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