CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
A web-based GIS tool for environmental footprint estimation of agribusinesses
(Corresponding) Hliaoutakis A., Papadopoulos S. N., Kydonakis A., Doula M., Papadopoulos N., Sarris A.
Topic:
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
The deterioration of environmental quality and vulnerability to climate change of the Balkan Peninsula are escalated by the lack of specific financial and strategic measures that can promote sustainable resource management. Environmental problems of the Balkan countries need to be addressed under a...Read more
Keywords:
ROAD tool, environmental footprint, BalkanROAD project, Balkan agribusiness, sustainable growth
Health Care Waste Management: Challenges and Solutions
(Corresponding) Halldorsdottir S.
Topic:
Hazardous waste management
Limited attention has been paid to health-care waste management despite an increase in public concern about the management of such waste on a global basis. The objective of this study was to analyse the issues and challenges of health-care waste management as well as possible solutions. It is...Read more
Keywords:
Health-care waste management; Sustainable practices; Protection of the environment; Environmental pollution; Infectious waste.
The inter-organizational green careers – literature review and a conceptual framework
(Corresponding) Sulich A., Piwowar-Sulej K.
Topic:
Innovative environmental solutions
The analysis of publications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science databases revealed that there is a lack of research on designing an internal green career in companies. Therefore, the paper aims to present the searching results and characterize the possibilities of the development of internal...Read more
Keywords:
Environmental management, green HRM, green jobs, sustainable development
Environmental monitoring and sustainable planning for tourism in Balos lagoon in Western Crete
(Corresponding) Skiniti G., Lilli M., Skarakis N., Tournaki S., Nikolaidis N., Tsoutsos T.
Topic:
Environmental impacts of tourism and sustainable tourism development
Balos lagoon was used as the case study to test a new methodology developed under the CROSS-COASTAL-NET initiative, Development of a Cross-Border Network for the Promotion of Sustainable Coastal Tourism, which is underneath the Interreg Greece–Cyprus program. The project examines the regions of...Read more
Keywords:
Sustainable Tourism; Ecosystems monitoring and management; NATURA 2000; Carrying Capacity; environmental quality
LCA of Applying a Smart Farming System – Implementing a Territorial Approach for Recommending Good Agricultural Practices
(Corresponding) Karagkounis A., Fragkou E., Tsegas G., Barmpas F., Moussiopoulos N.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
This study is part of the LIFE GAIA Sense project, aiming to evaluate the environmental efficiency of Smart Farming (SF) through LCA and to produce recommendations for good agricultural practices. Thus, the environmental performance of SF treatment, specifically regarding fertilizers/pesticides...Read more
Keywords:
life cycle analysis, air quality management, environmental management, sustainable agriculture, smart farming
The education approach to sustainable water management
(Corresponding) Vgenopoulou E., Evrenoglou L., Damikouka I.
Topic:
Sustainability & the SDGs
Water has a leading role in sustainable development. Water security is a key challenge worldwide. In recent years, new challenges from intensive urbanization and climate change have come to the fore. These challenges are intertwined with environmental, economic and social issues, which threaten the...Read more
Keywords:
environmental education, water education, water management, sustainable development, water safety.
