NCU News
Events: October 2022
Sustainable building – from theory to practice
Five YUFE universities, University of Antwerp, University of Bremen, University of Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M), University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (NCU), have gathered researchers and experts from various fields that give an insight into their perspective on sustainability. The lecture series takes place online and in English. The participation is free of charge.
We all know that the built environment's sustainability should increase to reach climate targets. But how to achieve this? This presentation combines academic insights with concrete innovative examples from industry. Where the first stresses the importance of quantitative assessment techniques to support informed decision making, the latter shows that slowly but surely things are moving in today's building practice.
Speakers:
Matti Buyle (University of Antwerp)
Jona Michiels (Van Roey)
Registration, detailed programme and information about the speaker: //www.uni-bremen.de/kooperationen/hochschulkooperationen/yufe/give-earth-a-chance-paths-to-sustainable-living
Sustainable tourism for sustainable society
Five YUFE universities, University of Antwerp, University of Bremen, University of Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M), University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (NCU), have gathered researchers and experts from various fields that give an insight into their perspective on sustainability. The lecture series takes place online and in English. The participation is free of charge.
Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world. It is also an indicator of our society in many ways. There is a dire need for the society to rapidly become environmentally friendly, even regenerative, while at the same time taking into account economic and socio-cultural sustainability. This pressure is changing tourism. In this webinar the main aspects of sustainability are examined in the tourism context. This elaborates how tourism as an industry can provide pathways for the whole society to become sustainable in the long run.
Speaker:
Juho Pesonen (PhD) (University of Eastern Finland)
Registration, detailed programme and information about the speaker: //www.uni-bremen.de/kooperationen/hochschulkooperationen/yufe/give-earth-a-chance-paths-to-sustainable-living
The Impact of environmental degradation on human migrations
Five YUFE universities, University of Antwerp, University of Bremen, University of Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M), University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (NCU), have gathered researchers and experts from various fields that give an insight into their perspective on sustainability. The lecture series takes place online and in English. The participation is free of charge.
This lecture is a richly illustrated journey from prehistoric times to the present day, answering a few fundamental questions important from the point of view of current environmental changes:
- How did soil cover influence the rise and fall of great civilizations?
- Are the soil resources finite?
- How does Anthropocene scalp the Earth?
- Who are the environmental refugees and how much are they connected with soil degradation?
The presentation will show the effects of environmental degradation from ancient Mesopotamia to the contemporary problems of the Sahel zone. The causes of the disappearance of the Aral Lake, the formation of Dust Bowls and the floods in the Far East and Central America will also be shown. Examples of ways to deal with the above environmental problems will also be shown.
Speaker:
Dr hab. Marcin Świtoniak (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Registration, detailed programme and information about the speaker: //www.uni-bremen.de/kooperationen/hochschulkooperationen/yufe/give-earth-a-chance-paths-to-sustainable-living