Applied Research in Preventative Environmental Approaches I                                      
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Co-ordinators: Thomas Lindhqvist and Åke Thidell

Course Objective
The course will introduce the students into a selected set of topical research areas in the field of preventative environmental management and policy. The specific research areas are selected to correspond to research focus areas of IIIEE.

Each of the ARPEA I research areas is preparatory for a group in the SED exercise and the students should through the research in ARPEA I gain knowledge that will enhance their participation in the SED course.Overview of the Course Structure

The course consists of the following parts:

Students will be divided into the different research areas in groups of approximately the same size. One (or two) of the staff members will be responsible for guiding the group of students through one of the research areas. A senior researcher is together with the other senior researchers, responsible for grading of the course.

The research task should be individual and presented in a research paper (4000 – 5000 words), The research paper will be presented for all of the students and defended in a form that allows both presentation of the papers and appropriate discussion and feedback of the individual paper, as well as a common discussion of the research area. The paper must be written using the template provided by the course coordinators.

Students will train debate techniques and further develop their understanding of the variuos approaches and views regarding key issues in their researc area, through a debate organised in the end of the course.

The ARPEA I course is directly linked to the SED course. Students will be divided into groups that are the same as for SED. The topics for ARPEA I has to be selected and defined to be preparatory for the SED. The approval of the ARPEA I topic is the responsibility of the supervisor(s) for the specific research area group.

The structure and content of each of the research areas is detailed in separate module descriptions.

Applied Research Areas 2007
The research areas for ARPEA I course 2007 are presented below:
Bio-energy - feasibility for bio-mass based energy systems (Andrius - Belarus)
Local implications from bio-energy systems (Åke - Italy)
Municipal waste management and recycling in a transition economy  (Oksana - Ukraine)

Applied Research Areas 2006
The research areas for ARPEA I course 2006 are presented in the below links:
Bioenergy -  feasibility for biomass based energy system. (Andrius, Kes & Luis) 
Environmental communication and reporting  – drivers, structures and practices. Transparency in transition economies . (Adriana & Åke) 
Sustainable built water systems in small communities.  (Håkan) 
Tourism in protected areas as driver for local sustainable development. (Mikael) 
Promoting rural development through the marketing of local food product in producer networks. (Helen & Lars) 
Municipal waste management and recycling in a transition economy. (Thomas & Chris) 
Waste minimisation, separation and recycling – Management for and participation compliance. (Naoko, Dagmara & Thomas) 
Sustainable entrepreneurship and business development - contributions to the local economy (Hanna & Tareq)

Applied Research Areas 2005
The research areas for ARPEA I course 2005 are presented in the below links.
Bioenergy: feasibility for utilising biomass in industrial applications/district heating, Industrial Symbiosis. (Åke & Luis)
Environmental communication: Pros and cons of bioenergy; How to reach the target groups. (Luis & Åke)
Sustainable urban development – exploitation of brownfield areas. (Philip & Han)
Recognition for sustainable tourism. (Adriana & Håkan)
Municipal waste management practices and recycling in a transition economy. (Andrius & Oksana)
Extended producer responsibility. (Thomas & Naoko)
Municipal waste management practices and recycling in a transition economy. (Thomas & Naoko)
Sustainable tourism; contributions to the local economies (Mikael & Alexander)

Applied Research Areas 2004
The research areas for ARPEA I course 2004 are presented in the below links.
National Sustainable Consumption Programmes. (Carl & Vladimir)
Waste policies in a EU perspective (Thomas & Mikael)
Innovation and business opportunities in SME networks. (Allan & Peter)
Alternative Tourism Development & Local product Promotion. ( Hanna & Håkan)
Strategic utilisation of regional bioenergy related resources. (Murat & Philip)
Bio-energy Implementation (Luis & Kes)
Regional Economies and rural development – agriculture (Helen)

Applied Research Areas 2003
· Sustainability Recognition in the Tourism Product Chain (Adriana Budeanu & Mikael Backman)
· Sustainable ICT Products and Applications (Andrius Plepys & Peter Arnfalk)
· Industrial Symbiosis-Regional Cycling of Resources (Murat Mirata & Philip Peck)
· Product Policies (Carl Dalhammar & Thomas Lindhqvist)
· Bio-Energy (Luis Mundaca & Thomas B Johansson/Allan Johansson/Ugo Farinelli)
·Sustainable Entrepreneurship - Case of Agro-Tourism (Zinaida Fadeeva & Han Brezet)
· Innovations and Sustainable Development (Tareq Emtairah & Håkan Rodhe)

Schedule for the course