Acknowledgements

The Organizing Committee is extremely grateful to the invited speakers and their kind participation.

Mathis Wackernagel
Global Footprint Network - USA & Switzerland

Klaus Hubacek
University of Maryland - USA

Bruno Silvestre
University of Manitoba - Canada

Luís Eduardo Velázquez Contreras
University of Sonora - Mexico

Gengyuan Liu
Beijing Normal University - China

Carlos Montalvo
Netherlands Organisation for applied Scientific Research (TNO) - Netherlands

Hossam Gaber
University of Ontario Institute of Technology - Canada

Linda Hancock
Deakin University - Australia

Donald Huisingh
Tennessee University - USA

Thank you the authors and to all the participants who have made this event possible.  Special thanks are addressed to the UNIP’s support committee. We could not refrain from expressing our gratitude to the FAPESP, for the financial support.

Special thanks are addressed to Dr. Yugo Okida, the Vice-Rector of Post Graduation and Research of Universidade Paulista, Dr. Marília Ancona-Lopez, the Vice-Rector of Graduation of Universidade Paulista, and to Dr. Marina Soligo, Main Coordinator of Post Graduation and Research of Universidade Paulista, for their unconditional support.

realization by
 
Universidade Paulista - UNIP
 
organized by
 
Universidade Paulista - UNIP
 
in participation with
 
ACPN Global Center
ACPN Asian, African and Oceanian Center
ACPN North American Center
ACPN Latin American and Caribbean Center
ACPN European Center