LITTORAL 2006 in Gdansk
The 8th International Conference
LITTORAL 2006 will be organised in Gdansk on 18-20 September
2006 by Gdansk University of Technology, EUROCOAST Federation
and EUCC - The Coastal Union. The Union of the Baltic Cities
is a partner of this conference.
The key topic of LITTORAL 2006 is "Coastal
Innovations and Initiatives". There is no doubt that
the development of science and technology cannot proceed
in academic circles only. Therefore, the representatives
of local authorities from coastal towns, districts and regions
are invited to take active part in the conference. LITTORAL
provides numerous possibilities for establishing contacts
and exchanging experience between academic circles and those
who deal with the specific problems in practice.
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LITTORAL is a biennial multi-disciplinary
international conference which attracts scientists
and researchers who are interested in the sea
coast-related issues. The previous conferences
took place in Aberdeen, Porto, Dubrovnik, Barcelona,
Portsmouth, Lisbon, and Marseille. This year's
conference is the first to be organised at the
Baltic Sea.
EUROCOAST Federation - European Coastal Association
for Science and Technology - is an association
of scientists, engineers and decision-makers
within the European Community, providing a network
of cooperation and exchange between different
disciplines and interests. EUCC - The Coastal
Union is dedicated to the integrity and the
natural and cultural heritage of the European
coasts and to sustainable development.
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Among the main topics to be presented and
discussed by participants are:
- coastal information, communications, and data network
- coastal and marine tourism and recreation
- trends and processes in coastal environment
- conservation of coastal culture heritage and landscape
values
- integrated coastal zone management and maritime administration
- coastal energy - including on-shore and off-shore wind
turbine farms LITTORAL 2006 will also include a small
number peer-reviewed workshops. The aim of the workshops
is to bring together professionals from academia and industry
to exchange ideas, experiences and identify obstacles
and propose solutions in littoral domains.
The outcome of the conference will be publications
which can become a valuable source for all those who seek
new solutions and who devise the concepts of international
research projects, whose participants are very often the
authorities of towns and regions.
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