Intensive course. Green, circular, bioeconomy: limits and synergies of three sustainability avenues (AGFO601)

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1 Intensive course Green, circular, bioeconomy: limits and synergies of three sustainability avenues (AGFO601) Time: November 2017, am. Place: Latokartanonkaari 7, Viikki campus, University of Helsinki. Registration in weboodi: or to Credits: 4 ECTS Target students: Master s and PhD students. Evaluation: Participation and critical discussion, reading material and final essay. Responsible person: Dalia D Amato (PhD), dalia.damato@helsinki.fi Teaching in English. Course overview Circular Economy, Green Economy and Bioeconomy are currently mainstreamed in academia and policy making as key sustainability concepts. These have different standpoints and possibly imply different sustainability visions. Furthermore, the three concepts are understood and applied in research and policy making in different ways, signaling a certain internal diversity. The concepts are however rarely discussed together in a comparative manner. The course aims at giving an overview of the realm of action, limits and synergies of Green, Circular and Bio economy. The course consisted of four days of intensive lectures, each led by different expert researchers. Invited speakers included Prof. Anne Toppinen and posdoc Jaana Korhonen (University of Helsinki), Prof. Lauri Hetemäki and postdoc Elias Hurmekoski (European Forest Institute), senior researcher Riina Antikainen (Finnish Environment Institute), Prof. Jari Hynynen and Johanna Vilkki (Natural Resources Institute Finland), senior Policy analyst Marianne Kettunen (Institute for European Environmental Policy). The course participants were required to familiarize themselves with some literature before and after the course, participate actively with critical contributions to the lectures and seminar, and write an essay at the end of the course. Check related research here and here.

2 Time table Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Circular economy Bioeconomy Green economy Circular-green-bio Room: Sali 540 (sh.13) Room: Raisio-sali (ls B2) Room: Sali 540 (sh.13) until h.12.00, sali 105 (ls B6) from Room: Sali 541 (sh.14) Introduction to the course, Dalia D Amato (UH) An introduction to Bioeconomy, Anne Toppinen (UH) Break Break Break Introduction to the course, Dalia D Amato (UH) Wood construction and circular bioeconomy, Elias Hurmekoski (EFI) Lunch Lunch Responsible business Circular, green, management in bioeconomy, Dalia global forest D Amato (UH) bioeconomy, Lauri Hetemäki (EFI) h Perceptions on green economy by young researchers, Dalia D Amato (UH) Habitat Banking in Finland, Johanna Kangas (UH) Lunch Biodiversity and natural capital within Green economy, Marianne Kettunen (IEEP) Break Break Break Break An introduction to circular economy, Riina Antikainen (SYKE) Future pathways of the fibre-based packaging sector, Jaana Korhonen (UH) Discussion group: circular-bio-green economy policies, do they mean anything? Jaana Korhonen (UH) and Elias Hurmekoski Note: the schedule can be subject to small changes. List of Acronyms EFI, European Forest Institute IEEP, Institute for European Environmental Policy LUKE, Nature Resources Institute Finland SYKE, Finnish Environment Institute UH, University of Helsinki Practical exercise: green and circular economy in the strategies for the European Outermost Regions, Marianne Kettunen (IEEP), Boreal Green Bioeconomy and Innovative Food System, Jari Hynynen and Johanna Vilkki (LUKE) Lunch Drawing conclusions, Drawing conclusions, Drawing conclusions,

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