CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Strategic Spatial Planning for Green Infrastructure. The case of the metropolitan area of Thessaloniki
Sagovits S., (Corresponding) Pozoukidou G.
Topic:
Environmental management and policies
Intense and varying environmental challenges have become one of the most pressuring goals that contemporary cities struggle to meet. Climate change, excessive urbanization and fragmentation of space are just some of the issues that contemporary cities are called to respond to. Thus, finding an...Read more
Keywords:
Green Infrastructure, strategic spatial planning, metropolitan resilience
The importance of the Ecosystem Approach in management of the marine environment
(Corresponding) Tseliou F., Tselepides A.
Topic:
Environmental management and policies
The present paper focuses on the importance of the Ecosystem Approach (EA) for the preservation and conservation of the marine environment. Marine ecosystems are complex entities that contribute significantly to the sustainable well being of people by providing a wide range of goods and services...Read more
Keywords:
Ecosystem Approach, blue growth, sustainable shipping, marine spatial planning.
Seasonal variation and spatial distribution of arsenic in groundwater in a rhyolithic volcanic area of Lesvos Island, Greece
(Corresponding) ZKERI E., ALOUPI M., GAGANIS P.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
A research conducted in water wells located in the rhyolithic volcanic area of Mandamados, Lesvos Island, Greece, indicated that significant seasonal variation of arsenic concentration in groundwater exists mainly in wells near the coastal zone. However, there were differences among those coastal...Read more
Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) in Greece: lessons learnt from the case of the Inner Ionian Sea – Corinthian Gulf
(Corresponding) PAPAGEORGIOU M., BERIATOS E.
Topic:
Spatial environmental planning
The marine area of the Inner Ionian Sea and the Corinthian Gulf was studied in terms of MSP in the framework of the SUPREME EU project, which was undertaken by the Ministry for the Environment and Energy, with the collaboration of NTUA, UTh and NKUA.
Key task of the project was all countries...Read more
Support Structure Suitability for Offshore Wind Farms Development in Greece based on a Sustainable Site-Selection Framework
(Corresponding) Spyridonidou S., Vagiona D.
Topic:
Energy technologies and sustainability
Site-selection and spatial planning form a crucial step toward the successful development of Offshore Wind Farms (OWFs). Deployment of wind turbines in different water depths has raised the issue of selection of the most suitable support structures. In this work, a well-structured site-selection...Read more
Keywords:
site-selection; spatial energy planning; offshore wind; support structure; GIS
Fine dust impact by wood energy of a structured oil heating replacement in Luxembourg – Possibilities, pathways and impacts
(Corresponding) Wern B., Noll F., Zheng Y.
Topic:
Energy technologies and sustainability
Heating and cooling needed in 2015 the half of final energy consumption in EU and is the biggest energy sector in EU 28. Often, the energy supply is provided by petroleum products and has to be transformed into low greenhouse gas supply according the agreements of the Paris follow-up-process. This...Read more
Keywords:
oil heating replacement, spatial planning, fine dust impact, heating transition
Validation of surveillance applications and low-cost drone for mapping and exploitation of forest areas in urban environment
(Corresponding) Stergiadou A., Kolkos G., Tselepis A.
Topic:
Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
Τhe municipalities of big cities utilize public green areas within the urban fabric, in order to create a small-scale natural environment for the community. The methods and the instruments for surveying and implementing topographic projects differ in quality, accuracy, time and cost. The purpose of...Read more
Implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) in Cyprus focusing on the European MSPs’ good practices.
(Corresponding) Evagorou E., Mettas C., Tzouvaras M., Loulli E., Prodromou M., Papoutsa C., Themistocleous K., Danezis C., Pekri M., Kyriakidis P., Akylas E., Aliouris K., Ioannou N., Hadjimitsis D.
Topic:
Marine environment and coastal management
The implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) in each European country aims to bring together different public authorities and stakeholders to sustainably organize and map marine and coastal resources. The first step for the development of MSP was achieved successfully for Cyprus, through...Read more
Keywords:
THAL-CHOR 2, activities, coastal, Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP), European Good Practices
Integrating Ecosystem Services (E.S.) in spatial planning: a literature review
Pozoukidou G., Papageorgiou M., (Corresponding) Kesisoglou D.
Topic:
Spatial environmental planning
Integration of ES in spatial planning constitutes a critical issue in the context of establishing resilient and sustainable policies. In this paper, a literature review was performed, to evaluate the integration of ES in spatial planning practices through institutional and governmental planning...Read more
Analyzing the impact of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in L’Albufera Natural Park (Valencia, Spain)
Sadutto D., Andreu V., Illo T., Akkanen J., (Corresponding) Picó Y.
Topic:
Water and wastewater reuse
The Anthropocene is the new geological epoch in which persistent changes produced by anthropogenic forces in the Earth are occurring. The global change and pollution constitute the prevalent binomial that must be studied jointly to alleviate Anthropocene effects on the most sensitive ecosystems [1...Read more
Keywords:
Emerging contaminants, Mediterranean Wetlands, Spatial Distribution
