Sustainable Development: the new millennium challenge to guarantee an economical development for today and future generations in accordance with environmental needs.

Main objectives:

• overview on SD European management, adopted policies, legislation in force and experiences in specific fields.
• present the main fields of application of sustainable techniques and some case studies of successful applications, both from China and EU countries.
• focus on topics of special interest: Industrial Ecology, Ecological Economics, Strategic Environmental Assessment, Environmental Auditing.

Topics

• Sustainable Development Policies
• Economic and Legal Aspects of Environmental Management
• Water Ecosystems, Air and Health Management
• Urban Sustainable Development
• Energy, Industry and Sustainable Development
• Sustainable Development and Rural Development
• Ecosystem Conservation