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Walter Leal Filho/Amolds Ubelis (eds.)
Integrative approachestowards sustainability
in the Baltic Sea Region
PETER LANGEuropdischer Verlag der Wissenschaften
Table of Contents
PrefaceUno Svedin, Brussels, Belgium 11
IntroductionArnolds Ubelis, Janis Gravitis, Walter Leal Filho 13
Welcoming Statement
Concluding Statement of the International Board of the ConferenceChristian Patermann, European Commission 15
Sustainable Development and the 6th Framework ProgrammeDavid Miles, Brussels, Belgium 17
Part A - Plenary Sessions 25
The Zero Emissions Concept and Prospects 27
Visualisation of a Sustainable Industrialised Society- Zero Emissions Approach
Motoyuki Suzuki, Tokyo, Japan 29
The Industrial Symbiosis at Kalundborg, Denmark- A Profitable Environmental Potential across the Fence
Erling Pedersen, Kalundborg, Denmark 41
Reshaping Competitive Forces in the Industrialised WorldGunter Pauli, Geneva, Switzerland 59
How Can the Baltic Countries' Resources be Oriented towards Sustainability?Janis Gravitis, Janis Zandersons, Valery Ozols-Kalnins,Amis Kokorevics, Riga, Latvia 67
Efficient Use of Forest ResourcesCharlotte Lagerberg, Ostersund, Sweden 87
Sustainable Forestry in Finland and Globalisation: Evolution and ProspectsMatti Palo, Helsinki, Finland 95
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Towards Nanotechnology through Structural ResearchUrve Kallavus, Tallinn, Estonia 111
Sustainable Consumption 117
No Sustainability without Radical Dematerialisation- Technical and Economic Considerations
Friedrich Schmidt-Bleek, Carnoules, France 119
Global SMALL (Sustainable Management for All Local Leaders) Initiativefor Sustainability
Georg Winter, Hamburg, Germany 143
From Vision to Action- The Challenge of Transition to Sustainable Development
J.L.A. Jansen, Velp, Netherlands 157
Environmentally Sustainable Domestic Consumption:Material-Flow-Based Indicators for Priority Fields of Action
Joachim H. Spangenberg, Cologne, Germany 171
Waste Management in Protected AreasSaulius Vasarevicius, Vilnius, Lithuania 187
Economic, Social and Political Dimensions 193
Approaches for Local and Regional Sustainable Development Experienceand Implementation Models from Storstrom County
Bjarne Rasmussen, Nykebing, Denmark 195
The Sustainable Neighbourhood - from Model Area Hagaby to CommonNeighbourhoods in a Baltic Sea Perspective
Per G. Berg, Uppsala, Sweden 197
Integrated Indicators to Assess Design, Performance and EnvironmentalSustainability of Energy Conversion Processes
Sergio Ulgiati, Siena, Italy '. 211
Agricultural Land Use and Sustainability: Changing Social Requirementsand Extending Planning Options- What Can Agricultural Sciences and IT Technologies Offer?
Gergely Toth, Budapest, Hungary 233
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Education in the Context of Future Technology Development 245
Education for Sustainable Development- Experiences from the Baltic 21 Education Process
Lars Ryden, Uppsala, Sweden 247
Sustainability Teaching at a Technical University- Examples from a Masters Programme on Environmental Engineering
Walter Leal Filho, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany 257
Universities for Social DevelopmentLaima Galkute, Vilnius, LithuaniaLinas Klucininkas, Kaunas, Lithuania 267
Teaching Physics and SustainabilityArnolds Ubelis, Riga, Latvia 275
Education in the Biosciences: Let Facts Dominate over MythsHans-Jorg Jacobsen, Hannover, Germany 285
Part B - Reports of Parallel and Poster Sessions 293
Instruments and Indicators 295
Instruments of Sustainable Development at Local Level in LithuaniaRuta Bubniene, Kaunas, Lithuania 297
The 3i System: Sustainable Business Management for the Whole PersonGeorg Winter, Hamburg, Germany 303
Science for Sustainable Development as a Case of System StabilityJanis Blahins, Riga, Latvia 315
Strategies for Sustainable DevelopmentJanis Abolins, Riga, Latvia 327
A System of Indicators for the Evaluation of Sustainable Urban DevelopmentM. Burinskiene, R. Uspalyte, Vilnius, Lithuania 333
Elements of a Sustainable Energy System in LatviaLotte Holmberg Rasmussen, Aalborg, Denmark 345
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Coastal Zone Management in Latvia - Legal Instrumentsleva Berzina, Dina Berzina, Riga, Latvia 353
Sustainable Development of the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga RegionEdgars Andersons, Riga, Latvia 359
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as an Environmental Management Tool forSustainable Development
Michele Galatola, Rotondella, Italy 367
ISO 14001 Certification and the EMAS Scheme Applied to Small toMedium Enterprises: The ENEA Experience
Michele Galatola, Rotondella, Italy, Eliana Russo, Bari, Italy 375
Social and Economic Factors 383
Sustainable Development in Europe— The Reflection of Current European Policies in the Fields of Energy andAgriculture Considering the Enlargement Process
Isabel Maria Cahamds Llopis, Kerstin Doscher, Julian Fischer, JorgHoffmann, Beatriz Vidal Legaz, Liineburg, Germany 385
Economic Aspects of Sustainability: Internationalisation of the FinancialServices Sector in the Baltics
Velio Vensel, Tallin, Estonia 393
Implementing Sustainable Development in Mezaparks, Riga, Latvia:A Comparison of Development Goals of Neighbourhood Residents and theCity of Riga Municipal Administration
Kristine Abolina, Andis Zildns, Riga, Latvia 395
Estonian Consumers' Attitudes towards Environmentally Friendly ProductsKatri Kerem, Kristjan Laugen, Tallinn, Estonia 403
Aspects of Sustainable Development in the Local Cultural EnvironmentAgrita Ozola, Tukums, Latvia 411
The Attitude towards Sustainable Development among Estonia Rural PeopleGeorg Tamm, Tallinn, Estonia 417
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Disintegration through DepopulationJaroslaw Szewczyk, Bialystok, Poland 421
Research into Sustainable Practices 429
Sustainable Flow of Forest Resources on the Molecular Level from theForest to the Chemicals Industry
Masamitsu Funaoka, Mie, Japan 431
Biomodification of Lignocelluloses under Composting Environment andHeavy Metal Binding by Compost Humic Substances
O. Bikovens, J. Gravitis, Riga, Latvia, K. Hyama, Tokyo, Japan 439
Environmentally-Friendly and Energetically Self-sufficient Carbonisationof Low Grade Wood and Wood Industry Wastes
J, Zandersons, A. Zhurinsh, Riga, Latvia 445
Principal Organic Chemicals and Activated Carbon from HardwoodResidues
N. Vedernikovs, J. Zandersons, I. Kruma, M. Puke, J. Ryzikovs, Riga,Latvia 451
Measuring Heavy Metal Accumulation in Tree RingsDonatas Butkus, Edita Baltrenaite, Vilnius, Lithuania 459
New Trends in Development of Estonian Berry Production towardsSustainable Agriculture
M. Noormets, E. Vool, K. Karp, R. Varnik, M. Starast, Tartu, Estonia 467
Research into Pleistocene Deposits within the North Vidzeme BiosphereReserve and South Estonia
Dainis Ozols, Valmieras, Latvia 475
Pollinators and their Foraging Behaviour in Arctic Bramble {RubusArcticus L.) Plantations in Estonia
E. Vool, M. Noormets, K. Karp, M. Mand, M. Starast, Tartu, Estonia 481
Enhancing MFA and LCA Techniques by Means of Integrated Upstreamand Downstream Flow Evaluation - The Case of Aluminium Production
Silvia Bargigli, Siena, Italy 490
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Researches into Air Pollution by CO and PMio in Lithuanian Towns andRoadsides
Andrej Moskvin, Vilnius, Lithuania 501
Is Sustainable Coexistence between Aquatic Insects and People Possible inUrban Districts?
Stanisiaw Czachorowski, Lech Pietrzak, Olsztyn, Poland 511
Soil Compaction Effect on Soil, Nutrient Cycling and Weeds inAgroecosystem
Endla Reintam, JaanKuht, Tartu, Estonia 519
An Investigation into Orimulsion Ash PropertiesE. Petraitis, S. Vasarevicius, Vilnius, Lithuania 529
Annexes 539Agenda of the Conference "Integrative Approaches towardsSustainability" 541List of Participants 549