, city as a space of Education” |
| 11.00 -11.30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11.30-13.30 |
FORTH PLENARY: Transregional expertise – Baltic, Mediterranean
and Black Sea regions
Chairman: Dr. Georgiy Geletukha
Prof. Luigi Bistagnino, Politecnico di Torino.
Laboratori Modelli Realli, Italy
“Industrial design to a next level of performance and sustainable development”
Prof. Dr. Ivica Radovic, Faculty
of Biology, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
"Adriatic Sea and Coastal Zone of Serbia and Montenegro: Characteristic
of biodiversity, and possibilities for their sustainable exploitation"
Dr. Andris Andrusaitis, University of Latvia, Latvia
ERA-NET – Developments in Baltic See Region
Prof. Hans-Peter Winkelmann, COPERNICUS-CAMPUS
and University of Luneburg, Germany
“The European Virtual Seminar for Sustainable Development – An inter-university
cooperation project to share knowledge across Europe”
Dr. Matteo Vittuari, University of Bologna, Italy
“The UniAdrion experience. A virtual University for the Adriatic-Ionian
basin”
Mihaela Serban, Romanian Academy, Institute of
Geography, Romania
“A geographical approach to Sustainable development in the Danube –
Black sea system, Romania. Case-studies” |
| 13.30-14.30 |
LUNCH |
| 14.30-16.30 |
Parallel sessions
Transregional expertise and science for sustainable development – Baltic,
Mediterranean and Black Sea regions |
A
ECONOMIC + POLITICAL FRAMEWORK
CHAIRPERSON:
Tetyana Zhelyezna
|
B
SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CHAIRPERSON:
Charlotte Lagerberg Fogelberg
|
C
SOCIAL CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
CHAIRPERSON:
Arnolds Ubelis
|
E
Virtual Seminar on Sustainable Development
CHAIRPERSON:
Hans-Peter Winkelmann |
D
Indicators for Monitoring Sustainability Strategy
Lars Ryden
Organized in cooperation with Baltic University Urban Forum (INTERREG),
Uppsala University |
| A |
Hajnalka Petrics -
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS AND TOOLS - The World Bank’s
approach towards sustainable development: Mainstreaming environmental
issues in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
Raimonds Ernðteins - Local Agenda 21 Process
Facilitation: Communication and Self-experience Development in
Latvia
Georgiu Geletukha - State of the art and prospects
of bioenergy development in Ukraine
Evangelos Manolas, Walter Leal Filho - Forms
of Energy: Co-operative Learning in the University Classroom
Dina Bçrziòa - Climate change mitigation Initiatives:
Energy policy in context of UNFCC and Kyoto targets
Edgars Smalins - Projections of the greenhouse
gas emissions from road transport sector in Latvia for the years
2010, 2015 and 2020
Mâris Kïaviòð - Sustainability concept in development
planning in Latvia |
| B |
Fredrik Fogelberg
- Baltic Sea algae as resource for renewable plant nutrition and
bio-fuel
Oskars Bikovens, Andris Veveris, Janis Grabis,
Janis Gravitis - European rice husks studies with focus on utilization
opportunities
Andrejs Lusis - GREENROSE – collective research
project
Galia Shulga, O. Nestore, V. Shakels, B. Neiberte,
A. Verovkins, T. Betkers, O. Belous, A. Þukauskaite, D. Ambrazaitene,
M. Lukosius - Collaboration research on a modified biopolymer
as a soil stabiliser and amendment
Juris Zoldners, T.Kiseleva, I.Kaiminsh - Chitosan
in food products
Sergio Ulgiati, Silvia Bargigli, Marco Raugei
- Emergy Life Cycle Assessment within a Zero-Emission Framework |
| C |
Janis Âbolins
Dalia Gineitiene, Remigijus Ciegis - Sustainable
community development and the role of social capital
Agnes Haraszti - Corporate Responsibility on
an International Level – Stakeholder Management in Multinational
Firms as an Integrative Approach towards Sustainability
Andris Spricis - System of Education for Education
of Sustainable Development at the Faculty of Chemistry of University
of Latvia
Eugenia Aloj - The concept of Environmental complexity
as Strategic approach for Environmental Communication in Management
of waste
Janis Pukite, Arnolds Ubelis - Research and Monitoring
of Air pollution from satellites. The aspects of Latvia |
| D |
Ole Hildebrandt -
The European Virtual Seminar for Sustainable Development (EVS)
as a distance learning approach in Europe – The student’s perspective
Daniel Schulz - Approach, Procedure and Structure
of the EVS
Tanja Eggerichs - The overall aims and learning
objectives in the international students group of the EVS
Sabina Schüffner -Challenges and opportunities
of the EVS
Carola Fendl -The case studies approach of the
EVS
Marjan Muytjens - One concrete case study as
an example for the EVS: Spatial planning and rural development |
| E |
There will be about 5-8 presentations |
|
| 16.30-17.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 17.00-18.30 |
EU TARGETED PLENARY: Research for Sustainable Development - EU
Strategy and Policy
Dr. J. Abolins. University of Latvia, Latvia
Summary of Posters – Science for Sustainable Development session
Continued with EU Contributors:
Dr. Uno Svedin, Sweden
Dr. Nicholas Christoforides, DG RESEARCH
Dr. Ian Clark, DG ENVIRONMENT
Discussion |
| 19.00 |
CONFERENCE EVENT |
| Saturday, May 14 |
| 9.30-11.30 |
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION – Sustainability perspectives and coherence
in the development of three regions. Energy context.
PANELISTS:
Dr. Stina Soewarta, responsible for SD and environmental
issues in the office of EC Commissioner for Energy Andris Piebalgs
Dr. Uno Svedin, The Swedish Research Council for
Environment, Agriculture and Spatial Planning
Prof. Sergio Ulgiati, University of Siena, Italy
Dr. Mihaela Serban, Institute of Geography, Romanian
Academy
Prof. Georgiy Geletukha, Institute of Engineering
Thermophysics of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
| 11.30-12.30 |
CLOSING REMARKS AND FAREWELL COFFEE |
A
ECONOMIC&POLITICAL FRAMEWORK
Chairperson: Dr. Tetyana Zhelyezna |
| |
Participant |
Heading |
Country |
Institution |
Contacts |
| 1. |
Hajnalka Petrics |
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS AND TOOLS - The World Bank’s approach
towards sustainable development: Mainstreaming environmental issues
in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers |
Italy |
University of Bologna, Department of Agricultural Economics and Engineering |
hpetrics@agrsci.unibo.it |
| 2. |
Raimonds Ernðteins |
Local Agenda 21 Process Facilitation: Communication and Self-experience
Development in Latvia |
Latvia, LU |
University of Latvia, Institute for Environmental Science and Management |
Raimonds.Ernsteins@lu.lv |
| 3. |
Georgiu Geletukha |
State of the art and prospects of bioenergy development in Ukraine |
Ukraine |
|
|
| 4. |
Evangelos Manolas, Walter Leal Filho |
Forms of Energy: Co-operative Learning in the University Classroom |
Germany |
Assistant Professor
Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
|
emanolas@fmenr.duth.gr |
| 5. |
Dina Bçrziòa |
Climate change mitigation Initiatives: Energy policy in context of
UNFCC and Kyoto targets |
Latvia |
University of Latvia |
dinab@latnet.lv |
| 6. |
Edgars Smalins |
Projections of the greenhouse gas emissions from road transport sector
in Latvia for the years 2010, 2015 and 2020 |
Latvia |
University of Latvia |
edgars.smalins@meteo.lv |
| 7. |
Mâris Kïaviòð |
Sustainability concept in development planning in Latvia |
Latvia |
University of Latvia |
edgars.smalins@meteo.lv |
B
SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CHAIRPERSON: Sharlote Lagenberg Fogelberg |
| |
Participant |
Heading |
Country |
Institution |
Contacts |
| 8. |
Fredrik Fogelberg |
Baltic Sea algae as resource for renewable plant nutrition and bio-fuel |
Norway |
University College of Hedmark, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural
Sciences, Blaestad, Ridabu |
fredrik.fogelberg@lnb.hihm.no |
| 9. |
Oskars Bikovens, Andris Veveris, Janis Grabis, Janis Gravitis |
European rice husks studies with focus on utilization opportunities |
Latvia, KÍI |
Latvian State Institute of wood chemistry |
bikovens@edi.lv |
| 10. |
Andrejs Lusis |
GREENROSE – collective research project |
Latvia |
University of Latvia, Institute of Solid State Physics |
|
| 11. |
Galia Shulga, O. Nestore, V. Shakels, B. Neiberte, A. Verovkins,
T. Betkers, O. Belous,
A. Þukauskaite,
D. Ambrazaitene, M. Lukosius
|
Collaboration research on a modified biopolymer as a soil stabiliser
and amendment |
Latvia, KÍI |
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Riga Technical University,
Klaipeda University |
shulga@junik.lv |
| 12. |
Juris Zoldners, T.Kiseleva, I.Kaiminsh |
Chitosan in food products |
Latvia, KÍI |
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry |
jzoldn@edi.lv |
| 13. |
Sergio Ulgiati,
Silvia Bargigli, Marco Raugei
|
Emergy Life Cycle Assessment within a Zero-Emission Framework |
Italy |
University of Siena, Italy |
|
C
SOCIAL CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
CHAIRPERSON: ARNOLDS UBELIS |
| |
Participant |
Heading |
Country |
Institution |
Contacts |
| 14. |
Janis Âbolins |
|
Latvia, LU |
University of Latvia |
jclover@latnet.lv |
| 15. |
Dalia Gineitiene, Remigijus Ciegis |
Sustainable community development and the role of social capital |
Lithuania |
Kaunas Faculty of Humanities, Vilnius University |
dalia.gineitiene@vukhf.lt |
| 16. |
Agnes Haraszti |
Corporate Responsibility on an International Level – Stakeholder Management
in Multinational Firms as an Integrative Approach towards Sustainability |
Germany / Hungary |
University of Lüneburg |
harasztiagnes@hotmail.com |
| 17. |
Andris Spricis |
SYSTEM of EDUCATION for SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT THE FACULTY OF
CHEMISTRY OF UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA |
Latvia |
University of Latvia |
spricis@latnet.lv |
| 18. |
Eugenia Aloj |
The concept of Environmental complexity as Strategic approach for
Environmental Communication in Management of waste |
Italy |
University of Studies of Sannio (Benevento) |
Ecolab@inwind.it |
| 19. |
Janis Pukite,
Arnolds Ubelis
|
RESEARCH and MONITORING OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SATELLITES.
THE ASPECTS OF LATVIA
|
Latvia |
University of Latvia |
jaanisp@navigators.lv |
D
Parallel session - “Virtual Seminar on SD”.
Moderator Hans-Peter Winkelmann |
| |
Participant |
Heading |
Country |
Institution |
Contacts |
| 20. |
Ole Hildebrandt - 1 |
The European Virtual Seminar for Sustainable Development (EVS) as
a distance learning approach in Europe – The student’s perspective |
Germany |
University of Lüneburg |
|
| 21. |
Daniel Schulz - 2 |
Approach, Procedure and Structure of the EVS |
Germany |
University of Lüneburg |
|
| 22. |
Tanja Eggerichs - 3 |
The overall aims and learning objectives in the international students
group of the EVS |
Germany |
University of Lüneburg |
|
| 23. |
Sabina Schüffner – 4 |
Challenges and opportunities of the EVS |
Germany |
University of Lüneburg |
|
| 24. |
Carola Fendl – 5 |
The case studies approach of the EVS |
Germany |
University of Lüneburg |
|
| 25. |
Marjan Muytjens - 6 |
One concrete case study as an example for the EVS: Spatial planning
and rural development |
Germany |
University of Lüneburg |
|
E
Indicators for Monitoring Sustainability Strategy
Organized in cooperation with Baltic University Urban Forum (INTERREG
IIIB project),
Baltic University Programme, Uppsala University
CHAIRPERSON:
LARS RYDEN |
| |
Participant |
Heading |
Country |
Institution |
Contacts |
| |
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There will be about 5-8 presentations |
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