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HELLA Iceland -- An ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) researcher recently chaired the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, “Sustainable Cities and Military Installations,” held in Hella, Iceland.
Chaired by Dr. Igor Linkov, EL, the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, “Sustainable Cities and Military Installations,” brought together experts to review the state of the science in energy, water, and infrastructure sustainability initiatives and to provide a forum for attendees to discuss emerging technologies and strategies that can be applied to environmental sustainability, energy and resource security, and reduction of vulnerability to military installations and small cities.
In the face of threats such as climate change and other potential natural and man-made stressors, small cities and military installations must develop comprehensive, long-term strategies for integrating energy, water, waste, and other infrastructure systems that provide necessary services for residents and meet mission needs. Given the complexity, temporal and spatial variability, and uncertainty associated with long-term planning, small cities and military installations require novel technologies and analytic methodologies to best meet their needs.
Workshop attendees discussed that state of the science with respect to sustainability; strategies, methodologies, and technologies for achieving sustainability goals; approaches for the integration of energy, water, and infrastructure technologies with social and other management aspects; and future areas for research for improving resiliency against climate change and other stressors.
The event was hosted jointly by ERDC and the University of Iceland and included approximately 50 scientists, engineers and policy makers from 16 different nations.
Event sponsors included the NATO Science Programme, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Society for Risk Analysis, NORD-STAR, Novus Environmental, Bioengineering Group, Lockheed Martin and Environ Inc.
More information on the meeting, including presentations can be found online at:
http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/training.cfm?Topic=Workshop&List=11JunNATO.