International Workshop on the Theories and Practices of Green Growth (INWOGG) Since it was put forward more officially by Murgai (The green revolution and the productivity paradox: evidence from the Indian Punjab) in 2001, the concept of Green Growth has been widely spread around the world. In 2005 the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) targets Green Growth as a key strategy for the fulfillment of sustainable development which would contribute to the overall sustainable economic process of low carbon development and benefit all human beings. The organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) soon launched proclamation of Green Growth Strategy, followed by Towards Green Growth, and conceptualized green growth as fostering economic growth and development while ensuring that natural assets continue to provide the resources and environmental services on which our well-being relies. Green growth has not been conceived as a replacementfor sustainable development, but rather should be considered a subset of it. It is narrower in scope, entailing an operational policy agenda that can help achieve measurable progress at the interface of the economy and the environment (2011a, pp. 4, 5). In 2012, Rio + 20, the UN conference on sustainable development, focuses on the ideal of promoting green growth based on the reform of economic canonical form, which aroused another worldwide campaign of greening. It has been an international agreement that without rational changes, the so-called growth would be at the cost of economy, human beings wellbeing and the environment. Under such a precaution, many international organizations and countries have taken the initiatives to undergo greening practices. In addition to the advocacies made by the UNEP and OECD, the European Union and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation have also given priority to green growth in their agenda. Such countries as South Korea, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Denmark and Australia have set up their goals, strategies and tactics respectively under the framework of green growth. It is obviously of critical significance to develop and improve the systems in theory and practice of green growth and summarize the best practices around the world. In August 2013, the academic team from the Institute for Eco-Planning and Development Studies, Dalian University of Technology, gained the Key International Cooperation Research Project granted by National Natural Science Fund of China, namely, International Comparison on the
Theories and Practices of Green Growth. The international cooperating partners include Imperial College of London (the UK), University of Waterloo (Canada) and International Academy of Ecology and Life Protection Science (Russia). The INWOGG is the first international workshop of the Key International Cooperation Project. It is to be held between April 11 and 12, 2015 in Dalian China. All those experts and scholars at home and abroad with relevant expertise are warmly welcome to the meeting and exchange their research achievements. ORGANIZER Dalian University of Technology, China DUT Institute of Ecological Planning and Development, China COOPERATING ORGANIZER Imperial College of London, the UK University of Waterloo, Canada International Academy of Ecology and Life Protection Studies, Russia SPONSOR National Natural Science Fund of China Research Institute of Global 3E, Japan Dalian Dongtai THEME The workshop will mainly discuss the following topics: Green economy and green growth Circular economy and sustainable development Green innovation Green awareness and green consumption Policies on green development Business strategies and practices of green growth CSR and green development TransitionofCitiestowardsGreening Relevant best practices SCHEDULE April 10 2015 Registration April 11 2015, morning Workshop opening ceremony and keynote speech
April 11 2015, afternoon Keynote speech April 12 2015, morning Panel discussion April 12 2015, afternoon Workshop ending ceremony End IMPORTANT DAYS Jan. 31 2015 Participation confirmation, Deadline for the submission of presentation/paper topic and abstract (Given the influence of the winter holiday and the Spring Festival, the date for participation confirmation and deadline for the submission of presentation/paper topic and abstract are extended to March 15, 2015) Mar. 20 2015 Accommodation confirmation Mar. 31 2015 Deadline for the submission of the final text of presentation/paper SUBMISSION Participants and authors are expected to submit their presentation/paper (full text or abstract or PPT), participation confirmation or query to the workshop email address: inwogg@126.com Submitted papers/presentations should contain both Chinese and English versions at the same time. REGISTRATION FEES International scholar: $200 ($160 before Mar.20th); Chinese scholar: 1200( 1000 before Mar.20th); Student: 800 ( 600 before Nov.20th) Or $130 ($100 before Mar.30th) WORKSHOP ACHIEVEMENT All presentations and papers received would be compiled into a CD-ROM and given to all participants at the end of the workshop. WORKSHOP COMMITTEE Chairperson: WANG Zhongtuo Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering,, Dalian University of Technology Acting Chairperson: DUAN Ning Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering;, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences Organization Committee Chairperson: WU Chunyou, Dalian University of Technology Director, Institute for Eco-Planning and Development Studies
COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT Institute for Eco-Planning and Development Studies, DUT Email: inwogg@126.com Website: http://ecoplan.dlut.edu.cn Contacts: XIAO Guirong: 86-411-8470 7687, 13898431246 FU Guo: 86-411-8470 7351 ex. 803, 18941130129 KEYNOTE SPEEKERS (The sequence of names was alphabetical) Čedo Maksimović ; Head of UWRG - Urban Water Research Group Imperial College London, UK Karl Smith Jatin Nathwani Ian Rowlands Ekaterina Rakovskaia Karpush Malayan KUANG Haibo JIANG Mingjun JI Shaobo ZHOU Weisheng Ha Moon-Shik WANG Zhongtuo Imperial College London, UK University of Waterloo, Canada University of Waterloo, Canada Academician International Academy of Ecology& Life Protection Sciences, Russia AssociateDean International Academy of Ecology& Life Protection Sciences, Russia Dalian Maritime University Director International Ecological Safety Collaborative Organization Carleton University, Canada Ritsumeikan University, Japan Changwon National University, Korea Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering,, Dalian University of Technology, China
DUAN Ning Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering,, Beijing Institute of Technology, China CHENG Huiqiang HU Shanying TANG Ya WEI Yiming ZHAO Youmin CHEN Xudong WU Chunyou Assistant to the director-general Research Institute of Resources and Environment Policies, (DRC), China Tsinghua University, China Sichuan University, China Beijing Institute of Technology, China CEO Top Resource Conservation Engineering Co., Ltd Assistant to the president Dalin Dongtai, China, Dalian University of Technology Director, Institute for Eco-Planning & Development Studies, DUT ACCOMMODATION The accommodation recommended by the workshop committee is as follows: Single room: 300/day China Business Executives Academy, Dalian 777, Hongling Rd. Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China Participants may choose other accommodations on their own without booking service from the workshop committee.
Appendix Registration form Name Sex Nationality Title Affiliation Address E-mail Tel. Participation YesNo Speech YesNo Topic of presentation/paper: Abstract: Remarks Accommodation booking:yes;no ; day(s) (If yes, please offer passport NO. ) Others: