Research
A lot of interesting research on sustainability and sustainable development is going on in the Baltic Sea region. Take this chance to showcase your research for an interested audience.
Research and Innovation for a Sustainable Baltic Sea Region
A lot of interesting research on sustainable development is going on in the Baltic Sea region. From spring 2018 we will publish Research Notes – “Research and Innovation for a Sustainable Baltic Sea Region” on this webpage on a regular basis. Please, see the first ones below. The aim with the Research Notes is to spread research findings and to get the knowledge on researchers and research groups in the Baltic Sea region as a service to BUP Member universities, participating universities and different stakeholders in society.
We welcome scientific publications from year 2015 and forward: peer review articles, book chapters, proceedings, and dissertations regarding the following Themes: Climate Change, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Circular Economy and Urban-Rural Development, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Food Production & Consumption, Sustainable Transport, Sustainable Water Resources.
We want to encourage you to contribute with your research findings to the BUP Research Notes.This is an opportunity to both contribute to the development of BUP research efforts and co-operations, as well as a way for You to spread your research findings and information on you as a researcher/your research group.
You are very welcome to submit your contribution using the Research Notes Form.
The Research Notes will also be collected in a Research Notes Letter that will be disseminated to member universities, participating universities and other stakeholders in society. The aim is to spread research findings and knowledge on researchers and research groups in the Baltic Sea Region.
Note on a working idea of crystal-clear innovation & technology space named after Jan Czochralski, as an aid for sustainable development, and its realization
Authors: Adam Gadomski and Jacek Siódmiak
Type of publication: Conference proceeding
Abstract
It has been my experience that access to good single crystals is the most important prerequisite of excellent basic research in condensed matter physics and that much more support and recognition should be given to crystal growers! The single-crystal growth concept may help a great deal to achieve progress in the ideas of sustainable development.
Reference to the article:
Type of publication: Conference proceeding
Abstract
It has been my experience that access to good single crystals is the most important prerequisite of excellent basic research in condensed matter physics and that much more support and recognition should be given to crystal growers! The single-crystal growth concept may help a great deal to achieve progress in the ideas of sustainable development.
Reference to the article:
Editorial overview: How to promote transdisciplinary, evidence-based sustainability solutions?
Author: Rik Leemans
Type of publication: Editorial
Introduction
At the start of this century, research on global environmental change shifted gears from primarily understanding ‘System Earth’ to better managing the planet and its species. Simultaneously, the agreed UN Millennium Development Goals, which ranged from halving extreme poverty, providing universal education and reducing biodiversity loss, all by 2015, provided additional research incentives to define, monitor and
Type of publication: Editorial
Introduction
At the start of this century, research on global environmental change shifted gears from primarily understanding ‘System Earth’ to better managing the planet and its species. Simultaneously, the agreed UN Millennium Development Goals, which ranged from halving extreme poverty, providing universal education and reducing biodiversity loss, all by 2015, provided additional research incentives to define, monitor and
Influence of building shape and orientation on heating demand: simulations for student dormitories in temperate climate conditions
Author: Martyna Mokrzecka
Type of publication: Conference proceeding
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of preliminary design decisions such as building shape and orientation on its heating demand. After analysing plans of forty student dormitories located in heating dominated climate (Dfb and Cfb), eight typical plan layouts were identified and chosen for further analysis. Eight buildings were modelled using these plans and uploaded to dynamic simula
Type of publication: Conference proceeding
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of preliminary design decisions such as building shape and orientation on its heating demand. After analysing plans of forty student dormitories located in heating dominated climate (Dfb and Cfb), eight typical plan layouts were identified and chosen for further analysis. Eight buildings were modelled using these plans and uploaded to dynamic simula
Attached to or bound to a place? The impact of green space availability on residential duration: The environmental justice perspective
Authors: Edyta Łaszkiewicz, Jakub Kronenberg and Szymon Marcińczak
Type of publication: Article peer review
Abstract
Socioeconomic inequalities in residential duration may be a reflection of uneven opportunities to develop place attachment thanks to green space availability. This article evaluates the impact of urban green space availability on residential duration, and shows that this impact varies among socioeconomic groups. We used an econometric model to study relationshi
Type of publication: Article peer review
Abstract
Socioeconomic inequalities in residential duration may be a reflection of uneven opportunities to develop place attachment thanks to green space availability. This article evaluates the impact of urban green space availability on residential duration, and shows that this impact varies among socioeconomic groups. We used an econometric model to study relationshi
Challenges and realities of political participation and civic engagement in central and eastern Europe
Authors: Joakim Ekman, Sergiu Gherghina and Olena Podolian
Type of publication: Article peer review
Abstract
The way in which citizens get involved in politics, as voters, activists or protesters, remains one of the most studied phenomena in social sciences. The actions and orientations of ordinary citizens generally define the acceptable boundaries of politics and demarcate the space within which political elites can resolve controversies. Research on the various forms of po
Type of publication: Article peer review
Abstract
The way in which citizens get involved in politics, as voters, activists or protesters, remains one of the most studied phenomena in social sciences. The actions and orientations of ordinary citizens generally define the acceptable boundaries of politics and demarcate the space within which political elites can resolve controversies. Research on the various forms of po
Degrowth in business: An oxymoron or a viable business model for sustainability?
Authors: Yaryna Khmara and Jakub Kronenberg
Type of publication: Article peer review
Abstract
Based on a review of literature connecting degrowth and business, we attempt to operationalize degrowth in the context of business activity, and consider what degrowth can add to the business models for sustainability discussed so far. In most discussions on degrowth, economic activity has been reduced to relatively marginal activities. We see a need to connect degrowth to more typic
Type of publication: Article peer review
Abstract
Based on a review of literature connecting degrowth and business, we attempt to operationalize degrowth in the context of business activity, and consider what degrowth can add to the business models for sustainability discussed so far. In most discussions on degrowth, economic activity has been reduced to relatively marginal activities. We see a need to connect degrowth to more typic
Indicators of climate change adaptation from molecules to ecosystems
Authors: Ülo Mander, Ivika Ostonen and Ülo Niinemets
Type of publication: Peer review, editorial
Reference to the article
Mander, Ü., Ostonen, I. & Niinemets, Ü. Reg Environ Change (2017) 17: 2055.
DOI 10.1007/s10113-017-1215-4
Link to the article
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10113-017-1215-4.pdf
Type of publication: Peer review, editorial
Reference to the article
Mander, Ü., Ostonen, I. & Niinemets, Ü. Reg Environ Change (2017) 17: 2055.
DOI 10.1007/s10113-017-1215-4
Link to the article
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10113-017-1215-4.pdf
Ecological Life Cycle Assessment of Modified Novolaks Waste Used in Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Authors: Wioletta M. Bajdur, Anna Henclik, Radomir Ščurek and Kateřina Sikorová
Type of publication: Peer review
Abstract
Ecological Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) applied in the assessment of the impact of products on the environment is a technique that allows for the evaluation of the environmental impact of polymeric flocculants used in industrial wastewater treatment. The possibility of conducting a full life cycle and thus manufacturing process analysis allows for reliable
Type of publication: Peer review
Abstract
Ecological Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) applied in the assessment of the impact of products on the environment is a technique that allows for the evaluation of the environmental impact of polymeric flocculants used in industrial wastewater treatment. The possibility of conducting a full life cycle and thus manufacturing process analysis allows for reliable
Planning and implementing sustainability in higher education institutions: an overview of the difficulties and potentials
Authors: Leal Filho, W., Pallant, E., . Enete, A., Richter, B. and Brandli, L. L.
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
Planning in sustainable development is believed to be an important element in allowing higher education institutions to set their goals and to commit themselves towards undertaking concrete actions and measures at all levels in order to implement sustainability. Yet, there is a paucity of research that has looked at the extent to which planning can suppo
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
Planning in sustainable development is believed to be an important element in allowing higher education institutions to set their goals and to commit themselves towards undertaking concrete actions and measures at all levels in order to implement sustainability. Yet, there is a paucity of research that has looked at the extent to which planning can suppo
Geothermal energy resources in Poland – Overview of the current state of knowledge
Author: Anna Sowizdzal
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
Geothermal energy, which is one of renewable energy sources, is the internal heat of the Earth. Currently in Poland hydrogeothermal resources are utilized, for which the energy carrier is hot groundwater produced with the wells. Petrogeothermal energy resources, i.e. resources of heat accumulated in rocks for which the energy carriers are media injected through wells into the hot rock formations has not yet been
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
Geothermal energy, which is one of renewable energy sources, is the internal heat of the Earth. Currently in Poland hydrogeothermal resources are utilized, for which the energy carrier is hot groundwater produced with the wells. Petrogeothermal energy resources, i.e. resources of heat accumulated in rocks for which the energy carriers are media injected through wells into the hot rock formations has not yet been
Approaches to the Definition of the Baltic Sea Region
Authors: Klemeshev A. P., Korneevets V. S., Palmowski Т., Studzieniecki Т. and, Fedorov G. M.
Type of Publication: Peer review, CC BY-NC 4.0
Abstract
The Baltic Sea region is one of the most developed and well-formed regions of international cooperation. It is a place for promoting collaboration between businesses, non-profits, public authorities, and municipalities of the countries located on the Baltic Sea coast and its adjacent territories. The Baltic Sea region has both u
Type of Publication: Peer review, CC BY-NC 4.0
Abstract
The Baltic Sea region is one of the most developed and well-formed regions of international cooperation. It is a place for promoting collaboration between businesses, non-profits, public authorities, and municipalities of the countries located on the Baltic Sea coast and its adjacent territories. The Baltic Sea region has both u
Sustainable development in the Baltic sea region
Authors: Kristine Kern and Tina Loffelsend
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
After the end of the Cold War, the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) developed into a highly dynamic area of cross-border cooperation and transnational networking. Three forms of governance beyond the nation state and appropriate case studies are presented here: (1) the Helsinki Convention as an international regime; (2) Baltic 21, the world's first regional Agenda 21, as an international policy networ
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
After the end of the Cold War, the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) developed into a highly dynamic area of cross-border cooperation and transnational networking. Three forms of governance beyond the nation state and appropriate case studies are presented here: (1) the Helsinki Convention as an international regime; (2) Baltic 21, the world's first regional Agenda 21, as an international policy networ
Future forest landscapes of the Carpathians: vegetation and carbon dynamics under climate change
Authors: Ivan Kruhlov, Dominik Thom, Oleh Chaskovskyy, William S. Keeton and Robert M. Scheller
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
Climate change will alter forest ecosystems and their provisioning of services. Forests in the Carpathian Mountains store high amounts of carbon and provide livelihoods to local people; however, no study has yet assessed their future long-term dynamics under climate change. Therefore, we selected a representative area of 1340 km2 to investi
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
Climate change will alter forest ecosystems and their provisioning of services. Forests in the Carpathian Mountains store high amounts of carbon and provide livelihoods to local people; however, no study has yet assessed their future long-term dynamics under climate change. Therefore, we selected a representative area of 1340 km2 to investi
The “carbon-neutral university” – a study from Germany
Authors: Erica Udas, Monique Wölk, and Martin Wilmking.
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
Purpose
Nowadays, several higher education institutions around the world are integrating sustainability topics into their daily operations, functionality and education systems. This paper presents a case study from a pilot project implemented by the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald (hereafter, Greifswald University), Germany on its way towards a “carbon-neutral univ
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
Purpose
Nowadays, several higher education institutions around the world are integrating sustainability topics into their daily operations, functionality and education systems. This paper presents a case study from a pilot project implemented by the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald (hereafter, Greifswald University), Germany on its way towards a “carbon-neutral univ
Educating Professionals for Sustainable Futures
Authors: Hille Janhonen-Abruquah, Jenni Topp and Hanna Posti-Ahokas
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
The recent discourse on sustainability science calls for interdisciplinary research. The home economics science approach ranges from individual actions to the involvement of communities and societies at large, and thus it can provide important perspectives on cultural sustainability. The aim of the research is to study the linkage between cultural sustainability and s
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
The recent discourse on sustainability science calls for interdisciplinary research. The home economics science approach ranges from individual actions to the involvement of communities and societies at large, and thus it can provide important perspectives on cultural sustainability. The aim of the research is to study the linkage between cultural sustainability and s
Low-carbon Scenarios Development for Modal Shift in the Chemical Industry
Author: Barbara Ocicka
Type of Publication: Conference proceeding
Abstract
Supply chain managers have to deal with the performance requirement to significantly reduce CO2 emissions in searching for excellence in green business processes management. The purpose of this article is to examine the perspectives on low-carbon scenarios development for modal shift in the chemical industry. The author outlines main research findings from the Interreg Central Europe ChemMultimodal pro
Type of Publication: Conference proceeding
Abstract
Supply chain managers have to deal with the performance requirement to significantly reduce CO2 emissions in searching for excellence in green business processes management. The purpose of this article is to examine the perspectives on low-carbon scenarios development for modal shift in the chemical industry. The author outlines main research findings from the Interreg Central Europe ChemMultimodal pro
Steps to overcome the North–South divide in research relevant to climate change policy and practice
Authors: Malgorzata Blicharska and Richard J. Smithers
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
A global North–South divide in research, and its negative consequences, has been highlighted in various scientific disciplines. Northern domination of science relevant to climate change policy and practice, and limited research led by Southern researchers in Southern countries, may hinder further development and implementation of global climate change agreements and nationally app
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
A global North–South divide in research, and its negative consequences, has been highlighted in various scientific disciplines. Northern domination of science relevant to climate change policy and practice, and limited research led by Southern researchers in Southern countries, may hinder further development and implementation of global climate change agreements and nationally app
Implementing climate change research at universities: Barriers, potential and actions
Authors: Walter Leal Filho, Edward A. Morgan, Eric S. Godoy, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Paula Bacelar-Nicolau, Lucas Veiga Avila, Claudia Mac-Lean, Jean Hug
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
Many universities around the world have been active centres of climate change research. However, there are a number of barriers to climate change research, stemming both from the nature of the research and the structure of institutions. This paper offers an overview of the barriers whi
Type of Publication: Peer review
Abstract
Many universities around the world have been active centres of climate change research. However, there are a number of barriers to climate change research, stemming both from the nature of the research and the structure of institutions. This paper offers an overview of the barriers whi
How To Measure And Predict Degree Of Circularity Thinking in Construction Sector? – Modern Way to Build Competitive Advantage
Authors: Pedro Núñez-Cacho, Jarosław Górecki, Valentín Molina, Francisco Antonio Corpas-Iglesias
Type of Publication: Conference proceeding
Abstract
Nowadays, society demands new and more sustainable production models, seeking the long-term sustainability of the Earth and taking into account both, the scarcity of resources, and the reduction of waste generation. The construction sector is one of the largest waste generators (Esa, Halog and Rigamonti, 2017). The Circular econo
Type of Publication: Conference proceeding
Abstract
Nowadays, society demands new and more sustainable production models, seeking the long-term sustainability of the Earth and taking into account both, the scarcity of resources, and the reduction of waste generation. The construction sector is one of the largest waste generators (Esa, Halog and Rigamonti, 2017). The Circular econo
Coping with the impacts of urban heat islands
A literature based study on understanding urban heat vulnerability and the need for resilience in cities in a global climate change context
Authors: Walter Leal Filho, Leyre Echevarria Icaza, Alice Neht, Maris Klavins, Edward A. Morgan
Type of publication: Peer review
Abstract
The urban heat island (UHI) is a phenomenon whereby temperature levels in urban areas are higher than in surrounding rural settings. Urban heat islands are a matter of increasing concern, since
Authors: Walter Leal Filho, Leyre Echevarria Icaza, Alice Neht, Maris Klavins, Edward A. Morgan
Type of publication: Peer review
Abstract
The urban heat island (UHI) is a phenomenon whereby temperature levels in urban areas are higher than in surrounding rural settings. Urban heat islands are a matter of increasing concern, since
Collaborating on green logistics in chemical supply chains: Insights from Poland
Author: Marzenna Cichosz
Type of Publication: Article peer review
Abstract
Sustainable, safe, secure and efficient logistics is of great importance for chemical supply chains to operate successfully. However, as most logistics operations in this sector are outsourced to logistics service providers (LSPs), chemical companies have to rely on LSPs and collaborate with them when working on logistics ecoefficiency. This paper takes an LSP’s perspective. It aims to investigate the
Type of Publication: Article peer review
Abstract
Sustainable, safe, secure and efficient logistics is of great importance for chemical supply chains to operate successfully. However, as most logistics operations in this sector are outsourced to logistics service providers (LSPs), chemical companies have to rely on LSPs and collaborate with them when working on logistics ecoefficiency. This paper takes an LSP’s perspective. It aims to investigate the