LEAD-China National Training For Cohort 7
July 29 - August 21, 1998

Topic/speakers

I. Setting Stage: Framework of Environment & Development

July 29, Wed.
8:30-12:00 am

Opening:
1. Mu Guangfeng, deputy director of Department of Pollution Monitoring and Control, the State Environmental Protection Administration: Keynote address: environment protection and sustainable development
2. Li Lailai: Introduction to LEAD
3. Ye Weizuo: Associates' rules

2:00-5:30 pm

Business and Environment Protection
1. James Porter, Director of Environment, Safety and Health, PPG Industries, Inc.
2. Si Zhi Zhong, Counselor (Development) of Canadian Embassy

7:00-9:00 pm

Li Lailai: Methodology
- Case study as a serious research design
- How to conduct a case for LEAD objective of knowledge building

Lectures: Multi-disciplinary Approach to Sustainable Development.

July 30, Thu.
8:30-12:00 am
2:00-5:30 pm

Zhang Renwu: Ecology
- Basic concepts and theories of ecology related to sustainable development
- Typical ecosystems and their characteristics analysis(agro- ecosystem, urban ecosystem ,complex ecosystem and global ecosystem)
- Case study: The characteristics of eco-economic system in Loess Plateau and its ecological construction
- Discussion

- Introducing some regional eco-economic theories for SD
- Case study: Sustainable development of agriculture in Loess Plateau
- Video show and discussion

July 31 Fri.
8:30-12:00 am

2:00-5:30 pm

Lu Yonglong: Environmental Science
1. ES in conceptual perspective
- Components and features of environment
- water and soil systems -environmental problems and scientific research
- policy instruments

2. Advance in ES
- recent environmental movement
- China's and global environmental problems;
- Methods for environmental management
- Economic instruments for environmental management
- Prospect of ES development

Aug. 1, Sat.

Field trip to Miyun County with focus on:
- model of ecological agriculture
- stakeholders and their interests
- trade-off to be made for the sustainable development

Aug. 2-3,
Sun ¨CMon.
8:30-5:30

Mao Yushi: Economics

- human rights and market
- principles of optimal allocation
- theory of general equilibrium
- price and substitute
- Pareto optimal
- Discount rate
- International trade
- Exchange rate

- epletion of natural capital
- environmental degradation
- cost-benefit analysis
- financial crisis in East Asia

Aug. 4, Tue.
8:30-12:00 am
2:00-5:30 pm

Zhai Zhenwu: Demography
- Review of Basic Concepts and Indexes
- World Population and the future
- China Population and the future
- Population and resources
- Population and pollution
- Views from international society on population and development
- Overview on Family Planning Program in China
- Question and Discussion

Aug. 5, Wed.
8:30-12:00 am
2:00-5:30 pm

Li Junfeng, Energy Research Institute of the State Development Planning Commission: Energy Development in China
- Introduction
- energy resources
- energy consumption
- energy demand
- energy and environment
- energy and climate change
- options for change (discussion)

Aug. 6, Thurs.
8:30-12:00 am

Lu Yonglong: Life cycle assessment & environment management
- definition of and aspects of LCA methodology
- technical framework for a case study
- applications and limitations of LCA procedure
- future development in LCA

He Chuanqi,
Chief of Financing and Planning Division, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Knowledge innovation system

Ye Weizuo: Global change
- global climate change
- acid rain
- ozone depletion
- loss of bio-diversity
- deforestation and desertification

Forums: New thinking & paradigms in dealing with new challenges

2. Sun Weiyan, President of University of International Business and Economics & member of China Council of International Cooperation for Environment and Development
- Trade and environment

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