CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Quantifying the impact of volunteerism in the framework of waste management strategies in Cyprus
Angeli A., (Corresponding) Zorpas A.
Topic:
Environmental management and policies
Waste Management strategies as a result of the production and consumption line (not cycle) are on the top of the global challenges, within the framework of the seventeen United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Based on the World Bank projections, the global waste generation levels...Read more
Keywords:
Let’s Do It, Cyprus, volunteerism, waste management, monetization, society, environment, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Dual Discounting for the Environmental Decision-Making
(Corresponding) Maselli G., Nesticò A.
Topic:
Environmental data analysis and modelling
Nowadays, making sustainable decisions is one of the main priorities of government policies. Therefore, it is increasingly urgent to define investment decision support tools that ensure a long-term balance between environmental integrity, intergenerational equality, and economic efficiency. This...Read more
Keywords:
Environmental Decision-Making, Economic evaluation of Projects, Social Discounting.
Odours emitted from industrial and environmental protection plants have been included among atmospheric pollutants as they are cause of annoyance for the exposed residents. The control of the odour emissions is therefore a key aspect to pursue. The research presents and discusses the development of...Read more
Keywords:
citizen science, odour, industrial plants, IOMS, social partecipation
System-Dynamic models for groundwater management in SW Messinia, under different climatic scenarios
(Corresponding) Kastanidi E., Maneas G., Panagopoulos I., Viaene P., De Kok J., Berg H., Manzoni S., Velaoras D., Karageorgis A.
Topic:
Climpact: national network for climate change and its impacts
SW Messinia, Greece, is an interlinked coastal-inland area in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Extensive olive tree plantations and tourism are the main human activities in the area, both of which depend on groundwater resources to cover their irrigation and supply needs. The same groundwater...Read more
Keywords:
Land-Sea Interactions, Social Ecological System, Climate scenarios, System Dynamics
A case study on the application of Product Social Impact Assessment to the agri-food sector: ready-to-eat beetroot.
NÚÑEZ P., BAÑALES B., (Corresponding) SAN MIGUEL G., DIEZMA B., CORREA E.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
The main objective of this study is to apply the Product Social Impact Assessment (PSIA) handbook to a case study. The method used to quantify the social impacts is to identify the stakeholders and the social topic, indicators, and then to apply the impact analysis method. Social studies identify...Read more
Keywords:
PSIA, Social LCA, employment, local community, sugar beet, food.
Applying Product Social Impact Assessment (PSIA) to services: the case study of a higher education and research institution
(Corresponding) SAN MIGUEL G., IBARRA-GRANDE A., MEROLA-MORESCHI D.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
Applying the Product Social Impact Assessment (PSIA) methodology to evaluate the social performance of a service such as that provided by a higher education and research institution is not straightforward. This is mainly due to the lack of materiality of the system, which makes it unfeasible to...Read more
Quantifying the social benefits of the fair-trade designation of coffee using Social Hotspot Database
(Corresponding) SAN MIGUEL G., MELGAR-GARCIA M., DIEZMA B., CORREA E.
Topic:
Life cycle analysis (lca)
Quantifying sustainability is a difficult but necessary task to improve our environmental, economic, and social surroundings. This paper describes an investigation into the use of the Social Hotspot Database (SHDB) to determine the true value of fair-trade certification. The analysis has been...Read more
Social Acceptability of Offshore Wind Projects in Greece: Citizen Perspectives on Challenging Issues of Site-Selection Problem
(Corresponding) Spyridonidou S., Vagiona D.
Topic:
Renewable energy sources
Lack of social acceptance remains a major constraint towards offshore wind project (OWP) deployment. The incorporation of local population perspectives and concerns into the site-selection process of OWPs can assist to overcome the respective barriers. In this work, an appropriately designed...Read more
Keywords:
citizen participation, offshore wind, social acceptability, site-selection, GIS
Citizens Awareness Energy Park. The value of knowledge sharing and energy science in local communities.
Ktenidis P., Boulogiorgou D., Andrianopoulou A., Kavadias K., (Corresponding) Kaldellis J., Exarchakos G.
Topic:
Participatory Science for Environmental Protection
Universities often act as a link between local communities and innovative research activities. In this context, this study explores the design of a Citizens Awareness Energy Park (CAEP) for demonstrating and disseminating knowledge to the local community. The CAEP aims in demonstrating applications...Read more
Keywords:
Social Attitude, Energy Transition, Citizen Science
