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ECHOCITIZEN Contest for young talents 15-22 years old

ECHOCITIZEN Contest for young talents 15-22 years old

  "My City, sounds and emotions" Contest for youngsters 2017 In the framework of the ECHOCITIZEN action a contest amongst young people 15-22 years old, is taking place.  2017...

Join SDMed at EUGIC 2017 Budapest

Join SDMed at EUGIC 2017 Budapest

SDMed becomes endorser of the 2nd European Urban Green Infrastructure Conference ! Thus, SDMed Members can now receive the discount ticket of 200 EUR (from 300 EUR) for both days and...

About Green Infrastructure : Europe, Greece

About Green Infrastructure : Europe, Greece

On the TV Antenna of the Greek Parliament, in "Member Card" coordinated by Matroni Dikaiakou, Stella Kyvelou is talking about "Green Infrastructure" in Europe with the presence of Dimitris...

Forum on Economic Impacts of the Cruise Industry

Forum on Economic Impacts of the Cruise Industry

               «Economic Impacts of the Cruise Industry on Coastal, Insular and River Destinations» Ancient Olympia,...

MARINESCAPE FORUM PIRAEUS

MARINESCAPE FORUM PIRAEUS

SDMED participates in the MARINESCAPE FORUM PIRAEUS.    Please download the Agenda of the MARINESCAPE FORUM PIRAEUS here ! AIM Continuing the successful initiative of the...

CISD : Natural Resources and Small Islands

CISD : Natural Resources and Small Islands

   Το Παρατηρητήριο Πολιτών για την...

Eco-neighborhoods : Where are we in Greece ?

On the occasion of  "World Environment Day 2012", the Greek-French and international SDMed Association ( www.sd-med.org) together with Panteion University-Laboratory of strategic spatial...

Conference of the Pioneers of the Local Authorities in Energy Cost Reduction

Conference of the Pioneers of the Local Authorities in Energy Cost Reduction

  Conference of the Pioneers of the Local Authorities in Energy Cost Reduction - organised by the ERFC with the participation of SDMed 31th March 2015, Athens, Greece VENUE : NATIONAL...

Nature and culture-based strategies and solutions for cities and territories : an idea whose time has come !

Nature and culture-based strategies and solutions for cities and territories : an idea whose time has come !

       On the occasion of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, SDMed Observation, Planning & Eco-innovation presents the International Conference "Nature &...

Greek ESPON-on-the-Road on press !

Greek ESPON-on-the-Road on press !

   BLOD.GR : http://www.blod.gr/lectures/Pages/viewevent.aspx?EventID=408  

Presentation of ESPONTrain, Brussels, Committee of the Regions,10 October 2014

Presentation of ESPONTrain, Brussels, Committee of the Regions,10 October 2014

Promoting the Use of European territorial evidence in practise. The ESPON National Contact Points capitalising efforts at transnational level This session  gave the stage to the...

ESPON Day ‘What European Territory Today and Tomorrow?’ 10 October 2014, Brussels

ESPON Day ‘What European Territory Today and Tomorrow?’ 10 October 2014, Brussels

10 October 2014, 8h30 – 16h00 Aim and Structure of the ESPON Day The ESPON Day ‘What European Territory Today and Tomorrow?’ aims at presenting mainachievements on European territorial...

Workshop on Smart Blue Growth, Nafplion, 4 june 2014

Workshop on Smart Blue Growth, Nafplion, 4 june 2014

  European seas and coasts are important drivers of the economy. In 2012 the EU’s blue economy represented 5.4 million jobs and a gross added value of just under €500 billion per year2. In...

SDMed participates in the CreativeMED Conference

SDMed participates in the CreativeMED Conference

The CreativeMED project, capitalising five successful projects of the MED programme 2007-2013, aims to deliver a bottom-up smart specialisation framework leveraging the creativity and...

Balancing acoustic comfort with energy performance, air quality               and fire protection in buildings

Balancing acoustic comfort with energy performance, air quality and fire protection in buildings

The ECHOPOLIS 2013 e-Proceedings are now available !!  see among the articles published :  Kyvelou S., Floros C., : Building sustainability through integrated design process :...

ESPONTrain Final Transnational Conference

ESPONTrain Final Transnational Conference

ESPONTrain Final Transnational Conference Are European planners familiar with ESPON findings? Integrating ESPON in higher education and policy making at central, regional and local levels...

"Territorial Development Opportunities in Europe and its Neighbourhood - Fostering Global Competitiveness", 5 - 6 December 2012

How to foster Europe’s competitiveness and integration through cooperation with neighbouring territories? Under this headline the first day of the Internal ESPON Seminar held in Cyprus on the 5...

SDMed hosted a major event:

SDMed hosted a major event: "EchoPolis Athina 2013"

    SDMed launched a major event in 2013 in Athens: "EchoPolis - Days of Sound 2013" Today, when western society is acutely concerned with the questions of individual existence,...

SB05MED&Expo-LIFE SB-MED Event

SB05MED&Expo-LIFE SB-MED Event

SDMed 2005 major event : SB05MED&Expo "Sustainable construction : action for sustainability in the mediterranean region"    For further information, please download : Film...

Demain la ville

Demain la ville

.     24.1.2012 SDMed supported the event "Demain la ville", 24/01/2012, 19h00 from INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE GRECE on Vimeo. At French Intitute of...

Urban regeneration and city branding: is memory an asset or an obstacle?

Urban regeneration and city branding: is memory an asset or an obstacle?"

Athens, Greece, June 19-23, 2010      "URBAN REGENERATION AND CITY BRANDING:IS MEMORY AN ASSET OR AN OBSTACLE?" 40th Annual Conference of the Johns Hopkins International...

Action plan for sustainable building and construction in the Mediterranean

Action plan for sustainable building and construction in the Mediterranean

The SBC Report : Action plan for sustainable building and construction in the Mediterranean was produced based on the outcomes of the SB05MED&Expo Conference and presented by...

SDMed becomes member of SBC Italia

SDMed becomes member of SBC Italia

  SD-Med has been assigned honorary member of the SBC Italia which is member of the SBAlliance. For more information on the Italian initiatives on sustainable building, please visit our ...

2nd French-hellenic Meeting on sustainable development

2nd French-hellenic Meeting on sustainable development

  The 2nd French-hellenic Meeting for sustainable development, held on 16 and 17 march 2009 in the French Institute of Athens has had a great success !   About 300 participants,...

SDMed-IFA Event  2009

SDMed-IFA Event 2009

SDMed-IFA Joint Event  2009 Invitation : Dear friends and colleagues,  We are pleased to invite you to participate in the "2nd French-Hellenic Meeting for Sustainable Development"...

SDMed at the Building Green Show

SDMed at the Building Green Show

December 2008 : SD-Med presents its activities at the "Building Green" Show in "Expo Athens".    

SB08MED&Expo: The mediterranean city facing climate change

SB08MED&Expo: The mediterranean city facing climate change

2008 : SB08MED&Expo : "The mediterranean city facing climate change : innovation, investment, governance for a low-carbon city" for further information, please download : Video-spot of the...

What the others say for us !

What the others say for us !

  Contributing to the international movement for progress There are two ways of going about integrating the environment into an activity. One is to evaluate the quality of a product; the...

  • ECHOCITIZEN Contest for young talents 15-22 years old

    ECHOCITIZEN Contest for young talents 15-22 years old

    Sunday, 12 November 2017 10:36
  • Join SDMed at EUGIC 2017 Budapest

    Join SDMed at EUGIC 2017 Budapest

    Saturday, 04 November 2017 13:03
  • About Green Infrastructure : Europe, Greece

    About Green Infrastructure : Europe, Greece

    Tuesday, 02 May 2017 12:59
  • Forum on Economic Impacts of the Cruise Industry

    Forum on Economic Impacts of the Cruise Industry

    Sunday, 31 May 2015 14:05
  • MARINESCAPE FORUM PIRAEUS

    MARINESCAPE FORUM PIRAEUS

    Monday, 25 May 2015 20:06
  • CISD : Natural Resources and Small Islands

    CISD : Natural Resources and Small Islands

    Sunday, 19 April 2015 07:13
  • Eco-neighborhoods : Where are we in Greece ?

    Wednesday, 25 March 2015 09:24
  • Conference of the Pioneers of the Local Authorities in Energy Cost Reduction

    Conference of the Pioneers of the Local Authorities in Energy Cost Reduction

    Friday, 06 March 2015 18:01
  • Nature and culture-based strategies and solutions for cities and territories : an idea whose time has come !

    Nature and culture-based strategies and solutions for cities and territories : an idea whose time...

    Wednesday, 25 February 2015 16:33
  • Greek ESPON-on-the-Road on press !

    Greek ESPON-on-the-Road on press !

    Thursday, 11 December 2014 21:23
  • "Integrated development through land-sea interaction: dimensions and perspectives of blue growth...

    Wednesday, 23 July 2014 07:49
  • Presentation of ESPONTrain, Brussels, Committee of the Regions,10 October 2014

    Presentation of ESPONTrain, Brussels, Committee of the Regions,10 October 2014

    Sunday, 12 October 2014 12:01
  • ESPON Day ‘What European Territory Today and Tomorrow?’ 10 October 2014, Brussels

    ESPON Day ‘What European Territory Today and Tomorrow?’ 10 October 2014, Brussels

    Wednesday, 24 September 2014 09:46
  • Workshop on Smart Blue Growth, Nafplion, 4 june 2014

    Workshop on Smart Blue Growth, Nafplion, 4 june 2014

    Saturday, 21 June 2014 04:19
  • SDMed participates in the CreativeMED Conference

    SDMed participates in the CreativeMED Conference

    Monday, 31 March 2014 10:59
  • Balancing acoustic comfort with energy performance, air quality               and fire protection in buildings

    Balancing acoustic comfort with energy performance, air quality and fire protection...

    Monday, 23 December 2013 09:11
  • ESPONTrain Final Transnational Conference

    ESPONTrain Final Transnational Conference

    Monday, 08 April 2013 10:35
  • "Territorial Development Opportunities in Europe and its Neighbourhood - Fostering Global...

    Thursday, 13 December 2012 14:23
  • SDMed hosted a major event:

    SDMed hosted a major event: "EchoPolis Athina 2013"

    Thursday, 17 January 2013 22:02
  • SB05MED&Expo-LIFE SB-MED Event

    SB05MED&Expo-LIFE SB-MED Event

    Wednesday, 01 August 2012 06:30
  • Demain la ville

    Demain la ville

    Saturday, 07 July 2012 22:10
  • Urban regeneration and city branding: is memory an asset or an obstacle?

    Urban regeneration and city branding: is memory an asset or an obstacle?"

    Saturday, 07 July 2012 22:08
  • Action plan for sustainable building and construction in the Mediterranean

    Action plan for sustainable building and construction in the Mediterranean

    Saturday, 07 July 2012 22:08
  • SDMed becomes member of SBC Italia

    SDMed becomes member of SBC Italia

    Saturday, 07 July 2012 22:06
  • 2nd French-hellenic Meeting on sustainable development

    2nd French-hellenic Meeting on sustainable development

    Saturday, 07 July 2012 22:05
  • SDMed-IFA Event  2009

    SDMed-IFA Event 2009

    Saturday, 07 July 2012 22:03
  • SDMed at the Building Green Show

    SDMed at the Building Green Show

    Saturday, 07 July 2012 22:01
  • SB08MED&Expo: The mediterranean city facing climate change

    SB08MED&Expo: The mediterranean city facing climate change

    Saturday, 07 July 2012 21:59
  • What the others say for us !

    What the others say for us !

    Friday, 06 July 2012 07:18

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Anne Azam-Pradeilles

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Anne Azam- Pradeilles, graduate of the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA, France), was high official of the French Ministry of Interior and of the French DATAR [now Commissariat général à l' Egalité des Territoires ( cget ) ]. She currently works as an international expert in the organization of public administration and public governance in general.

She also has a remarkable associative activity in France and all over the world.

She chairs the Scientific Public Governance Council of SDMED.

 

Vice-President and member of the Scientific Council of EUROPA  

EUROPA Association
2003 – Present (13 years) Limoges Area, France

EUROPA is a Council of Europe recognized NGO aiming at bringing together in a European newtork of experts -- academics and reseachers, civil servants and public employees in both State central and deconcentrated administrations and in decentralised self-governments. Since April 2012, I am Vice-President in charge of international cooperation and of the animation of the network of the 28 EU country correspondants plus members from the EU Neighbourhood Policy. As deputy editor-in-chief, in charge of preparing the 2nd issue of EUROPA Journal, REAP N°2 (Revue Européenne de l'Administration Publique) on Security. EUROPA website : www.europaong.org. EUROPA has signed covenants with a network of EU universities and with other associations or experts networks : AERTE / STREA (European association of Territorial State Representatives, prefects, governors, delegates of the government, voivod etc.), NISPAcee (Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe) etc.

Vice President of FERAM

FERAM
June 2008 – Present (8 years)56, Avenue Gay-Lussac, 750005 PARIS, France

FERAM -- Forum d'Etudes et de Rencontres Administratifs Mondiaux -- is a French association created in 1965, 50 years ago, to assist foreign ENA / IIAP (Institut International d'Administration Publique) trainees during their training sessions in France. First called "Foyer d'entraide et de rencontres pour les étudiants africains et malgaches" in the 60s, it has become a "Forum d'Echanges et de Rencontres Administratifs Mondiaux" (Worldwide Administrative Exchange and Meeting Forum). It invites keynote speakers to deliver short presentations and animate debates (usually during a breakfast, dinner or cocktail) on Public Administration related themes to the participants of ENA CISAP training sessions (CISAP = Cycle International d'Administration Publique Spécialisée, Specialised Public Administration International Cycles). The 50 Year Anniversary FERAM Conference took place at ENA in Paris on Monday October 5th 2015. The website www.feram.org (in construction) presents the history of the association, its activities, the international network of former IIAP and ENA alumni all over the world. The language used is usually French but can be English, Spanish, German or any other language if needed in the future. FERAM correspondants are invited to strengthen the network in their own respective countries. A Newletter will inform FERAM members and friends all over the world. A high-level steering committee is working on the next steps. Anne has been elected Vice-President in June 2015.

 

 

Demosthenes Davvetas

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Demosthenes Davvetas was born in Athens, he lives and works in Athens and Paris. Poet and writer, painter and performer, he has been writing since 1982 articles and essays in magazines and newspapers as Art Forum, Art in America, Art Studio, Beaux-Arts Magazine, Galeries Magazines, Liberation, Parkett, Risk in the cultural columns. He has been writing for the Greek newspaper “Eleftheros Tipos” since 2010.

During his career he participates in catalogue and monographics writing of important artists for museums , while he is performing lectures in Art schools of various Universities.
Since 1996 creates performances in a regular basis.

STUDIES :
1975-1980 Graduate Law School of Aristotelian University Thessalonica
1998 Doctor of Aesthetics in PARISVIII University (Director of Doctorate: MichelDeguy)

LITERAL PUBLICATIONS:
1986: Orestes or the novel without end, publ.Flammarion, Paris
1987: Cucchi Enzo, Davvetas Demosthenes and Schwander Martin, L'ombra vede, publ. GH Mott, Ridgefield, USA
Martin Disler, Demosthenes Davvetas and Wolfgang Drechsler, Das Gedrange Der
Gotter, Der Wucher Des Menschen, publ. Ritter, Austria
1989: The song of Pennelope, publ.Galilee, Paris
The cloak of Lakoontos (poems), publ .Galilee, Paris
German Art now, ass..A. Papadakis, publ .AcademyEditions, University fo Misigan, USA
1992: Ground full light, with M. Xenaki, poems, drawings, engraveable, publ .Michel Chomarat, Paris.
1994: Démosthène Davvetas, Jean-Baptiste Audat and Antoine Perpere, Le Coureur de Rêves, publ. Muntaner, Marseille
1995: Gift of birthday, Museum of Modern Art of Reunion, with G.Sfikar and J.Le Gac, publ .Sima
DreamRoad, publ .Montaner, Marseille
Poems, collaboration with the P. Tanimanidi, publ. Mpastas-Plessas, Athens
1996: Texts - Drawing with Marilena Zampoyra, publ. Peritechnon, Athens
1997: Poems – Drawings with Helen Kotsoni, publ. “E”, Athens.
1999: Tsoklis - Davvetas, publ. Astrolabe, Athens.
Julio Galan and DemosthenesDavvetas, BoxingStories, publ. Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg/Paris
2000: TonyCragg-D.Davvetas, poems and drawings, Marseille.
Pleasure publ.Edgewise Press, New York
2001: For an other use of world and Earth and rocks (poetic collections), publ. Ankara, Athens
The architecture of teardrops, publ . Ankara, Athens - publ. Edgewise Press, New York
The executant and other short stories, publ.Harmattan, Paris
2003: The ideal love, publ. Greek Letters, Athens
2004: Attendance in collective work 7+7. From the collections of EMST, ass. Helen Ganiti, National Museum of Modern Art, Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
2005: ΄ poems Publication of L'usage de la beauté, publ.Liex Dire, Strasbourg
2006: In the mirror of Orpheus, with the occasion of report drawing “EcritureTotale” in RedGallery, Athens.
2007: The portrait of a… terrorist. A novel of aesthetics, publ . I. Sideris, Athens
L' immagine al di là delle parole. Quadri e poesie, publ. A.M. Martini and M. L. Vezzali, Bologna, Italy
2009: Fashion and modern art: Lifes Parallel, publ. Eurasia, Athens. On the occasion the report C.Y.Twombly in the galeri Gagosian in Athens publishes his essay : “kalligrammata of Twombly”.
Love Demon, novel, publ . Experience Editorial, Athens
2011: The history of none and other short stories, publ .Pearlbooks edition, Zurich
Fashion and modern art, publ. Eurasia, Athens
2012: Balls in the pages, publ. Enastron, Athens
2013: In the mirror of Orpheus, publ. Suis Generis, Athens.

Stella KYVELOU

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Stella KYVELOU,Architect-Engineer, PhD in Geography and Spatial Planning from the University Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne, is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Regional Development of the  University of Social and Political Sciences Panteion of Athens. She is specialising in european environmental policy (European Institute of Public Administration) and local development. Founder, together with Dominique Bidou, of the SD-Med Association since 2001 and formally since 2004. She also managed the ESPON 2013 (European Observation network for territorial development and cohesion ) Hellenic Contact Point. She has been visiting Assistant professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering of the Democritus University of Thrace (1996-2000) and  member of the Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis Unit of the Greek Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation (1988-2002). Author of several articles and books on spatial/urban and building sustainability, on territorial cohesion in Europe and on maritime spatial planning.

She is director of the Strategic and Maritime Spatial Planning and Sustainable development Laboratory at Panteion University.

Home Address: 7 Pinotsi street, Athens 11741, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Her recent book on strategic spatial planning and territorial cohesion in Europe has been published by KRITIKI Editions in 2010  

In 2011, she has received the award of "Chevalier à l'ordre de Palmes Académiques" by the French Government.     

Recent publications :
  • [1] Kyvelou S. (ed.), "Maritime spatial issues : maritime dimension of territorial cohesion, maritime spatial planning, sustainable blue growth", ed.KRITIKI, Athens, 2016 ( in greek)
  • [2] Kyvelou S., "From spatial planning to spatial management : the concepts of strategic spatial planning and territorial cohesion in Europe" Ed.KRITIKI, Athens, 2010  (in greek)
  • [3] Kyvelou, S. and Bidou, D. (2008) ‘Quartiers durables, éco-quartiers, écopolis: quells enjeux en Europe?', International SB08MED Conference Proceedings the Mediterranean City Facing Climate Change: Innovation, Investment, Governance for a Low-carbon City, Athens.
  • [4] Kyvelou S.,Sapounaki-Dracaki L., Papadopoulos A., «Eco-quartiers en  Europe : leçons obtenues des pays du Nord, perspectives et politiques dans les pays de l'Europe du Sud», oral pre-sentation at the 10th International EAUH Conference, Gand, August-September 2010
  • [5] Kyvelou S., Papadopoulos T., "Exploring a South-European eco-neighbourhood model: planning forms, constraints of implementation and emerging resilience practices" International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 14, Nos. 1/2, 2011, p.77-94
  • [6] Sinou M. and Kyvelou S., "Mediterranean econeighborhoods: methodologies and tools "Architecture, energy and environment in bulidings and cities", CRES National Conference, Athens, may 2011
  • [7] Kyvelou, S. and Karaiskou, E. (2006) ‘Urban development through PPPs in the Euro-Mediterranean region', Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp.599-610, EMERALD Group Publishing Limited.
  • [8] Kyvelou S.,Marava N.,Kokkoni G.,(2011 : «Perspectives of local public-private partnerships towards urban sustainability in Greece» Int. J. Sustainable Development, Vol. 14, Nos. 1/2, 2011, p.95-111, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
  • [9] ΚΥΒΕΛΟΥ Στ., ΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ  Α., «ΑΕΙΦΟΡΟΙ ΓΕΙΤΟΝΙΕΣ : ΔΙΔΑΓΜΑΤΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΒΟΡΕΙΟ ΕΥΡΩΠΗ, ΖΗΤΗΜΑΤΑ ΠΡΟΒΛΗΜΑΤΙΣΜΟΥ ΓΥΡΩ ΑΠΟ ΕΝΑ ΜΕΣΟΓΕΙΑΚΟ ΥΠΟΔΕΙΓΜΑ», ΠΡΑΚΤΙΚΑ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟΥ, KΕΦΑΛΛΟΝΙΑ, ΜΑΙΟΣ 2010.
  • [10] S.Kyvelou, L.Dracaki, M.Sinou, A.Papadopoulos "Planning and building a South-European eco-neighborhood : from concepts and strategies to practice and assessment tools", Review of decentralization, local government and regional development, Vol.66, Athens, 2011
  • [11]KYVELOU, Stella and CHIOTINIS, Nikitas, (2013), LA POLITIQUE REGIONALE ET LA DEMOCRATISATION DE L’EUROPE: LA LUTTE A LA CORDE EUROPEENNE, Géographies, Géopolitiques et Géostratégies Régionales, I, issue 1, p. 89-96, http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hrs:jrnggg:v:i:y:2013:i:1:p:89-96.
  • [12]Stella Kyvelou, Nektaria Marava, Simos Retalis and Ioanna Pothitaki (2013) : An innovative educational tool in disseminating the ESPON knowledge widely: Evaluation and perspectives, Second ESPON 2013 Scientific Report, Science in support of European Territorial Development and Cohesion, December 2013
  • [13]Stella Kyvelou, Christos Floros (2013): Building sustainability through integrated design process : Balancing acoustic comfort with energy performance, air quality and fire protection in buildings, ECHOPOLIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Proceeedings, Athens, October 2013
  • [14] Stella Kyvelou, Maria Sinou, Isabelle Baer and Toni Papadopoulos (2012). Developing a South-European Eco-Quarter Design and Assessment Tool Based on the Concept of Territorial Capital, Sustainable Development – Authoritative and Leading Edge Content for Environmental Management, Sime Curkovic (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-0682-1, InTech
  • [15] Kyvelou, Stella, Marava, Nektaria and Chiotinis, Nikitas, (2014), LA DIMENSION MARITIME DE LA COHÉSION TERRITORIALE ET SA PORTÉE GÉOPOLITIQUE EN MÉDITERRANÉE DE SUD-EST, Géographies, Géopolitiques et Géostratégies Régionales, II, issue 1, p. 69-86.

Stella Kyvelou - full brief CV ( 2017)

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Personal BLOG : www.kyvelou.wordpress.com

  

Robert SAVY

Robert SAVY, ancient State Councillor, is honorary President of the Limousin Region.  He's now President of the EUROPA Association and Honorary President of the SDMed Association. 


president HonoraireRobert SAVY is associate of public law and political science.
He was Professor at the Faculty of law and economic sciences of Limoges (1966-1986), and then Counsellor of State. His main work focused on economic public law and the urban planning law.
Politician, he was President of the Regional Council of Limousin (1986-2004).
As Deputy he initiated the creation of a system of interregional equalisation.
He contributed to the admission of the idea of territorial cohesion by the
European Union. In his region, he relaunched the Territorial Perspective "Limousin 2007" and created
the first regional public service for the high and very high throughput.

Charles Le Coeur

Short Bio for Prof.Charles Le Coeur
Born in 1948, agregation of geography 1972. Professor in the Department of Geography, University of Paris I-Panthéon-
Sorbonne. Director of the Laboratory of Physical Geography ( CNRS Meudon) since 2000.

  • Research :

After a PhD thesis on the geomorphology of the Mourne Mountains (Northern Ireland) and a thèse d'Etat on the landscape
evolution of the Inner Hebrides (Scotland), my research subjects has widen toward the uneven responses to environmental - Studies are undertaken on impact of climatic change on mountain slope processes ( Alps and NW Europe) ; - one research program is focuses on responses to change in river use (derelict dam and levee, water mills,... ) and evolution of river management (heritage, environment, hazard) on N France river systems ; - Urban environment as major change in natural dynamics, as social representations, and as management stake. Major questions are set on local response to global or regional change (climatic effects or social land use effects. Environmental management and political decision.

  • Teaching :

- Physical geography as a study of natural dynamics changing in conjunction to changing social activities.
- Environment and geopolitics pointing out : the use of natural questions as metaphoric topic for political debate ; the part of
image as a tool for lobbying in environment ; the intrusion of environmental questions into political discussions at different scale
(local, national, international) ; the evolution of major environmental questions (local to global) within last 30 years ; the direct
and indirect effects of public policy on environment.  

Please click here for a more extensive CV 

Josh ARNOLD

Josh ARNOLD, JD, MBA , LEED® Accredited Professional

Joshua L. Arnold, JD, MBA, LEED AP, is the founder and principal sustainability consultant of 360GREEN, Inc., an international consulting firm dedicated to making the business case for sustainable development. Mr. Arnold consults with the U.S. Green Building Council, major energy utility programs, and businesses of all sizes that seek to implement sustainable business operations. He has consulted on over 200 projects worth over $3 billion (USD), ranging from single family homes to mixed-use urban neighbourhood redevelopment.