03 – 16 August 2008 MAZURY LAKES

partners:

Sustainable Water

Management

The course was organized as an international IP summer course by Technical University of Lodz with cooperation with the Baltic University Programme

The course is funded by the EU ERASMUS INTENSIVE PROGRAMME and the TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ

Intensive Program ERASMUS

Technical University of Lodz

The Baltic University Programme

Project partners:

MAZURY LAKES 2008

Participants

no. name country university

1 Dovile Vegelyte Lithuania Kaunas University of Technology

2 Edvinas Krugly Lithuania Kaunas University of Technology

3 Tadas Prasauskas Lithuania Kaunas University of Technology

4 Marius Sulga Lithuania Kaunas University of Technology

5 Mantas Karciauskas Lithuania Kaunas University of Technology

6 Veronika Zedníková Czech Republic Technical University of Ostrava

7 Lucie Kollárová Czech Republic Technical University of Ostrava

8 Vojtech Olbrecht Czech Republic Technical University of Ostrava

9 Deniss Maloshev Estonia Tallinn University of Technology

10 Anna Svensson Sweden Uppsala University

11 Martin Edbor Sweden Uppsala University

12 Magdalena Solarek Poland Adam Mickiewicz Univ, Poznań

13 Maria Gałązka Poland University of Warsaw

14 Monika Świątek Poland University of Warsaw

15 Wojciech Sambor Poland University of Warsaw

16 Marcin Jurczak Poland Poznan University of Economics

17 Dorota Błędzka Poland Technical Univ of Lodz

18 Byczek Szymon Poland Technical Univ of Lodz

19 Zagrodny Bartłomiej Poland Technical Univ of Lodz

20 Marcin Tyfa Poland Technical Univ of Lodz

21 Michał Pytasz Poland Technical Univ of Lodz

Students:

Participants

Participants

Teachers:

Magdalena Suchora Poland University of Life Sciences in Lublin

Ryszard Kornijów Poland University of Life Sciences in Lublin

Krzysztof Ciesielski Poland Technical Univ of Lodz

Witold Kubiak Poland Technical Univ of Lodz

Agnieszka Trzupek Poland Technical Univ of Lodz

Grzegorz Kierner Poland Technical Univ of Lodz

Organizers:

Universities:

partners:

Participants

Sweden - Uppsala UniversityFinland - Åbo Akademi Latvia - Latvijas UniversitateEstonia - Tallinna TehnikaülikoolLithuania - Kauno Technologijos Universitetas

Czech Rep - Vysoka Skola Banska – Technicka Univerzita OstravaGermany - Technishe Universität Hamburg-

HarburgPoland -

Akademia Rolnicza, LublinAkademia Gorniczo HutniczaAkademia PedagogicznaUniwersytet im. Adama MickiewiczaAkademia Ekonomiczna w PoznaniuUniwersytet WarszawskiUniwersytet SlaskiPolitechnika Lodzka

MAZURY LAKES 2008

General everyday routine during the cruise:

7:30 wake up, breakfast preparing, cleaning the yachts9.00 – 11.00 Lectures, presentations11.30 – 16.00 sailing through the Great Mazury Lakes trails - collecting water samples by crews from appointed places.- measurements on the lakes, - discussion of the influence of external factors on water quality.- Learning of sailing and safety rules on board.- Sightseeing, histories of the visited sites during the cruise16.30 – 18.00 Lectures, presentations, water samples quality

analysis 18.00 - 19.30 Cleaning the yachts, bosum’s works, cooking a

meal19.30 – 22.00 Integrating activities, bonfire, free time

partners:

MAZURY LAKES 2008

Scientific program:

MAZURY LAKES 2008

1. The Baltic Sea region - introduction to inshore water management

- The Baltic Sea region – general overview (history, environment, society, economics, political sciences)- The Baltic Sea as a factor which shape contemporary region- Comparison of the system for water quality classification (parameters, boundary values of classes) - Measures to improve water use and protection- Political systems of Baltic Sea Region- Water management in the Baltic Sea countries- Chemical and biological water quality- Eutrophication of surface water- Flood risks, flood prevention- Hydropower- Coastal zone managementSludge management- The influence of agriculture on water quality- Buffer zones of water bodies- Impact of forestry on water resources- Impact of soil erosion on water- Impact on land erosion- Water conflicts- Green technology- Implementing the EU Water Directive

Scientific program:

MAZURY LAKES 2008

2. Lakes in the Baltic Sea region - Types of lakes, genesis of lakes- Differences between deep and shallow lakes- Plants and animals as indicators of lakes tropism- Trophic classification of lakes (TSI)- Temperature and oxygen as factors ruling lake functions- Functions of small rivers and lakes- Ecological zones in lakes- Threats to lakes and their restoration- Influence of fishery on lake water quality- Function and ways of lakes restoration- Tourism in the lake region- Regulations for limited settlement on lake and sea coasts - Regulations on coastal region management - Lakes in selected countries (description, comparison)

3. The Great Mazury Lakes- Origins of the lake district- Mazury Lake District- Histories of sites visited during the cruise- Mazurian channels - Information on water purity in the Great Mazury Lakes District- Description of selected lakes- Mazury seen by economists

Scientific program:

lectures

WOPR Station Giżycko

Visiting places

Visiting places

Hydrobiological Station in Mikołajki

Visiting places

after lectures

after lectures

final exam

end of the cruise