This symposium is organized
every two years at the University of Corsica in
Corte. The goal of the symposium is to be a forum for exchanges and meetings between
researchers working on the topics of environment and identity. The symposium is supervised
this year by the Institute of Environment (IE) and it is divided into five workshops around the
following topics. A special day dedicated to research valorisation and technology transfer will
be organized in Ajaccio on July 13, 2005.
All the topics are related but not limited to the following tracks :
W-1 Forest Fire (Track chairs: Paul Santoni & Domingos Xavier Viegas)
Physical and numerical modelling
Computer science tools
Experimental activities
Fire chemistry
Fire ecology
Fire management and prevention
W-2 Renewable Energy (Track chairs: Aldo Boglietti & Gilles Notton)
Wind, solar, PV and thermal, hydro power, geothermal energy ocean/tidal and biomass
Emerging energy technology
Process system engineering
Electrical system design, integration & control
Meteorology forecasting
Economic and market issues, sociological aspects
W-3 Water Management (Track chairs: Sylvia Agostini & Carlos Feliu José)
Physic-chemical characterization
Biological characterization
Surface waters
Underground waters
Socio-economy
Ocean engineering
Marine ecology
W-4 Sustainable Development (Track chairs: Paul-Marie Romani & Carlo Carraro)
Waste Management
Tourism
Social and Solidarity Economy
W-5 Cultural Heritage (Track chairs: Alain Di Meglio & Normand Labrie)
Identities
Education
Languages
Territories
Archaeology