International Symposium European Environmental Forum “Euro-ECO - Hanover 2010”: Environmental and Engineering Aspects for Sustainable Infrastructure December 2010, ANDOR Hotel Plaza

is defined as the planned and systematic implementation of environmental strategies and targets set by state or by any organization. comprises administrative measures and legal instruments for reduction of environmental impacts as well as to maintain conditioned equilibrium between environment and economics development. comprises administrative measures and legal instruments for reduction of environmental impacts as well as to maintain conditioned equilibrium between environment and economics development.

The scope of environmental management is to reach sustainable development that includes integration of environmental, social and economic concerns now and in the future under

 to create environmental consciousness  to consider the principles of environmental protection : the “polluter pays”, precautionary, prevention, and assessment principles  to provide economics transformation in accordance to the capacity of environment  to consider environmental principles and legal norms in decision making process

Environmental geology Environmental technologies Environmental legislation Environmental economy Environmental management of the Baltic Sea Soil science Hydrology Biological diversity Geochemistry Natural Sciences Environmental chemistry Environmental pollution Environmental monitoring

Principles of risk analysis Agricultural ecology Environmental impact assessment Environmental phylosophy and ethics Environmental bioindication Ecology of ecosystems Best available technologies Water resources Landscape ecology Modelling of environmental processes Water supply Soil ecology Ecology of the Baltic Sea Environmental planning

– surroundings in ecology – the external circumstances, conditions, and all objects that affect existence and development of any living being as infinite space e.g. interstellar space, lunar environment as a general cluster (adoption from math)

as a general cluster involves elements of the cluster, elements of the cluster, relation among the elements of the cluster, relation among the elements of the cluster, relation among all clusters around relation among all clusters around Scientific definitions express

Albert Einstein – is everything that isn't me. – physical (geographical) expanse, where individual lives and all relations are developed ( – physical (geographical) expanse, where individual lives and all relations are developed ( Dictionary of Psychology (1999), Breslav G. (Ed.) Apgāds “Mācību grāmata”, Riga (in Latvian)) The infinite space is included A general cluster concept is included

The environment – the aggregate of natural, anthropogenic and social factors – Environmental Protection Law, 1991, Latvia “Environment” means the components of the Earth and includes (a) air, land and water; (b) all layers of the atmosphere; (c) all organic and inorganic matter and living organisms; and (d) the interacting natural systems that include components referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c). Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Decision was carried out – the impacts the impacts do not exist

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