CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Revision of the Scarcity State Indicator in the Spanish Drought Management Plans
(Corresponding) Palop-Donat C., Paredes-Arquiola J., Andreu-Álvarez J.
Topic:
Floods, droughts and water scarcity
Droughts are one of the gravest natural threats currently existing in the world and their occurrence and intensity might be exacerbated due to Climate Change. Scarcity is defined as the period when demand does not accomplish the normal reliability levels due to poor water management. Water and...Read more
Keywords:
Water scarcity, Scarcity state indicator, Drought management plan, Spanish water policy
A system dynamics model to quantify the impacts of restoration measures on the water-energy-food nexus in the Urmia lake Basin, Iran
Bakhshianlamouki E., Masia S., Karimi P., van der Zaag P., (Corresponding) Susnik J.
Topic:
Water, energy and/or food nexus
Water scarcity exacerbated by growing demand has created environmental, social, and economic challenges in the Urmia Lake Basin (ULB), Iran. Tackling these requires an integrated approach. A System Dynamics Model is developed simulating the water-energy-food nexus in the ULB as a holistic multi-...Read more
Keywords:
Policy analysis; system dynamics modelling; Urmia Lake; water-energy-food nexus
Creating the base for MSP; depicting the environmental status of Inner Ionian-Korinthiakos Gulf
(Corresponding) PARAMANA T., KARDITSA A., MILATOU N., PETRAKIS S., MEGALOFONOU P., POULOS S., DASSENAKIS M.
Topic:
Spatial environmental planning
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) reflects the need to plan and regulate all human uses taking place in the marine environment, under the scope of protecting marine ecosystems. MSP requires the identification of the specific ecological characteristics of the marine area to be managed, as well as the...Read more
Enhancing citizen engagement in water resources management
(Corresponding) Rodrigues C., Pinheira A., Silva N., Falcão S., Martins R., Loureiro I., Ribeiro C.
Topic:
Water policy, management and society
The world is currently facing serious water challenges that require an unprecedented global response. The present study proposes a multidisciplinary and dynamic approach to enhance citizen involvement in water resources management. It was conducted in Ave river, a medium-large sized river located...Read more
Keywords:
Water Resources, Sustainability, Society, Water Policy, Community-based monitoring
Developing a framework for local climate change adaptation plan (LCCAP): The case of Mandra-Attiki, Greece
(Corresponding) LEKA A., CHARCHOUSI D., Papadopoulou M.
Topic:
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
The present work deals with the development of a preliminary climate change (CC) adaptation action plan at local level. The area of interest area is the greater area of Mandra Municipality, Attica, Greece; a suburban area that in November of 2017 had experienced a major flood incident with human...Read more
Keywords:
City resilience, natural and man-made environmental variables, policy implementation, adaptive capacity
Assessing the Environmental Impact of Maritime Transport for the Port of Mytilene with a Focus on the Emission Accounting of the Port of Arrival
(Corresponding) Kelmalis A., Lekkas D., Vakalis S.
Topic:
Environmental impact of maritime transport
Global accounting of the environmental impact from maritime transport is an ongoing conversation. This study introduces the idea that emissions from open-sea cruising can accounted as stock at the port of arrival. An example is presented for the case of Mytilene (for a single month) where the in-...Read more
Mitigation potentials of tree-crops: An economic evaluation of trading-off carbon sequestration with actual market goods.
Bithas K., (Corresponding) LATINOPOULOS D.
Topic:
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
As climate objectives are far from being reached under the prevailing policies, more concrete actions should be undertaken, and all possibilities should be exploited. Land-based mitigation potentials are emerging as a cost-effective mitigation prospect. CO2 sequestration is an essential ecosystem...Read more
Water-wise approaches for circular cities – lessons learned from Amsterdam.
(Corresponding) Miranda A., Fidélis T., Roebeling P., Meireles I.
Topic:
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and circular economy
Under a constantly changing world, the environmental costs of increasing urbanization and associated water challenges, prioritized the circular economy on political agendas. Simultaneously, water-wise-cities initiatives, seeking sustainable and resilient communities, started to emerge. Synergies...Read more
Keywords:
circular city, conceptual model, policy, water-wise city
Nature-based solutions and policy instruments towards an optimal urban design
(Corresponding) Mendonça R., Roebeling P., Fidélis T., Saraiva M.
Topic:
Spatial environmental planning
Urban planning is crucial to promote resilience and liveability of cities in the face of current urbanization patterns and climate change challenges. Nature-based solutions (NBS) are viable alternatives to grey infrastructure, with multiple environmental, social and economic benefits and co-...Read more
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
