Workshop 2 report

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Workshop 2 report
Resource flows, ecological rucksacks,
production-consumption, waste flows
Barbara Kozlowska
Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004
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Resource flows, ecological rucksacks,
production-consumption, waste flows
Group leaders
Barbara Kozlowska
Technical University of Lodz Poland
Sinikka Suomalainen
Abo Akademi University Turku Finland
Barbara Kozlowska
Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004
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Team
Ruta Stankuviene, Siauliai University,
Lt, GabrieleAksomaityte, Lithuanian University of
Agriculture, Lt, NadezdaTsoupikova, Kaliningrad
State Technical University, RU Olga Sergienko, St
P State University of Refrideration and Food
Technology, RU Andris Spricis, University of
Latvia, LV, Liudmila Baranenkava, Grodno State
University, BY, Tomasz Branka, Adam Mikiewicz
University,BY, Katarzyna Swierk, Gdansk
University, PL, Krzysztof Leszczynski, Higher
School of Banking Gdansk, PL, Christian Andersson
BUP, Uppsala University, SE
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Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004
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Workshop 2 results
Resource flows, ecological rucksacks,
production-consumption, waste flows

• Discussion on change of the chapters structure
• According to some, current structure satisfactory
• Agreement on updating the contents of the course

Barbara Kozlowska
Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004
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The design of chapter no. 2 Resources flows 2.1
Introduction 2.2 Categories of resources 2.3
Sectoral resources flows 2.4 Impact on the
environment 2.5 Sustainable resources
management (Waste management as subchapter)
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Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004
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2.1 Introduction
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production-consumption, waste flows

• General information on resources flows
• Basic terms
• Importance of materials flows in the society

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Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004
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2.2 Categories of resources
1. Bulk materials such as stone, sand and gravel
2. Macronutrients nitrogen, phosphorous,
calcium, and sulphur 3. Mineral resources,
metals 4. Stored energy resources, fossil
fuels 5. Flowing energy resources, solar energy,
hydropower etc. 6. Environmental resources,
soil, water and air 7. Biotic resources,
biodiversity and sylvi-cultural products (wood,
fish, etc.)
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Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004
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2.3 Sectoral resources flows
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production-consumption, waste flows

• 2.3.1. Industry,
• 2.3.2. Agriculture,
• 2.3.3. Transport,
• 2.3.4. Tourism,
• Etc.

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Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004
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2.4 Impact on the environment (The environmental
consequences of large resource flows )
2.4.1. Global warming caused by accumulation of
carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion in
the atmosphere 2.4.2. Eutrophication due to
accumulation of nitrogen and phosphorous from
agriculture in water bodies 2.4.3. Acidification
of forests and lakes due emission of sulphur
oxides from combustion of fossil fuels 2.4.4.
Toxic effects of metals accumulating in the
environment, e.g. mercury, and lead 2.4.5.
Toxic effects of man-made substances accumulating
in the environment, such as PCB 2.4.6. etc.
Barbara Kozlowska
Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004
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2.5 Sustainable resources management(Sustainabili
ty principles for improving resource management)
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production-consumption, waste flows

• - do not cause the accumulation of man-made
  substances in the ecosphere.
• - do not cause the systematic destruction of the
  productive capacity of the environment (e.g. by
  ongoing extraction of material and thus land use)
  
• - do not cause the accumulation of material from
  the lithosphere in the ecosphere. (Material from
  the lithosphere (bedrock) includes metals and
  fossil fuels.)

Barbara Kozlowska
Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004
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2.5 Sustainable resources management(Sustainabili
ty principles for improving resource management)
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production-consumption, waste flows

• 2.5.1. Waste management,
• 2.5.2.
• 2.5.3.
• 2.5.4.

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Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004
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2.5 Sustainable resources management(Sustainabili
ty principles for improving resource management)
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production-consumption, waste flows

• 2.5.1. Waste management,
• The hierarchy contains the following eight
  items
• 1. waste reduction
• 2. reuse
• 3. recycling
• 4. composting
• 5. biogasification
• 6. incineration with energy recovery
• 7. incineration without energy recovery
• 8. landfilling

Barbara Kozlowska
Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004
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Additional readings and web support
Resource flows, ecological rucksacks,
production-consumption, waste flows

• Additional readings not specified due to large
  diversity of students
• Web support suggested as a sub-page of the whole
  portal supporting the whole course
• Webpage contents statistics, links to EUROSTAT
  and other statistic support, excersises for
  students and case studies.

Barbara Kozlowska
Sinikka Suomalainen
SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12
December, 2004