Trondheim, the inspiration of nature
Trondheim is 600 km north of Oslo at 62ⅹ latitude. It is the centre of research in Norway and the town is full of scholars and students. Although it has approximately 150,000 inhabitants it is quiet; the population is spread over a large area. This means that nature is close by wherever you live in town. The workday starts early (08:00) and ends early (16:00, in summer 15:00). This means that you have plenty of opportunity to do outdoor activities. In spite of its latitude, the weather in Trondheim is mild with relatively little rain. When we were living in Trondheim (Aug-Nov 2003), such opportunities were taken advantage of as much as possible, such as walking every day and being out on weekend trips to the countryside. The atmosphere at the Institute of Industrial Ecology (Indecol) was inspiring, a lot of new ideas were generated through all kinds of in-depth discussions. This institute is doing excellent work, which deserves to be known better in the world. It is a great environment to rethink Ecodesign and other environmental activities. Nature contributes too, through long walks to little villages tucked away in marshy woodlands, hills, mountains but most of all the fjells. You can roam for hours, and be impressed by the variety of colors in green, grey and black. You can struggle with the wind and rain, and see new horizons. An exceptional highlight was a 2-hour spell of Northern Lights over Trondheim in November, 2003. I described it as follows in the Indecol newsletter: standing, and after some time sitting, in the early snow on the lawn in front of the university building (which is on a hill above town), looking to the skies over town where this wild ‘game of green’ was on display for almost two hours. People next to us told me, “the best in twenty years.
国际会议
The 4th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology(第四届固体废物管理与技术国际会议)
北京
英文
601
2009-11-28（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）