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The 3rd International Conference on SSAAVVEE Sustainable Remediation 2014 TTHHEE September 17 – 19, 2014 in Ferrara, Italy DDAATTEE
OBJECTIVES: Sustainable land development requires that societies remediate contaminated sites to restore their value to the environment (ecosystems), society and economy. Increasing reuse options of sites to incorporate them back into a city’s fabric and recovery of damaged areas (e.g. mining sites) and the ecosystem services are vital for a sustainable world (Vision 2050 see www.wbcsd.org). The Sustainable Remediation Conference 2014 aims to stimulate international exchange by providing a venue for professionals and interested parties from multiple backgrounds to share experiences and perspectives on how contaminated sites can be remediated with a lower environmental footprint, and how their reuse can contribute to a more sustainable land development. The event builds on the Green Remediation Conference (Copenhagen, November 2009), the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Remediation (Vienna, November 2012) and discussions alongside at ConSoil 2010 & 2013 as well as through virtual events hosted by US EPA.
CONFERENCE THEMES: Conceptual Framing – new developments and learnings since 2012, visioning and experiences on policy incentives and regulatory support Tools, Metrics and Indicators – characterisation and analysis to better understand ‘green’, ‘eco-efficient’ or ‘sustainable’ and socio-economical aspects “Greening” Remediation, eco-efficient Technologies and Opportunities from Synergy – lowering the environmental footprint and increasing cost- effectiveness; technology demonstration; renewables, combined benefit approaches Case-studies – brownfield redevelopment; the environmental footprint; increased cost-effectiveness, and environmental & social improvement, renewables, combined benefit approaches (e.g. heat storage and groundwater remediation) Stakeholder involvement and participative approaches
CONTAMINATED LAND MANAGEMENT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY RESPECTING COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES GLOBALLY, UNDERSTANDING NATURAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS REGIONALLY, MAKING IT WORK LOCALLY
HEAD LINE: LOGOS (Key Organisations) CONFERENCE PROGRAMME OVERVIEW (Preliminary): Wednesday, 17 September 2014 Conference Opening (afternoon) – Ferrara downtown Plenary Session Policy Session Welcome Reception Thursday, 18 September 2014 Technical Sessions Fiera District Scientific Sessions (oral presentations and poster session) Thematic and Project Workshops Conference Dinner Friday, 19 September 2014 Plenary Session Fiera District Poster Session Roundtable Discussion and Summary
VENUE: Ferrara (Italy) is a city in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, having a long lasting history in science, arts and commerce. It is an extremely evocative city, whose intact historical center has been declared UNESCO World Heritage site as a remarkable example of Renaissance urban planning. This background, combined with timeless atmosphere, that has long attracted visitors and still fascinates today, and extremely easy connection to international airport of Bologna make it ideally suited to bringing people together to share and transfer knowledge. The Conference will run in parallel with REMTECH – Conference & Exhibition, the most specialised event in Italy dedicated to remediation technologies and territory requalification.
KEY DATES: 20th September 2013: Save-the-date announcement 11th November 2013: Call for abstracts / workshops 6th January 2014: Registration open 25th April 2014: Deadline for abstract submission, proposals on thematic or project workshops 19th May 2014: Confirmation of accepted oral and poster presentations 2nd June 2014: 2nd Announcement and Provisional Programme 30th June 2014: Deadline early bird-registration 31st August 2014: Final announcement and Programme 3rd September 2014: End of registration (last minute registration allowed)
PREPARATION OF THE CONFERENCE
As for the previous SUSTREM conferences a webinar will be organised in Spring 2014. Date to be announced soon.
THEMATIC, NETWORK AND PROJECT WORKSHOPS: Any organisation or project with an interest in sustainable remediation is invited to suggest and organise a thematic, network or project workshop. Please contact the conference secretariat at www.surfitaly.it/SustRem2014/general/contact
CONTAMINATED LAND MANAGEMENT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY RESPECTING COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES GLOBALLY, UNDERSTANDING NATURAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS REGIONALLY, MAKING IT WORK LOCALLY
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COMMITTEES
Organising Committee (OC): Dominique DARMENDRAIL, COMMON FORUM (BRGM, France) Nicola Harries, CL:AIRE (Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments, UK) Carlos S. PACHON, US EPA (Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation) Dietmar MÜLLER-GRABHERR, EURODEMOplus (Environment Agency Austria) Claudio ALBANO, Reconnet-SuRF Italy (CH2MHILL, Italy) Silvia PAPARELLA, Reconnet-SuRF Italy (Fiere Ferrara, Italy) Andrea BARBANTI, Reconnet-SuRF Italy (InTeA, Italy) Lorenzo SACCHETTI, Reconnet-SuRF Italy (CARUS, Italy)
Scientific Committee (SC): Soon to be announced
CONTAMINATED LAND MANAGEMENT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY RESPECTING COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES GLOBALLY, UNDERSTANDING NATURAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS REGIONALLY, MAKING IT WORK LOCALLY