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A qualitative assessment of Environmental Impact Studies in Greece
Mimikos L., (Corresponding) Vagiona D.
Topic:
Spatial environmental planning
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a proactive methodical process that investigates and predicts the potential direct, indirect and cumulative impacts of a proposed project/activity on various environmental components, ideally from project/activity initiation to decommissioning. The output of...Read more
The green strategies together with decisions create a business ecosystem in the Environmental Goods and Services Sector (EGSS). Such an ecosystem is a result of both technological development and strategy evolution. This paper aims to present and discuss the outcomes (as relations) of this sector...Read more
Keywords:
Green Management, Green Decisions, Environmental Goods and Services Sector, Circular Economy.
(Corresponding) Darbra R., Wooldridge C., Puig M., Selén V.
Topic:
Environmental impact of maritime transport
This paper presents the results of research conducted in collaboration with 97 ESPO EcoPorts members that completed the Self-Diagnosis Method (SDM), most of them members of the EU TEN-T network. SDM is a concise checklist against which ports can self-assess their environmental management...Read more
Keywords:
Environmental management of Ports, Environmental indicators, Benchmark performance.
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
Green organizational culture – its essence, elements and methods of diagnosis
(Corresponding) Piwowar-Sulej K.
Topic:
Environmental management and policies
The analysis of papers indexed in Scopus database revealed that insufficient attention is paid to organizational culture treated as one of the crucial factors in shaping employees’ appropriate behaviors towards natural environment. Taking this into account the purpose of this paper is to present...Read more
Keywords:
environmental sustainability, green HRM, employee behavior
Green Jobs in multinational companies - an initial network and content analysis
(Corresponding) Piwowar-Sulej K., Ferasso M., Sulich A.
Topic:
Environmental management and policies
Several current research studies on green jobs focus mostly on rural areas and analyze this problem in the context of Circular Economy or specific industries. However, the context of multinational companies is still uncovered. This study aims at mapping the field by relating the Green Jobs in...Read more
Keywords:
Green jobs, multinational companies, network analysis, environmental management, green human resource management.
Sustainable water management in industry using Industrial Water Footprint
(Corresponding) Nydrioti I., Grigoropoulou H.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
Large quantities of water are consumed directly or indirectly by production and distribution plants. Industries are rapidly required to comply with the principles of sustainable development through United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), focusing on sustainable water management,...Read more
Keywords:
Water management, Water footprint, Industrial processes, Supply Chain, Environmental pressure indicator
Meniki D., Meniki C., Papadonta L., (Corresponding) Antonopoulou E.
Topic:
Covid-19 effects on environmental aspects and urban life
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had severe impacts on health care and economies everywhere in the world. This disaster, however, provided us with a unique opportunity: the privilege to watch nature healing due to the restriction measures applied on a global scale. Even though the positive...Read more
Citizens' awareness and education for tackling microplastic contamination in freshwater ecosystems
(Corresponding) Rodrigues C., Ribeiro A., Silva N., Silva A., Gravato C., Ribeiro C.
Topic:
Case studies of macro- and microplastics pollution in coastal waters and rivers
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous and persistent contaminants, particularly in river sediments reaching high abundances with potential to impair ecosystem functions and services of great importance to humankind. Thus, monitoring programmes and public awareness are pivotal to implement mitigation...Read more
Environmental Monitoring from Space & Geoinformation through the Excelsior H2020 Teaming Project
(Corresponding) Tzouvaras M., Papoutsa C., Mamouri R., Nisantzi A., Mettas C., Evagorou E., Prodromou M., Loulli E., Melillos G., Akylas E., Danezis C., Kyriakides P., Themistocleous K., Schreier G., Kontoes H., Ansmann A., Bühl J., Komodromos G., Hadjimitsis D.
Topic:
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
The "EXCELSIOR" H2020 Widespread Teaming Phase 2 Project titled ERATOSTHENES: EXcellence Research Centre for Earth SurveiLlance and Space-Based MonItoring Of the EnviRonment is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 857510...Read more
Keywords:
EXCELSIOR, ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence, Environmental Monitoring, Earth Observation, Geoinformatics
