Barbara Kozlowska Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 Sinikka Suomalainen Workshop 2 report

Barbara Kozlowska Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 Barbara Kozlowska Technical University of Lodz Poland Sinikka Suomalainen Abo Akademi University Turku Finland Sinikka Suomalainen Group leaders:

Barbara Kozlowska Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 Sinikka Suomalainen 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, Gdańsk University, PL, Krzysztof Leszczynski, Higher School of Banking Gdansk, PL, Christian Andersson BUP, Uppsala University, SE

Barbara Kozlowska Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 Sinikka Suomalainen Workshop 2 results  Discussion on change of the chapters’ structure  According to some, current structure satisfactory  Agreement on updating the contents of the course

Barbara Kozlowska Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 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) Sinikka Suomalainen

Barbara Kozlowska Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 Sinikka Suomalainen 2.1 Introduction  General information on resources’ flows  Basic terms  Importance of material’s flows in the society

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.) Barbara Kozlowska Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 Sinikka Suomalainen 2.2: Categories of resources

Barbara Kozlowska Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 Sinikka Suomalainen 2.3 Sectoral resources flows Industry, Agriculture, Transport, Tourism, Etc.

2.4: Impact on the environment (The environmental consequences of large resource flows ) Global warming caused by accumulation of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion in the atmosphere; Eutrophication due to accumulation of nitrogen and phosphorous from agriculture in water bodies; Acidification of forests and lakes due emission of sulphur oxides from combustion of fossil fuels; Toxic effects of metals accumulating in the environment, e.g. mercury, and lead; Toxic effects of man-made substances accumulating in the environment, such as PCB; etc. Barbara Kozlowska Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 Sinikka Suomalainen

Barbara Kozlowska Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 Sinikka Suomalainen 2.5 Sustainable resources management (Sustainability principles for improving resource management)  - 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 Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 Sinikka Suomalainen 2.5 Sustainable resources management (Sustainability principles for improving resource management) Waste management,

Barbara Kozlowska Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 Sinikka Suomalainen 2.5 Sustainable resources management (Sustainability principles for improving resource management) 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 Resource flows, ecological rucksacks, production-consumption, waste flows SBR Teachers conference Kazimierz Dolny, 8-12 December, 2004 Sinikka Suomalainen Additional readings and web support  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.