IPB University and Institute of Environmental Engineering RUDN University Russia Hold Urban Ecology Seminar
IPB University through the International Research Institute for Environment and Climate Change (IRIECC) or the International Research Institute – Environment and Climate Change (LRI – LPI) together with the Institute of Environmental Engineering RUDN University Russia held a Joint Seminar in Urban Ecology.
This seminar aims to share information regarding research results between researchers at each university on the main topic of urban ecology. This activity involved 130 participants from academics, government, and the private sector. Participants came from Indonesia, Russia, Japan, Cambodia, Germany and the Philippines.
“The hope is that this activity can open up research or collaboration opportunities between RUDN University Russia and IPB University, especially for researchers who have similar research topics,” said Prof Rizaldi Boer, Chairman of LRI LPI IPB University.
The differences in characteristics between the two countries Russia and Indonesia are interesting to study. The material regarding air pollution in Russia and Indonesia has differences in terms of sources, parameters, impacts, and technological reductions (biological and physicochemical).
Prof DrSc Margarita Redina from RUDN University revealed the results of her research with case studies on the RUDN University campus and Southwestern Forest Park. This research is related to the contribution of transportation which produces Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and solid particles as input components of geochemical runoff in water bodies.
Based on this research, it is known that annual Particulate Matter (PM) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) emissions will be higher if the number of vehicles on a road section is also high.
Meanwhile in Indonesia, Prof Arief Sabdo Yuwono, an IPB University expert, in his presentation said that air pollution assessments in urban areas generally come from odors produced from waste and industrial activities.
Apart from that, the utilization of plastic waste for eco-friendly construction materials such as plastic for asphalt, plastic for paving, and plastic for concrete, which was conveyed by DrEng Heriansyah Putra, is expected to be one of the steps to preserve the environment by implementing reduce, reuse, and recycle (3R).
Eco-friendly farming in the two countries also has differences. As stated by Olga Kucher (RUDN University) in her presentation. She reviews modern agricultural techniques used in Russia in the management of winter wheat farming and their relationship in the context of sustainable agriculture.
Specifically for wheat variants, there are four specific conditions in cultivation technology, including soil processing systems, fertilization systems, seeds, crop rotation, and plant protection.
In Indonesia, Prof Hadi Susilo Arifin, IPB University Landscape Ecology expert, explained that the yard system is one of the agroecosystem approaches for sustainable landscape management in rural-urban farming here.
“You can do your garden even if you are in a house with a limited yard using the vertical garden method. “Apart from that, different yard concepts in each region can have different local wisdom meanings, for example, the Tri Hita Karana concept in Bali,” he said. (*/Rz) (IAAS/ASD)
