Interdisciplinary Methods for the sustainable development of Danube Region, Gorizia, 13rd - 22nd April 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Paoletti Sergio

Foreword

Panariti Loredana

Foreword

Brumat Stefano, Frausin Diana

Introduction

Winiwarter Verena

The 2013 DIAnet International School, its aims and principles against the background of the sustainability challenges of the Danube River Basin


Project proposals

Barna Cristian Radu, Čjepa Damir, Codromaz Federica, Gajski Goran, Kodnik Danijela, Kopliku Dema, Kulyk Nataliya

Workgroup A. BioBricks. The Fate and Effetct of Sewage Sludge-Based Bricks on Human Health and Water Resource Quality

Bikit Kristina, Gueorguiev Tzvetelin, Hajdarih Avni, Maras Ivana, Zádori Iván, Zilahi Péter

Workgroup B. Green and Integrated Transport on the Danube River, Extending and Enhancing the Existing Motorail (Car Trains) System in the Danube River Basin (Drb)

Bossi Emanuele, Gierlinger Sylvia, Kišjuhas Aleksej, Morić Milovanović, Oros Sršen Ankica, Žikovšek Darja

Workgroup C. Implementing organic food production in the DRB

Basha Rozafa, Galànti Júlia, Savi Tadeja, Škorić Marko, Tahir Nuri Ali, Tošić Marina

Workgroup D. Artificial Green Floating Islands

Dato Gaetano, Hill Katalin, Mavelli Massimo, Pop Ana-Maria, Torkar Gregor, Zwitter Žiga

Workgroup E. Argonauts – Restoration of Ancient Inland Waterways to Promote Sustainable Tourism in Borderlands

Crupi Valentina, Dima Ştefana Maria, Galesic Morena, Mihalca Izabela Amalia, Palenčikovà Zuzana

Workgroup F. DeWOS (Danube Wellbeing Operation System), The Development of a Decision Support System for Wellbeing in the Danube River Basin


Perini Giorgio

EU Macroregional Strategies

Zaccaria Claudio

Acknowledgements and Farewell

Details

Sustainable Development (SD) in the Danube River Basin needs an Interdisciplinary approach. Researchers must be able to identify, analyse and take into account the legacies of the past and the long history of human interactions with the environment in this densely inhabited region. This introductory contribution to DIANET 2013 maps the 7 pillars of the EU strategy for the Danube onto the ‘magic triangle’ of SD. Finding solutions requires understanding the present situation through the study of socio-natural sites. Such sites form by interaction of humans and the river system. Practices result in material arrangements which are created and kept in working condition by human actions. Benign or wicked, short- or longstanding legacies can be distinguished, their fate determines the potential for sustainable futures.

Stefano Brumat, expert in EU Funding he works at the University of Trieste where he attends to the Development and Management of EU-financed regional and trans-national projects. He is the project creator of DIAnet – Danube Initiative & Alps Adriatic network including the International Schools, and sees to the financial and practical organisation of the Danube:Future project.
Diana Frausin, translator and Interpreter between Italian, English and Dutch, she works at the University of Trieste as part of the DIAnet staff, where she collaborates to reinforce the network and supports decision makers, coordinates the relations with the universities of the Danube area, and attends to the analysis and drafting of relevant documentation and communications.

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    Workgroup D. Artificial Green Floating Islands
    (EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2013)
    Basha, Rozafa
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    Galànti, Júlia
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    Savi, Tadeja
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    Škorić, Marko
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    Tahir, Nuri Ali
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    Tošić, Marina
    The project aims at reducing the gap between the Eastern and Western part of the Danube River, regarding economic disparities and environmental problems. This gap can be reduced by introducing Artificial Green Floating Islands in the Danube region, with the following objectives: improvement of water quality using specific plants that purify the water to be used in agriculture, attraction of tourists to the less developed countries to make a profit, opening of new jobs for young and inexperienced people, creation for the local people of public places where they can get together and socialize. The introduction of the Artificial Green Floating Islands would also change how people and countries of the area perceive the Danube River turning it from a natural border into a centre for social interaction between different coastal states.
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    Workgroup C. Implementing organic food production in the DRB
    (EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2013)
    Bossi, Emanuele
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    Gierlinger, Sylvia
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    Kišjuhas, Aleksej
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    Morić, Milovanović
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    Oros Sršen, Ankica
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    Žikovšek, Darja
    The aim of the project is a more sustainable agriculture and the re-ruralisation of remote mountainous regions in the Danube River Basin through the strengthening and establishment of organic farms in selected less developed mountainous regions, and through educating the demographically young population of the Danube area to organic farming methods and practices and to the ecological relevance of quality farming. Organic food production implements traditional and indigenous knowledge, fosters a more eco-friendly use of soil and water resources, and allows farmers in market-marginalized areas to rely on local resources and food distribution systems, therefore addressing the challenges of demographic change in mountainous regions by creating local networks and strengthening marketing activities in the selected regions.
      1301  838
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    Workgroup B. Green and Integrated Transport on the Danube River
    (EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2013)
    Bikit, Kristina
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    Gueorguiev, Tzvetelin
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    Hajdarih, Avni
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    Maras, Ivana
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    Zádori, Iván
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    Zilahi, Péter
    The aim of the project is the enhancement of a greener, innovative and sustainable mobility through the extension of the existing railway system with as little changes as possible and the development of new modes of transport, providing a fast and seamless combination of rail and water transport, followed by short distance travel to the final destination by motorized vehicles or bicycles. This would be achieved through the extension in the Danube River Basin of the motorail system which allows the transport of cars, motorbikes and small trailers, creating an efficient, seamless and low-carbon transport network, thus contributing to the sustainable development of economic competitiveness and growth, of an integrated European single market and of an open and inclusive society, of tourist accessibility to new countries.
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  • Publication
    Workgroup A. BioBricks. The Fate and Effetct of Sewage Sludge-Based Bricks on Human Health and Water Resource Quality
    (EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2013)
    Barna, Cristian Radu
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    Čjepa, Damir
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    Codromaz, Federica
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    Gajski, Goran
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    Kodnik, Danijela
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    Kopliku, Dema
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    Kulyk, Nataliya
    The overall project goal is to prevent water pollution in the River Basin of the Danube’s stretch crossing Croatia, Serbia and Hungary, coming from the use of sewage sludge-based bricks in house construction, which despite representing a solution to the ever increasing problem of waste management and determining a reduction of the clay needed for construction, may pose environmental and health dangers if not properly used, due to leaching of toxic substances and heavy metals into the waters. The project aims at creating a comprehensive database on SSBB environmental and health effects; developing a guideline for SSBB manufacturers on standardised SSBB production, and increasing the awareness and knowledge of manufacturers and consumers on possible negative effects and the proper handling/use of SSBBs.
      1298  2156
  • Publication
    Foreword
    (EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2013)
    Panariti, Loredana
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