The 2nd World Sustainability Forum

Part of the World Sustainability Forum series

Call for Papers

Research concerned with sustainability and sustainable development is progressing fast. Simultaneously, activities within industry, government and academia are becoming more globalized. Successful research requires interaction with multiple partners around the world. We are facing an obvious need for new types of communication within our scientific community. Sciforum.net electronic conferences provide a platform for fast exchange of the latest research findings, as well as a possibility for global meetings with no limitations related to traveling.

The World Sustainability Forum 2012 (WSF-2012) will cover timely research topics concerned with sustainability and sustainable development. The conference will include nine topical sessions focusing on:

1. Environmental Sustainability (Section A).
2. Corporate Sustainability Strategy (Section B).
3. Social Values for a Sustainable Economy (Section C).
4. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources (Section D).
5. Sustainable Urban Development (Section E).
6. Sustainable Development Policy and Practice (Section F).
7. Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Innovation (Section G).
8. Remote Sensing for Sustainable Management of Land and Biodiversity (Section H)
9. General and Related topics (Section I)

This inter- and multi-disciplinary conference aims to examine, explore and critically engage with issues related to recent insights and advances in these topics. In particular, the conference will encourage both theoretical and practical debates surrounding environmental, economical and social contexts for those who want to go beyond the buzzword.

The conference will be completely free of charge―both to attend and for authors to publish―and is sponsored by MDPI and the scientific journal Sustainability. Selected papers will be published in the journal Sustainability.

The 2nd World Sustainability Forum Conference will be held at www.sciforum.net, a new platform developed by MDPI to organize electronic conferences for scholars.

Please submit your abstract with max 2500 character (in English) by September 10, 2012. Abstracts should be submitted online at https://sciforum.net/conference/wsf2/page/call. All submissions will be reviewed by our scientific committee. For accepted abstracts, a full draft paper should be submitted by October 15, 2012.

Paper Submission Guidelines

For information about the procedure for submission, peer-review, revision and acceptance of conference proceedings papers, please refer to the section "Instruction for authors":

https://sciforum.net/conference/wsf2/page/instructions

Conference Chairs

Marc Rosen

[Not defined]

Sessions

A. Environmental Sustainability
B. Corporate Sustainability Strategy
C. Social Values for a Sustainable Economy
D. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources
E. Sustainable Urban Development
F. Sustainable Development Policy and Practice
G. Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Innovation
H. Remote Sensing for Sustainable Management of Land and Biodiversity, Sustainable Agriculture
I. Related Topics

Instructions for Authors

Submission

Submissions should be done by the authors online by registering with www.sciforum.net, and using the "New Submission" function once logged into system.

1. Scholars interested in participating with the conference can submit their abstract (about 200-300 words covering the areas of manuscripts for the proceedings issue) online on this website until 10 September 2012.

2. The Conference Committee will pre-evaluate, based on the submitted abstract, whether a contribution from the authors of the abstract will be welcome for 2nd World Sustainability Forum.

All authors will be notified by 25 September 2012 about the acceptance of their abstract.

3. If the abstract is accepted for this conference, the author is asked to submit his manuscript, optionally along with a PowerPoint and/or video presentation of his/her paper, until the submission deadline of 15 October 2012.

4. The manuscripts and presentations will be available on https://sciforum.net/conference/wsf2/page/call for discussion and rating during the time of the conference 1 – 30 November 2012.

5. The Open Access Journal Sustainability will publish the proceedings of the conference as a Special Issue. After the conference, the Conference Committee will select manuscripts that may be included for publication in this Special Issue. Five of the manuscripts with the highest scientific quality will be published free of charge following a successful peer-review.

Proceedings Paper
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must have the following organization:

First page:
Title
Full author names
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusions
(Acknowledgements)
References

Manuscripts should be prepared in MS Word or any other word processor and should be converted to the PDF format before submission. The publication format will be PDF. The manuscript should count at least 3 pages (incl. figures, tables and references). There is no page limit on the length, although authors are asked to keep their papers as concise as possible.

Presentation Slides
Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the Manuscript. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly in the website using Sciforum.net's proprietary slides viewer. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results can be presented. Slides should be converted to the PDF format before submission so that our process can easily and automatically convert them for online displaying.

Video Presentations
Besides their active participation within the forum, authors are also encouraged to submit video presentations. If you are interested in submitting, please contact the conference organizer – wsf@mdpi.com to get to know more about the procedure. This is an unique way of presenting your paper and discuss it with peers from all over the world. Make a difference and join us for this project!

Submission of Manuscripts
Submission: Manuscripts should be submitted online at https://sciforum.net/conference/wsf2/page/call by registering and logging in to this website.

Accepted File Formats:

MS Word: Manuscript prepared in MS Word must be converted into a single file before submission. When preparing manuscripts in MS Word, the World Sustainability Forum Microsoft Word template file must be used. Please do not insert any graphics (schemes, figures, etc.) into a movable frame which can superimpose the text and make the layout very difficult.

LaTeX: ensure to send a copy of your manuscript as a PDF file also, if you decided to use LaTeX. When preparing manuscripts in LaTeX, please use the MDPI LaTeX template files.

Manuscript Preparation

Paper Format: A4 paper format, the printing area is 17.5 cm x 26.2 cm. The margins should be 1.75 cm on each side of the paper (top, bottom, left, and right sides).

Formatting / Style: The paper style of the Journal Sustainability should be followed. You may download a template file to prepare your paper. The full titles and the cited papers must be given. Reference numbers should be placed in square brackets [ ], and placed before the punctuation; for example [4] or [1-3], and all the references should be listed separately and as the last section at the end of the manuscript.

Authors List and Affiliation Format: Authors' full first and last names must be given. Abbreviated middle name can be added. For papers written by various contributors a corresponding author must be designated. The PubMed/MEDLINE format is used for affiliations: complete street address information including city, zip code, state/province, country, and email address should be added. All authors who contributed significantly to the manuscript (including writing a section) should be listed on the first page of the manuscript, below the title of the article. Other parties, who provided only minor contributions, should be listed under Acknowledgments only. A minor contribution might be a discussion with the author, reading through the draft of the manuscript, or performing English corrections.

Figures, Schemes and Tables: Authors are encouraged to prepare figures and schemes in color. Full color graphics will be published free of charge. Figure and schemes must be numbered (Figure 1, Scheme I, Figure 2, Scheme II, etc.) and a explanatory title must be added. Tables should be inserted into the main text, and numbers and titles for all tables supplied. All table columns should have an explanatory heading. Please supply legends for all figures, schemes and tables. The legends should be prepared as a separate paragraph of the main text and placed in the main text before a table, a figure or a scheme.

Potential Conflicts of Interest

It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state here "The authors declare no conflict of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Financial support for the study must be fully disclosed under "Acknowledgments" section. It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state here "The authors declare no conflict of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Financial support for the study must be fully disclosed under "Acknowledgments" section.

Copyright
MDPI AG, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe that authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting a Communication paper to this conference, you retain the copyright of your paper, but you grant MDPI AG the non-exclusive right to publish this paper online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your paper to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher (if required by that publisher).

List of accepted submissions (82)

Id	Title	Authors	Poster PDF
sciforum-002512	Contingency National Governance Arrangements for Rapid Climate Mitigation Laurence Delina Submitted: 08 Aug 2012 Abstract: Show Abstract	Laurence Delina	N/A	Show Abstract
Recent climate science studies reveal that limiting the world to 2ºC warming most likely requires peaking total global greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 followed by rapid reductions to near zero by 2050. Despite calls to immediately commence a rapid transformation of current fossil-fuelled energy into sustainable systems, responses from most governments remain weak and show no sense of urgency. In cases where transition plans are present, these assume that existing governance arrangements are sufficient for the transition. This paper argues that, for the transition to be rapid, inclusive, and efficient, a new governance paradigm is necessary. To elucidate such a paradigm, historical accounts of rapid institutional restructurings are examined. One of these comprises accounts of World War 2 mobilisations, where radical, rigorous and rapid institutional changes were conducted. While wartime experience suggests some potential strategies for rapid climate mitigation, the paper also argues that there are limitations in the use of this analogy.
sciforum-002513	Using Transportation to Assess Optimal Value Chain Configuration for Minimal Environmental Impact Benjamin McLellan Submitted: 19 Jul 2012 Abstract: Show Abstract	Benjamin McLellan	N/A	Show Abstract
Transportation of feedstock, product and energy is key to forming the links in any supply chain. In terms of the overall environmental impact the transportation stages can also be a significant contributor. With a particular focus on energy, water and emissions, this paper examines the use of transportation to minimize environmental impacts of the supply chain, using the example of primary aluminium production from bauxite. A "radius of reduction" methodology is demonstrated using transport distance to balance the potential benefit of relocating production or utilising alternative facilities that may have better energy, emissions or resource usage. This approach is shown to be a useful tool for supply chain planning, purchasing or sales strategy, and in a broader assessment of industry potential. The ability to reduce energy and emissions are shown to be highest, while the water usage and costs associated with a carbon tax are less avoidable through relocation.
sciforum-002514	Responsible Innovation in Practice Ineke Malsch Submitted: 19 Jul 2012 Abstract: Show Abstract	Ineke Malsch	N/A	Show Abstract
Responsible Innovation extends the scope of Responsible Care in Industry to the development of new technologies and products. In the upcoming EU HORIZON 2020 programme, Responsible Research & Innovation is expected to be an integral requirement for all EU funded projects. However, there are as yet few working instruments available for putting Responsible Innovation into practice. The presentation will review recent projects where the concept Responsible Innovation and tools for its implementation have been developed. In particular, results of the Dutch programme "Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Innoveren" of the funding council NWO and EU funded projects ObservatoryNano, NanoCode and EthicSchool will be discussed. The presentation will also cover the strategy for a follow-up project EthicSchool www.ethicschool.nl/english organising workshops and in-company training in Responsible Innovation. EthicSchool is an initiative taken by Malsch TechnoValuation, a consultancy in the area of Technology and Society: www.malsch.demon.nl. EthicSchool builds upon a former European project. This original project was funded by the European Union, contract nr. 036745, 01-09-2007-28-02-2009. Partners in this former project were Malsch TechnoValuation, University of Twente, Radboud University (NL) and TU Darmstadt, Germany.
sciforum-002516	Changes in Soil Physical Characteristics Affected by Green Manuring of Different Cereals Ali Soleymani , Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian Submitted: 08 Aug 2012 Abstract: Show Abstract	Ali Soleymani , Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian	N/A	Show Abstract
In order to determine the influence of different cereals as green manures on organic carbon and soil physical properties, an experiment was conducted in 2011 in Khaton Abad Agricultural Research Station of Islamic University (Khorasgan branch), Esfahan, Iran (latitude 32^o 40^/ N, longitude 51^o 58^/ E, and 1570 m elevation). A completely randomized block design with 3 replications was used. Green manures were included barley, rye, triticale and clover with two levels of farm yard manures namely, 30 and 60 ton/ha and one treatment of chemical fertilization as a control treatment and decomposition time of manures in two levels, the first one is one day after turning green manure to soil and the second one is 4 weeks after returning of them. Manure was mixed with soil immediately after spreading it. All crops were returned to the soil with mouldboard ploughing, before heading stage for cereal, and 10 percentage of flowering for clover, respectively. All experimental characteristics, namely, EC, pH, CaCO₃, organic carbon (OC), P₂O₅, K₂O, Zn, Mn, Fe and Cu significantly influenced by treatment. The highest EC, organic carbon, P₂O₅, K₂O, Zn and Mn of the soil was related to application of 60 kg N/ha. The maximum pH and Fe content of soil was obtained in application of 30 kg N/ha and in a treatment in which rye was burning. The treatment in which clover was used as a green manure has obtained the highest Cu content of soil, which had significant difference with other treatments. There were no significant differences in CaCO₃ among application of 30 kg N/ha, control treatment, rye as a green manure, triticale as green manure, and triticale as a green manure after four weeks. Control treatment had obtained the lowest EC, Organic carbon, P₂O₅, K₂O, Zn, Fe and Cu of soil. Moreover, the maximum CaCO₃ and Mn of soil were achieved in a treatment in which clover was used as a green manure. The treatment in which rye was used as a green manure had obtained the highest pH.
sciforum-002518	The Effect of Plant Populations on Solar Radiation Absorption, Light Transmission and Yield Components of Spring Rape Seed Cultivars Ali Soleymani , Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian Submitted: 08 Aug 2012 Abstract: Show Abstract	Ali Soleymani , Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian	N/A	Show Abstract
In order to evaluate the influence of plant densities on LAI, solar radiation absorption, light transmission and yield components of three spring rape seed cultivars, this research was conducted on the basis of split plot layout with completely randomized block design with 3 replications. Plant densities in main plots were 40, 80 and 120 plants per m², and rapeseed cultivars in secondary plots were Sarigol, RGS003 and Hyola401. This research was conducted at research farm, experimental research station, Shahrekord city, Shahrekord province, Iran. Plant density had significant influence on LAI, solar radiation absorption, light transmission, the number of pods per plant and seed yield. LAI, the number of pods per plant and the number of seed per pod was significantly influenced by cultivar. Plant density and cultivar interaction had significant effect on LAI. The highest LAI, solar radiation absorption, plant height was obtained in 120 plants per m²; however, 40 plants per m² had obtained the maximum number of pods per plant and the number of seed per pod. 80 plants per m² had obtained the maximum seed yield. The maximum light interception also obtained by this treatment. RGS 003 had obtained the highest LAI and solar radiation absorption. Although, the maximum number of pods per plant and number of seed per pod was related to Sarigol and Hyola 401, the maximum seed yield was obtained in RGS003. So, it seems that plantation of RGS003 and 80 plants per m²was suitable to producing high seed yield.

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Ahmad Abdelrahman

Murni Ahmad

Shamsuddin Ahmed

Daniel Albiero

Cristina Allione

Avit Bhowmik

Carmen Bulucea

Roberto Callarotti Callarotti

Valentina Castellani

Lucia Ceccherini Nelli

Ya-Ju Chang

Lei CHEN

Guna Ciemleja

Monika Culakova

Tiberio Daddi

Maria Rosa De Giacomo

Claudia De Giorgi

Alan Fung

Antonio García-Olivares

Ahjond Garmestani

Ineta Geipele

Olivia Green

Sponsors and Partners

Media Partners

Proceedings & Editors

Conference Chair

Marc A. Rosen

Section Chairs

Terence J. Centner

Michael J. Heckenberger

Christopher Koroneos

Jesus Martinez-Frias

Sharon Megdal

Daniele Riccio

Miklas Scholz

Judith Tisdall

John P. Ulhøi

Production Editors

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M. Pilar Vázquez Tato

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Chair of the 2nd World Sustainability Forum

Prof. Dr. Marc A. Rosen

University of Ontario

Institute of Technology (Oshawa, Canada)

Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Sustainability

Scientific Advisory Committee

Dr. Philipp Aerni, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

Dr. Kenneth Aizawa, Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, USA

Prof. Dr. Devrim Akca, Isik University, Istanbul, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Sanjai Bhagat, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

Dr. Ni-Bin Chang, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Prof. Dr. Terence J. Centner, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

Dr. Brian Deal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA

Prof. Dr. Alexandra Drizo, CEO PhosphoReduc LLC & University of Vermont, Burlington, USA

Prof. Dr. Michael J. Falkowski, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA

Prof. Dr. Matthias Finkbeiner, Technical Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Prof. Dr. Jesus Martinez-Frias, CSIC-INTA, Madrid, Spain

Dr. Timothy R. Green, USDA-ARS, Agricultural Systems Research Unit, Fort Collins, USA

Dr. David I Gustafson, Monsanto Senior Fellow & Interim Director, International Life Sciences Institute, Washington, USA

Prof. Dr. Charles A.S. Hall, State University of New York, Syracuse, USA

Prof. Dr Michael J. Heckenberger, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

Dr. Jorge Herkovits, National Council of Science and Technology, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dr. Rainer Hofmann, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand

Dr. Meg Holden, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

Dr. Monzur A. Imteaz, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

Prof. Dr. John L Innes, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, Canada

Dr. William T. Jackson, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, USA

Prof. Dr. Daniel M. Kammen, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Dr. Alexander Kokhanovsky, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

Prof. Christopher Koroneos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Prof. Dr. Robert W. Marans, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

Dr. Ingrid M. Martin, California State University -Long Beach, Long Beach, USA

Dr. Sharon B. Megdal, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

Dr. Gonzalo Pajares, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Prof. Paul Phillips, University of Northampton, Northampton, United Kingdom

Dr. Pallav Purohit, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria

Prof. Daniele Riccio, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy

Dr. Duccio Rocchini, Edmund Mach Foundation, IASMA Research and Innovation Centre, S. Michele all'Adige, Italy

Prof. Dr . Miklas Scholz, University of Salford, England, United Kingdom & Editor-in-Chief of the journal of Water

Dr. Alistair Smith, University of Idaho, Moscow, USA

Dr. Delyse Springett, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Dr. Salvatore Stramondo, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy

Dr. Judy Tisdall, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

Prof. Dr. John Parm Ulhøi, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Dr. Paul Upham, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

Dr. Frank Witlox, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Prof. Dr. Tetsuji Yamada, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA

Organizing Committee

Dr. Shu-Kun Lin (Basel, Switzerland)
Dr. Brietta Pike (Basel, Switzerland)
Mr. Thomas Schurter (Basel, Switzerland)

List of Keynotes & Videos

Sustainable city

This video is an addendum to the paper "Circular Urban Systems: tracing innovation processes" submitted to section E: Sustainable Urban Development and prepared by Anne-Lorène Vernay and Rajbeer Singh.

Energy Sustainability

This video contains a Keynote Presentation for the 2nd World Sustainability Forum, prepared by our Chairman Prof. Dr. Marc Rosen from the Institute of Technology of the University of Ontario, Canada.

Industry location assessment for multinational enterprises

This video is an addendum to the paper "Industry location assessment for multinational enterprises in Latvia" submitted to section E: Sustainable Urban Development and prepared by Tatjana Staube and Ineta Geipele.

A. Environmental Sustainability

Prof. Dr. Miklas Scholz, University of Salford, UK
Dr. Judith Tisdall, La Trobe University, Australia

Session Chairs

Professor Miklas Scholz, The University of Salford

Professor Judy Tisdall

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B. Corporate Sustainability Strategy

Prof. Dr. John P. Ulhøi, Aarhus University, Denmark

It’s long pass the point where it should be debated if or why corporations should take the issue of sustainability serious. Translating the principle of sustainable development into a corporate context, however, implies, that it cannot be handled as yet another ‘bolt-on’ issue. Rather it needs to be a truly integrated part of the founding values, purposes and action-directing strategies of the entire corporation and its activities. This session will highlight recent developments in and/or innovative cases of sustainable business models and strategies at the operative, tactical and/or at the strategic level. We welcome empirical grounded contributions, theoretical and/or new methodological contributions (or combinations thereof) from different sectors and/or geopolitical regions that may help advance our conceptual and methodological toolbox.

Session Chair

Professor John Ulhoi

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C. Social Values for a Sustainable Economy

Dr. Michael J. Heckenberger, University of Florida, USA
Prof. Dr. Terence J. Centner, University of Georgia, USA

Due to evidence that current economies are unsustainable, various efforts are being made to develop sustainable economies. Yet, proponents struggle to define what is meant by sustainability, particularly, in relation to contested social and cultural values. The session welcomes ideas for social values that might be incorporated into parameters for sustainable economies on topics that could include equity, empathy, education, human rights, poverty, health, environmental qualities, energy, and nutrition. We welcome ideas for a dialogue on socio-cultural values, including diverse gender, race and class-based differences, which should be considered in devising parameters for sustainability studies, such as climate change, ecological diversity and integrity, socio-economic development, urbanism, and environmental justice.

Session Chairs

Professor Michael Heckenberger

Professor Terence Centner

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D. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources

Prof. Dr. Jesus Martinez-Frias, CSIC-INTA, Spain

This session aims to merge two topics of maximum scientific, technological and social-cultural interest (the so called twin pillars of sustainable energy policy): the objective of efforts to diminish the amount of energy required to provide products and services and the energy which comes from natural resources, which are naturally replenished . Energy is one of the hot themes of Rio+20 where one of the key questions is: How can we provide access to clean energy for everyone, and make sure that the energy we produce doesn’t contribute to climate change? It is well known that the more we use renewable energy, the more we benefit the environment, which has positive returns for everybody’s way of life. The session will describe the state-of-the-art, highlighting recent developments in both “pillars”. We also welcome contributions on advances in analytical techniques as well as other multidisciplinary issues from an earth and planetary perspective.

Session Chairs

Professor Jesus Martinez-Frias, Instituto de Geociencias, IGEO (CSIC-UCM)

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E. Sustainable Urban Development

Dr. Michael J. Heckenberger, University of Florida, USA

The idea of sustainable urban development dates to the early 20th century, but radical 20th century changes in global population (<10% in 1900; >50 % in 2012) and associated size and distribution of cities and land-use, even in most remote areas of the globe, underscores the critical importance of urban sustainability, including global ecology and climate change. This session addresses major themes in urban studies in terms of sustainability, such as history and form, urban development and planning, environmental and social justice, socio-cultural diversity, public space and land-use, and the aesthetics and representations of urban life, and the tension between scientific models and applications and the diversity and socio-cultural rights of local groups and contexts, including minorities, marginalized groups and other vulnerable groups that comprise the majority of people affected by contemporary urbanism.

Session Chair

Professor Michael Heckenberger

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F. Sustainable Development Policy and Practice

Prof. Dr. Christopher Koroneos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Prof. Dr. Sharon Megdal, University of Arizona, USA

The term \'sustainable development\' was defined by the report entitled Our Common Future released in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), the United Nations Brundtland Commission, as the development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. The concept of sustainable development takes into consideration the three constituent parts: environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and sociopolitical sustainability. All these three dimensions must be given equal weight. Thus, some key issues that must be taken into consideration to ensure that development was sustainable, could be:

• Water Issues
• Energy
• Food Security
• Environmental Degradation
• Climate Change
• Population and Human Resources
• Industry
• Issues of Urban Living
• North-South Dialogue
• Economic Development and Environment
• Trade and Environment

Session Chairs

Professor Christopher Koroneos

Dr. Sharon Megdal, University of Arizona

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G. Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Innovation

Prof. Dr. Marc A. Rosen, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

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H. Remote Sensing for Sustainable Management of Land and Biodiversity, Sustainable Agriculture

Prof. Dr. Daniele Riccio, University of Napoli Federico II, Italy

A new generation of Remote Sensing sensors is being operational to map, monitor and analyze the Earth. New available configurations and operational modes increase the flexibility of these sensors that are now able to obtain data, images and products within a wide range of space, time and frequency resolution and coverage. This unprecedented development in the remote sensing sensors requires definition of new techniques and algorithms to support Sustainable Management of Land and Biodiversity, as well as Sustainable Agriculture.

Main purpose of this Session is to provide a reference of modern remote sensing techniques for sustainable management of land, biodiversity, and agriculture. A remarkable advance for the exploitation of remote sensing data in monitoring applications.

The 2nd World Sustainability Forum

Part of the World Sustainability Forum series

1–30 Nov 2012

Call for Papers

Conference Chairs

Sessions

Instructions for Authors

List of accepted submissions (82)

List of Authors (137)

Sponsors and Partners

Media Partners

Proceedings & Editors

Chair of the 2nd World Sustainability Forum

Scientific Advisory Committee

Organizing Committee

List of Keynotes & Videos

Sustainable city

Energy Sustainability

Industry location assessment for multinational enterprises

A. Environmental Sustainability

Submissions

B. Corporate Sustainability Strategy

Submissions

C. Social Values for a Sustainable Economy

Submissions

D. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources

Submissions

E. Sustainable Urban Development

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F. Sustainable Development Policy and Practice

Submissions

G. Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Innovation

Submissions

H. Remote Sensing for Sustainable Management of Land and Biodiversity, Sustainable Agriculture

Submissions

I. Related Topics

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