CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Designing Citizen Science tools towards increased awareness and participatory policy making for air quality: The Case of COMPAIR
(Corresponding) Kogut P., Celikkol B., Vervaet G., Schreer O., Renault S., Alexopoulos C., Raes L., McAleer S.
Topic:
CITIZEN SCIENCE
Despite the concept of citizen science being around for a few decades, it is still considered a non-traditional data source, especially in policy circles. Further efforts are needed to build its acceptability by decision makers at various levels of governance. Determined to make this happen, the...Read more
Keywords:
Citizen science, air quality monitoring, traffic monitoring, data visualisation, participatory policy making
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
A smart integrated platform for leakage detection on water supply network in Aigio town
(Corresponding) Chasiotis A., Piromalis D., Chasiotis S., Feloni E., Papageorgas P., Bousdeki M., Sofianopoulos M., Nikolopoulos D., Kouniniotis D., Mathiou P., Nastos P.
Topic:
Drinking water and health
Non-revenue water (NRW) is the volume of water participating in urban water supply processes, which does not generate revenues for the water utility company and it is divided into the water losses and the unbilled consumption. In the era of sustainable water resources management, the reduction of...Read more
Keywords:
Non-revenue water, water supply network, water leakage, water supply monitoring, Aigio
Morphological changes recorded from an automated beach optical monitoring system in a highly touristic pocket beach, Coral Bay, Pegeia, Cyprus
Chatzipavlis A., Andreadis O., Psarros F., (Corresponding) Hasiotis T., Velegrakis A., Evagorou E., Loizidi M., Chrysostomou G.
Topic:
Beach erosion of island beaches In Eastern Mediterranean (Greece and Cyprus): assessment, monitoring and Management
This paper demonstrates preliminary results of a Beach Optical Monitoring System (BOMS) installed in Coral Bay Beach (Pegeia, Cyprus) in the framework of BEACHTECH project. The BOMS is deployed at the southern sector of Coral Bay, a pocket sandy beach of high touristic and economic importance for...Read more
(Corresponding) Chtristofidou M., Rossidou E., Kozakou S., Michael N., Poulli K., Kokkinofta .
Topic:
Air pollution
Air pollution is a significant environmental threat to public health worldwide. In Cyprus, the laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Control of Effluents of the State General Laboratory in collaboration with the competent Authorities, the Department of Inspection of the Ministry of labour,...Read more
Keywords:
air quality, monitoring, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, ions
Air quality monitoring and control in complex environments by advanced and integrated system
(Corresponding) Zarra T., Mariniello A., Marino V., Oliva G., Valentino E., Lalicata G., Caputo F., Naddeo V., Belgiorno V.
Topic:
Air pollution
Large civil engineering projects, such as the construction and expansion of Ports are strategic actions for the social and economic development of territories. Air gaseous emissions are among the most important environmental pressures linked to all stages of these projects. Prolonged exposure to...Read more
Keywords:
air pollution; continuous monitoring; particulate matter; port area
Shallow Seafloor Litter: Tracking their Sources and Spatiotemporal Trends in the Presence of Oceanographic Drivers through efficient monitoring
(Corresponding) Fakiris E., Papatheodorou G., Kordella S., Christodoulou D., Galgani F., Geraga M.
Topic:
Marine Litter - Accumulated experience and new perspectives
Seafloor litter is the least exploited component of marine litter. The spatially variable distribution of their densities over time is a cumulative effect of sources’ intensities and natural drivers like wind/wave and current conditions in interaction with seafloor morphology. Making safe...Read more
Keywords:
Seafloor litter, Long term monitoring, Marine Strategy Framework Directive, litter transport dynamics, Towed Underwater Camera
