Moderators

Irina Karelina,

Director General of ICSER Leontief Centre

Ingo Susanne,

Architect SAR/MSA, strategic development expert at the Swedish Transport Administration

Materials

Programme

17.10.2011
P13
16.45-18.45
POLICY DIALOGUE SEMINAR
Green Solutions and Sustainable Development Technologies of Regions and Cities: World Experience

Summary

"Green Reboot" of development strategies of regions and cities, international experience and best practices of ecodevelopment and landuse planning become the central themes of the roundtable, which is supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers Information Office in Saint Petersburg.
The Nordic countries are world recognized leaders of "green growth". Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, have different views on "green" economy, but the region as a whole shares the understanding of need to assure a sustainable growth in the future and demonstrates outstanding results in achieving high standards of living.
Along with the experience of Northern European municipalities, Projects of Transnational Cooperation in the Baltic Sea region, as well as the Initiative “Vancouver Green Capital of the World 2020” will be presented.

Concept

Realizing Green Growth and Modernisation Through Energy Efficiency

Winther Thomas, Adviser to NCM on EUSBSR/Director, Innogate

Stockholm – the Green Capital

Ingo Susanne, Architect SAR/MSA, strategic development expert at the Swedish Transport Administration

Developing Green Cities and Regions. Finnish Experience and Development Tendencies

Zinovjev Mikhail, Senior Expert of FCG Finnish Consulting Group Ltd, Helsinki,
Kuznetsova Elena General Director of FCG Finnish Consulting Group Ltd, St Petersburg

Green Capital Concept in Tallinn Strategic Planning

Halla Kaarel-Mati, Director of Strategic Development City of Tallinn

Aarhus City Green Triangle – Denmark’s Second Largest City

Flemming Meyer, International Department City of Aarhus

The National Labour Market Policy in a Local Context

Vibeke Jensen, Director of employment department City of Aarhus

Active Measures in the City of Aarhus: Organization, Strategies and Methods

Kaare Sand Isager, Job Centre Aarhus

The EU-Project Baltic Biogas Bus: Experiences with the Introduction of Biogas Buses in Stockholm for a Sustainable Public Transport

Hallgren Lennart, SL public transport Stockholm, Project Leader EU‐project Baltic Biogas Bus, Sweden
Seidenberg Petra, ATI erc gGmbH, project manager EU‐project Baltic Biogas Bus, Germany

Vancouver Green Capital of the World 2020

Huebner Kurt, Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and Global Political Economy

Principles and Approaches to Sustainable Development of Modern Cities, Cases from Germany and Sweden. Issues and Prospects of Implementing the Principles of Sustainable Development in Russia

Duving Svetlana, CEO of the National Sustainable Development Agency
Organizers