{"id":79697,"date":"2021-07-05T14:35:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T11:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/econ.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/basque-country-digest"},"modified":"2021-07-05T14:35:46","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T11:35:46","slug":"basque-country-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/econ.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/basque-country-digest","title":{"rendered":"Basque Country Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n25-30 April 2016 the Head of the Department of Economics and Business Administration of Sumy State University Prof. Leonid Melnyk, Director of the Research Institute for Development Economics of Ministry of Education & Science and National Academy of Science of Ukraine and Associate Professor of the same Department, Dr. Oleksandr Derykolenko took part in the 8th<\/sup> European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns “Transformative Action: the potential for Europe”.<\/p>\n

\nThe conference was held in Bilbao, the capital of Basque Country (north Spain). The conference was attended by nearly 750 representatives from 48 countries from all continents (except, of course, Antarctic).<\/p>\n

\nThe spirit of the conference is better transferred by the adopted the so-called Basque Declaration “New Pathways for European Cities and Towns: to create productive, sustainable and resilient cities for a liveable and inclusive Europe”. The Declaration presents three kinds of transformations.<\/p>\n

\nThe Socio-Cultural Transformations <\/em>develop a \u201cculture of sustainability\u201d based on equal access to municipal services for all citizens, nurturing the \u201csharing economy\u201d, \u201ccollaborative economy\u201d or \u201ccivic economy\u201d and other approaches that combine the ideas of entrepreneurship, civic engagement and societal transformation.<\/p>\n

\nThe Socio-Economic Transformations <\/em>are targeted at the formation of decentralized renewable energy production, local food production, innovative transportation concepts, new approaches to social services and many other innovations, development towards a circular economy, to reduce the need for natural resource consumption and the production of waste.<\/p>\n

\nThe Technological Transformations <\/em>apply new and smart technologies that support the necessary socio-cultural and socio-economic transformations and serve the interest of the citizens and the public good, as well as form \u201cInternet of things\u201d \u0438 \u201cInternet of citizens\u201d.<\/p>\n

\nOur scientists participated in the round table debate, a poster presentation, including the results of the EU Jean Monnet project, headed by Prof. L.G. Melnyk.<\/p>\n

\nIn addition to research programs, the “field studies” were particularly interesting. In particular, on an excursion our representatives got acquainted with the work of the wave power station in the bay near the town of Mutricu.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Conference Organizing Committee<\/p>\n

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\nGuests of the conference were warmly greeted by stained glass of Basque Council (parliament) and the traditional orchestra<\/p>\n

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\nThe opening ceremony began with the national Basque dance<\/p>\n

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\nThe conference represented all continents<\/p>\n

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\nPlenary session speech<\/p>\n

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\nRound table discussion<\/p>\n

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\nProfessor L.G. Melnyk during the plenary session<\/p>\n

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\nAssociate Professor O.M. Derykolenko during the conference<\/p>\n

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\nPoster presentation <\/p>\n

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\nDiscussion with Dr. John Dagevos from Tilburg University, the Netherlands, who examines the problems of a circular economy<\/p>\n

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\nPractical section: bike traction juicer<\/p>\n

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\nPresentation of a 16-seat autonomous, driverless <\/em>electrobus developed by the French company \u00abNavya\u00bb. It is used in French cities Bordeaux and Lyon, as well as in Swiss city Sion<\/p>\n

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\nThe wave power plant in Matricu<\/p>\n

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\nIn the turbine hall of the wave power plant<\/p>\n

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\nA good view of the Bay of Biscay from the roof of the wave power station<\/p>\n

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\nMatricu town<\/p>\n

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\nThe beauty of the Basque Country (The Bay of Biscay)<\/p>\n

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\nBasque Country Emerald<\/p>\n

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\nThe background of the beautiful city of San Sebastian<\/p>\n

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\nIs this that Buyan Island, described by Pushkin?! (View from San Sebastian quay)<\/p>\n

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\nIn San Sebastian park<\/p>\n

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\nAlmost a fairytale royal Palace in San Sebastian, where the participants of the conference had the mayor hosted reception<\/p>\n

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\nDuring the reception in the Palace <\/p>\n

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\nThe Mayor welcome speech <\/p>\n

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\nCultural program: Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art Bilbao<\/p>\n

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\nBeautiful Bilbao view from the museum<\/p>\n

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\nAny plate rolling manufactory would envy this art installation<\/p>\n

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\n\u2026 and such \u2013 boiler manufacturing<\/p>\n

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\nBeautiful Bilbao<\/p>\n

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\nSpring Bilbao <\/p>\n

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\nIt is always sad to say goodbye to such cities… But why not everyone make his\/her hometown same beautiful?.. Same beautiful but in its different way. It requires to implement one of sustainable development principles “Think globally – act locally!” … It is very important only to save his\/her own special three PALM TREES as M. Lermontov taught.<\/p>\n

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