Dubrovnik Conference 2005 on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems

Sustainability is a new discourse aimed at promoting a new strategy in the development of energy, water and environmental (EWE) systems. International conferences on sustainability development offer the best opportunity for the dissemination, exchange and promotion of new ideas for interdisciplinary, multi-cultural and multi-criteria evaluation of EWE systems.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the quest for sustainable development requires integrating economic, social, cultural, political, and ecological factors. It requires grassroots initiatives, as well as simultaneous consideration of the local and global dimensions, and of the ways by which they interact. It also requires broadening of the space and time horizons to accommodate the need for intra-generational as well as international equity. The behavior and properties of a EWE system arise not merely from the properties of its component elements, but to a large degree also from the nature and intensity of their dynamic interlinkages.

It has become evident that the complexity of these problems requires enhancement and deepening of the understanding of the implications of the different aspects of sustainability. Resources, economy and environment are the key components that affect the quality of life on our planet. It has also been recognized that the social aspect, including information exchange, is of fundamental importance in understanding sustainable development.


Consequently, the Dubrovnik 2005 conference will focus on the following objectives :

• Development of new methods for the analysis and evaluation of EWE systems (such as emergy and exergy analysis, life cycle assessment, ecological footprint, MIPS, etc.)
• Analysis of potential scientific and technological processes addressing the interactions between energy, water and environment
• Promotion of a new field of sustainability science that seeks to understand the fundamental character of interactions between EWE systems and society
• Development of inter-disciplinary partnerships bringing together leading experts in physical, life, and environmental sciences, engineering, economics, and social sciences and informatics
• Development of models of energy, water, and environmental systems, and their evaluation
• Development of energy, water, and environmental system models based on ecological economics.
• Enhancement of methodologies for assessing the comparative sustainability of different EWE systems options, taking into account economics, environmental resource use, and social validation.

• Promoting Best Practice in Energy, water and Biodiversity in Developing Countries
  ( Prof. M. Hassan, Executive Directors of Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy )

• Sustainability Science
• Energy policy and planning
• Energy cogeneration
• NRES
• Energy efficiency
• Water Management
• Water Desalination
• Water treatment
• Environment Evaluation
• Environment Assessment
• Environment Management

• Sustainability Science organised by Prof. N.H. Afgan
• Energy Strategy for Sustainable Development organised by Prof. N. Lior
• Water Management for Sustainable Development organised by Prof. L. Serra
• Role of Computer Simulation in Sustainable Management of Environment organised by Dr. A.K. Runchal / Prof. K. Hanjalic
• Cogeneration and Sustainable Development organised by Prof. M. Darwish
• Hydrogen Energy Strategy for Sustainable Development organised by Prof. Barbir
• Energy, Water and Environment Sustainable Development -Croatian Case Study organised by Prof. Z. Bogdan

"Energy, Water and Environment Analysis for Sustainability"

Implementation of the Sustainable Development Concept in South East Europe / The Research and Technological Development Perspective

The purpose of papers is to report original, unpublished findings in the fields of energy, water and environment. All papers will be reviewed under the direction of the Scientific Advisory Board. Accepted papers will be required in English only, and will be published in the Conference CD-ROM. This officially registered CD-ROM will be distributed to the participants of the Conference, and will be sold directly by the publisher after the Conference. After the Conference selected number of papers will be published in a reviewed Proceedings book. Authors are required to present their papers personally

If you have any question please send it to dubrovnik2005@fsb.hr.

During the conference promotional oral and poster sponsors presentations will be organized.
For details contact Organising Secretariat.