1. Workshop group N4 Economy and SD: Ecological economics

2. Participants: Group leaders: • Alan AtKisson – President and CEO, AtKisson INC USA; • Arnold Bernaciak, - University of Economics, Poznan • Andra Blumberga, - Riga Technical University; • Katarzyna Zykwinska,- Lodz Technical University; • Katarzyna Sewilska, - University of Technology and Agriculture, Bydgoszcz; • Pawel Napiorkowsky, - Nikolaus Copernicus University; • Irina Skazetskaya,- Belarusian State Agricultural Academy, Gorki; • Lyudmila Zachvoyska, - Lviv State University of Forestry; • Vladimir Kapitsa, - Belarusian State Agricultural and Technical University, Minsk.

3. Problems of the booklet: • Out of day theoretical information and data; • Weak methodological materials; • Lack of good examples, especially of such region as Belarus (Belarus has large ecological impact to Baltic Region)

4. Problems of the booklet: • Lack of methodology of economic analysis and economic instruments. For example there is no cost – benefit analysis method valuation of the Environment • There is no the anthology of Ecological economic and its place in a system of Economic sciences

5. Suggestions for improvement: • To rebuilt the booklet according to modern cutting adge in economic science; • Because the information in ecological economic develops very fast, it is necessary to give basic knowledge in textbook and to update this information on relevant web-site. The web site ought to renewable ones per one-two years;

6. Suggestions for improvement: • It is necessary to stress such brunches of the course as theory of inclusive of wealth: • Background of economical knowledge with ecological agricultural, forestry, industry ones and interconnect them.

7. Didactic: • Develop basic level text book for bachalor economic and noneconomic specializations and advanced master course for economists; • To develop manual for practical work, like in Environment Science course; • To collect examples of ecological problems and they economic effects for different regions and economical systems of the Baltic Sea Region.

8. Summary Ecological economic is a young and fast developing science. Therefore our group proposes to create new basic course of Ecological economics for the Baltic University.

9. The course ought to be like : • basic textbook (one or two levels); • permanently renewable website; • virtual newsletter • chat for students • references and literature links

10. Thank you for attention!