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Ecosystems and sustainable development v Beyond the specific dimension of the individual, learning is a
primary characteristic of life. Shifting our attention to local
system we consider ecosystems and traditional communities as learning
"minds", according with Bateson's thought. We call environmental
wisdom the explicit knowledge that emerges from long periods of
cohevolution of people and nature in local systems, cast in the
same lot. Environmental wisdom rises both from trial-and-error and
from more subtle kinds of knowledge, involving aesthetics and intuition.
It sediments as tradition or religion and deeply contributes to
landscapes creation, keeping ecosystems and humans alive together. This book contains the proceeding from the fifth International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development. Conservation and management of ecological areas; Environmental and ecological policies; Natural resources management; Recovery of damaged areas and Remote sensing. Contents section 1: Thermodynamics and ecology Replicator equations, response functions and entropy measures in
science: mathematical background Thermodynamic optimisation of the use of natural resources: an
agroalimentary production in a Chianti farm (Italy) sction 2: Sustainability indicators How to measure the sustainability of an area : the SPIn- Eco project
of the Province of Siena Sustainable indicators in desertification phenomena: application
to Calabria, Italy section 3: Mathematical and system modelling A cellular automata model for predicting fire spread An evolutionary approach to simulate an industrial system Topological key players in communities: the network perspective An imagine of organization in a virtual environment section 4: Ecosystems modelling A model based estimation of the effect of population concentration
in the urban areas in Eastern Asia in terms of nitrogen pollution Significance of carbonic anhydrase and its distribution in the
Karst ecosystem section 5: Biodiversity Biodiversity conservation and rural sustainability: a case stusy
of the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor in Southern Costa Rica
Study of species changes unde impact of the change in an ecological
factor. Case study : the food spreading project in Zanjan, Iran Green roofs, storm water management, and biodiversity in Malmo,
Sweden section 6: Sustainability development studies A conceptual approach to urban rejuvenacion: a design intervention
exercise in the historic silver triangle of Kuala Lumpur Linking equitable redevelopment to reduce damages from metropolitan
sprawl Sustainability planning : pushing against institutional barriers
After the revolution, sustainable development - Las Terraz, Cuba Regeneration and sustainable development in the transformation
of Shangai section 7: conservation and management of ecological areas Management of biodiversity in protected areas with sustainability
control The building's function in the containment and organization of
activities in the Kiron system section 8: Economic issues Financial efficienty versus social efficiency: a comparison using
selected agrarian profiles in Andalusia Establishing ecoturism in Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani, India Financing the ecological city section 9: Energy conservation and generation Energy saving in building ventilation Viable and sustainable alternatives for post- consumed oil packages section 10: Environmental and ecological policies Land use in the future - needs and limitations Incentive policy in the area of the housing market for the implementation
of the Kyoto targets: the case of Austria How nature and men could better interact: on ecosystem service
evaluation and nutrient recycling in a principal - agent- framework Policy instruments for eliminating plastic bags from South Africa's
environment section 11: Environmental management Environmental impacts of the regulation of the Shinano River, Niigata
prefecture, Japan Groundwater flow and flushing of animal burrows in tropical mangrove
swamps Carbon dioxide long- term emissions and its storage options in
the Baltic Region section 12: Environmental risk Geochemical and geophysical characterisation of a municipal solid
waste landfill Learning from Jonglei- enough compromises on our economism! The methods of forecasting of SO2 and suspended dust concentrations
for warning purposes in the example of selected polluted regions
in Poland section 13: Natural resouces management Light control of the productivity of aquatic ecosystems Self-regulation strategies and co-management of fisheries resources
in the Amazon basin section 14: Recovery of damaged areas Geoplastics method as a tool for distibuted territories rehabilization Enhanced soli- washing treatment for solis which are highly contaminated
with crude oil section 15: Remote sensing Space technology contribution for sustainable development in the
Amazon floodplain Investigation and design of a classification and mapping system
for landscape scenic quality, using digital photographs, GIS and
GPS section 16: Landscapes and forestation issues Dynamic and evolution of urban patterns: the evidence of the Mobile
Landscape project Urban forest ecosystem structure and the function of the gulf coastal
communities in the United States Amazon River Basin: characterization and environmental impacts
due to deforestation Landform characteristics and the impact of human structures on
the coastal area of Pozzallo (South Sicily, Itlay) Wetland impacts on the optical characteristics of the inshore bays
of Lake Victoria, East Africa section 17: Soil and agricultural issues Sustainable agriculture in the West African savannah: considerations
for modern crop promotion in traditional farmig systems Adaptation of life cycles assessment (LCA) to agricultural production
on a regional scale in Japan section 18: Water resources Methods for biomass amount and sorption capacity estimation Evaluation of a parking lot bioretention cell for removal of stormwater
pollotants Status of the Barra das Jangadas estuary ( North-eastern Brazil):
an ecological approach section 19: Sustainable waste management Cement based floors with rubber addition Complex systems and slaughterhouse waste management Author index
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