Sustainable Sweden Tour 2 nd 15 th September About Manfred Max-Neef

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1 Sustainable Sweden Tour 2 nd 15 th September 2012 Welcome to our next Tour in September. It will be split in two parts, one in Southern Sweden and the other one in Northern Sweden. You can choose either one week or the whole trip of two weeks. Host communities will be Eco-Municipalities who will share their experiences of how to transform the communities to sustainability. We will also have a special focus on renewable energy and sustainable economy. Tour Leader will be our chairman Torbjörn Lahti who has three decades of experiences of working with Eco-Municipalities. We also have the pleasure to have Manfred Max-Neef, the famous alternative economist from Chile, as one of our participants on the Tour. He will hold a couple of seminars during this 2-week journey. We are looking forward to meet you in September! About Manfred Max-Neef The Chilean economist focuses on alternative development methods. He taught economics at Berkeley University in the 1960's. In this frame, he got an early interest for development issues in Third World countries. Thus, he worked in the FAO (UN Food and Agriculture Organization) and the International Labor Organization. In 1981, Max-Neef published From the Outside Looking In : Experiences in Barefoot Economics, a book in which he describes his experiences in poor countries of Latin America. He argues that economy needs to be applied at the human scale in order to fulfill human fundamental needs. Thus, he challenges the traditional economic development indicators such as the GDP or GNP. Instead, Max-Neef designed a human development model based upon the fundamental human needs identifies through his researches and explained in his second book : Human Scale Development published in In 2011, he published a new book Economics unmasked, which is a merciless reckoning of the current economic paradigm and an introduction to the new sustainable economic paradigm where he also sees the Eco-Municipalities as a direct implementation of his own ideas. Manfred Max-Neef has received the Right Livelihood Award in 1983 for his work. He currently teaches at the Austral University of Chile in Valdivia and is councilor in the World Future Council.

2 Overview Itinerary Southern Tour : 2 nd - 8 th September Day 1-2 nd Sunday : Copenhagen Day 2-3 rd Monday : Karlskrona Day 3-4 th Tuesday : Borgholm Day 4-5 th Wednesday : Borgholm [SEMINAR] Day 5-6 th Thursday : Kalmar-Linköping Järna Day 6-7 th Friday : Järna-Södertälje Day 7-8 th Saturday : Huddinge - Stockholm Northern Tour : 9 th -15 th September Day 8 9 th Sunday : Luleå Day 9-10 th Monday : Boden Day th Tuesday : Jokkmokk Day nd Wednesday : Jokkmokk Övertorneå Day th Thurday : Övertorneå Day th Friday : Övertorneå [SEMINAR] Day th Saturday : Haparanda Back to Stockholm

3 Content of the Tour Southern part of the Tour : 2 nd - 8 th September Day 1-2 nd Sunday : Copenhagen-Karlskrona 12 pm Gathering at Copenhagen Airport Kastrup at the arrival hall. Waiting for the last participators to arrive Train to Karlskrona. Arrives at Welcome dinner on a boat in the Karlskrona archipelago Review of the Tour. Presentation of Sustainable Sweden and Sekom (The Association for Swedish Eco-municipalities). Presentation of the participators. The Eco-Municipality of Karlskrona: Biosphere Karlskrona Archipelago, Speech by Dr. Manfred Max-Neef the history of Human Scale Economy and the person behind the theory. Accommodation: Hotel Conrad, Karlskrona Hotell Conrad Västra Köpmansgatan Karlskrona, Sweden ph fax [email protected] Day 2-3 rd Monday : Karlskrona Welcome and presentation of Sekom: National Association of Swedish Eco Municipalities, Kenneth Gyllensting, Coordinator Presentation of Eco Municipality Karlskrona, Coffee and sandwich Biosphere Reserve Blekinge Archipelago, Heleen Podsekowska, Coordinator Energy Strategy for Blekinge County, Lisa Wälitalo, South east Sweden Energy Agency South Baltic Off Shore Wind Energy Regions, Hans Olof Svensson, Project Leader Lunch

4 12.30 Study visit to Bubbetorp Recycling Central, Christer Karlsson and Jessica Karlsson, Karlskrona municipality Blekinge Institute of Technology Leading in Sustainable Development End of Karlskrona part Travel to Borgholm by bus Dinner Accommodation: Strand Hotell Borgholm AB. Ph: Fax: Mail address: Villagatan Borgholm Day 3-4 th Tuesday : Borgholm Guide for the day: Ms Annika Karpfors, Sustainable Sweden Southeast AB Place: Strand Hotel, Borgholm Presentation of Sustainable Sweden Southeast AB, a cluster of environmental technology companies (Ms Annika Karpfors, Project Coordinator) Presentation of the climate and energy plan for the Eco-municipality of Borgholm (Mr. Tommy Lindström, Energy and Climate Strategist) Presentation of the cooperative Alböke Wind Farm (founder, Ecoentrepreneur Mr. Stig Bertilsson, Norrby Wind AB) Place: Visit to Alböke Wind Farm, Öland Guided by Mr Stig Bertilsson, Norrby Vind AB Place: Brofästet, Kalmar Presentation of Vatten och Samhällsteknik AB, VoS, who is a staffowned consulting company with a wide personal engagement. They offer specialized technical consulting within the areas water resource management, land use management, waste management, environmental protection, planning and urban design and they are a climate neutral company. They have ethic rules for the guidance of their staff in their professional exercising and are work systematically with working environmental matters. (Lars Kylefors, ecutive President MSc in Civil Engineering, Senior Consultant and Åsa Blixte, MSc in Civil Engineering, Senior Consultant

5 Lunch: Brofästet, Kalmar Place: Stormwater facility Kalmar Dämme Natural treatment methods in the wetland park primarily to reduce the nitrogen content. (VoS) Place: AB Gustaf Kähr, Nybro With more than 150 years of experience, Kährs is one of the oldest flooring manufacturers in the world - as well as one the most innovative, with a history of introducing groundbreaking eco-friendly wood flooring technologies. (Mr Bruce Uhler, Environmental Ambassador) Place: Euronom AB, Kalmar Presentation of Euronom FlexiFuel, one of the world s most flexible Agenda 21 systems for private houses and smaller premises. The heart of the system is the ExoTank VPS, an accumulator tank that can be connected to heat pumps, solar energy collectors, pellet boilers, kitchen boilers, wood boilers and district heating. The system also makes it possible to use the most favorable heating when energy prices and politics change in the future. (Åke Hjort, CEO Euronom AB, Curt Nordström, green entrepreneur, Marketing and Sales Manager, Gila Control System AB, Bo Karlsson, Professor in Materials Technology for sustainable growth, LnU) Back at Strand Hotel, Borgholm Accommodation: Strand Hotell, Borgholm Day 4-5 th Wednesday : Borgholm Seminar about New Economy paradigm with Dr.Manfred Max-Neef as a keynote speaker together with several others. Our Tour Travelers will meet lot's of other participants from different parts of Scandinavia. A special seminar program will be developed. Dinner at the Hotel Accommodation: Hotell Strand, Borgholm

6 Day 5-6 th Thursday : Borgholm Östergötland - Södertälje Travel to Linköping, Lunch, meeting with Clean Tech Östergötland Study visits Energy Efficient Housing: a restaured plus energy house meetings with local entrepreneurs (sustainable construction and solar cells) waste mangement: recycling station We continue during the afternoon to Järna in the Eco-Municipality of Södertälje Dinner at Ytterjärna Restaurang Accommodation: Torpa Pensionat, Torpa Pensionat, Sweden Hotels Torpavägen Södertälje Ph [email protected] Day 6-7 th Friday : Södertälje - Järna Breakfast at the Accommodation 8.30 Travel by bus to Ytterjärna and Järna Culture Center. Visit to a demonstation plant - Your 2000 squaremeters - which shows a sustainable lifestyle in terms of what you need to have of agriculture land to have a good ecological life. Visit to Saltå Kvarn (Mill) a company in food industry providing organic products. Travel to Hovsjö School for a short visit before we continue for lunch at Igelstavikens Gymnasium. The lunch will be together with the dietary unit and the manager Sara Jervfors. Presentation of the project Diet for a Clean Baltic. Presentation of Telge Hovsjö AB by the CEO Patrik Derk. It's a municipal owned real estate company. The company is working with sustainable development from all three perspectives: ecological, economic and social. Travel back to Ytterjärna. Visit to Ekobanken, a bank based on a sustainable approach. A good example of a new sustainable paradigm : study visits at the anthroposophical center eco-bank, organic farming, schools, hospital, tourism, etc Guided Tour in the antrophosofical center of Ytterjärna. We will see the parks, a school, a hospital, exhibitions of ecological forestry and several companies based on organic food.

7 ( Picture : rubn.wordpress.com ) Dinner at Ytterjärna restaurang Accommodation: Torpa Pensionat Day 7-8 th Saturday : Huddinge Breakfast at the pensionat Travel to Huddinge Welcome to Huddinge, Today s program, Johanna Pettersson Facts about Huddinge, Jonas Andersson Sustainability in the Local government control system, Jonas Andersson The ecological footprint of Huddinge and environmental issues, Katarina Persson Break Participation, why and how, Marcel Moritz Journey by bus to Sundby Gård Brunch at Sundby Gård, Walking in the area around Sundby Gård Journey by bus to Huddinge centrum

8 Visit at Farmers market, Daina Måsviken Travel to Stockholm Central Station End of the first part of the Tour in Stockholm with discussion and free times in Stockholm Departure to Northern Sweden for the second part of the Tour Night train to Luleå. Departure from Stockholm Central Station at 19.55

9 Northern part of the Tour : 9th - 15th September (Picture : Absolutsuecia.com ) Day 8-9 th Sunday : Luleå Arrival at Luleå Railway station at City walk together with the Eco-Municipaity Co-ordinator Ms. Lena Bengtén to the City Hall. Presentation of the eco-municipality and study visits: renewable energies, transportation management, green construction Bus to Gammelstads kyrkby (church village) a world culture heritage. Dinner Accommodation: Gammelstads gästhem, Hostel and hotel in the world cultural heritage Gammelstads Gästhem Gamla Bodenvägen Gammelstad Ph: [email protected]

10 Day 9-10 th Monday : Boden Presentation of the Eco-Municipality of Boden and their waste and energy strategies. How organic waste can become a resource in building up sustainable transportation systems. Study visit of a small-scale district heating system in Harads. Presentation of the village development group Accommodation: Hotell Jokkmokk Solgatan 45, S Jokkmokk Sweden Ph.+ 46 (0) Fax + 46 (0) [email protected] Day th Tuesday : Jokkmokk Jokkmokk is located in the heart of Lapland (next to the Arctic circle), in a region rich of Sami ancestral culture heritage. ( Picture : kirken.no ) Ajtte, Swedish Mountain and Same Muséum Work-shop: Speach by Manfred Max-Neef Common discussions Guide Tour in the Muséum Lunch at Ajtte Travel to Kvikkjokk in the Mountains Workshop: Presentation and discussion of Jokkmokks vision for sustainable development, including Futurize, youth participation in the change process. Presentation och discussion of the Laponiaprocess (Sami self-governance in the development of the worldheritage of Laponia), meeting with representatives from the

11 Same Community Accommodation: Hotell Jokkmokk Day nd Wednesday : Jokkmokk Boden - Overtorneå Travel day : Jokkmokk-Boden. Study visit to the bio gas plant in Boden Lunch in Boden Travel to Overtorneå in the afternoon. Arrival to Övertorneå Welcome to Övertorneå PresentationsThe Eco-Municipality of Övertorneå: History, current situation, plans for the future. Climate and Energy Plan. Dinner in the evening at the Hotel Accommodation Hotel Tornedalia Hotel Tornedalia Sockenvägen Övertorneå Tel: +46(0) Fax: +46(0) [email protected] Day th Thursday : Övertorneå Overtorneå was the first eco-municipality launched in Sweden in the 1980's and the one that initiated the Swedish national movement of eco-municipalities. This is a rural city bordering Finland ( Picture : makitalo.se )

12 Study visits: District Heating, based on biofuel, Hietaniemi friskola, a school with a sustainable approach and owned by the village Lunch at Kattilakoski close to the Artic Circle Juoksengi Farm, a farm owned by the village Aapua Wind Power Plant Return via Finland Dinner at Koivumaa Pasture Smoke Sauna Accommodation: Hotel Tornedalia Day th Friday : Övertorneå Seminar with Manfred Max-Neef as a keynote speaker together with several other speakers. A special program will be developed for the Seminar. Good-Bye Dinner Accommodation: Hotel Tornedalia Day th Saturday : Haparanda Travel along the Torne River Visit to a Cultural heritage of the raking white fish (in the morning) Lunch Travel towards Luleå and Umeå possible stops during the road Possibilities to fly from Luleå or Umeå to Stockholm/Arlanda or taking the night train from Umeå to Stockholm END OF THE TOUR. JOIN OUR TEAM IN THIS NEW TOUR IN SEPTEMBER! Contact : [email protected] for updated informations