Programme

The topics of the Symposium will be addressed in separate sessions, featuring leading Finnish and international scientists and experts as invited speakers. The poster session of the Symposium is open to anyone interested in presenting research related to the topics.

Monday 8 December 2003

9.00-10.00 Registration
10.00-10.15 Opening of the symposium, Felix Björklund, Chairman of the Board, Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation
10.15-10.30 Urban environmental issues today and in the future, Deputy Mayor Pekka Sauri, City of Helsinki


SESSION A. The diversity of urban environmental problems, chairman professor Jari Niemelä

10.30-11.00 Urban environmental issues: an integrated view, prof. Mark McDonnell, The Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology, Australia
11.00-11.30 Coffee
11.30-12.00 Urban air quality, Researcher Sari Alm, National Public Health Institute
12.00-12.30 Fine particles in urban atmosphere: connection between outdoor and indoor air quality, prof. Kaarle Hämeri, University of Helsinki
12.30-13.00 The long waves: History of pollution studies in the sea area of Helsinki over the 20th century, dr. Simo Laakkonen, University of Helsinki
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.30 Urban soil pollution: consequences for areal planning and environmental health, dr. Rolf Ottesen, Geological Survey of Norway, Norway
14.30-15.00 Environmental Noise, Senior Technical Adviser Leena Silfverberg, Ministry of the Environment
15.00-15.30 Urban waste management, Director of Development Services Jukka Paavilainen, YTV Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council
15.30-16.00 Coffee
16.00-17.00 General discussion (partly in Finnish, if needed)
17.00-18.30 Poster session
19.00 Dinner

Tuesday 9 December 2003

Session B. Green space and human space in urban areas, chairman professor Peter Clark

9.00-9.30 Urban environmental history: What lessons are there to be learned?, prof. Dieter Schott, University of Leicester, UK
9.30-10.00 Patterns and processes in urban ecosystems, prof. Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm University, Sweden
10.00-10.30 Ecological and aesthetic values in the management of urban forests and green space, dr. Liisa Tyrväinen, University of Helsinki
10.30-11.00 Coffee
11.00-11.30 On economic effects of urban environment, prof. Heikki Loikkanen, University of Helsinki
11.30-12.00 Social impact assessment in urban planning, Research Director dr. Rauno Sairinen, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, Helsinki University of Technology
12.00-12.30 Urban biodiversity and urban planning, Researcher Olli Maijala, Helsinki University of Technology
12.30-13.30 Lunch


Session C. From theory to practice: planning and urban environmental issues, chairman Head of Environmental Research Jouko Kinnunen

13.30-14.00 Aspects of urban sprawl in Helsinki Metropolitan region, Research prof. Harry Schulman & MSc Vesa Kanninen, The City of Helsinki
14.00-14.30 Environment and urban planning, prof. Maija Rautamäki, Helsinki University of Technology
14.30-15.00 Coffee
15.00-15.30 The role of scientific environmental knowledge in decision-making, Director General Pekka Kansanen, Environmental Centre, City of Helsinki
15.30-16.00 Sustainability by local action in European cities – A comparative perspective, PD Marko Joas, Åbo Academi University
16.00-16.30 Closing discussion