Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "urbanization"
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Circular bio-economy via energy transition supported by Fuzzy Cognitive Map modeling towards sustainable low-carbon environment
(2020)Several energy transition plans attempt to establish low-carbon practices towards a circular bio-economy in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, most actions only try to assuage the impacts of climate change ... -
Climate change as a social determinant of the quality of public health
(2021)In recent years, it has become recognized worldwide that the threats and consequences of climate change for public health and, thus, for the quality of human life, are very serious. The need to protect the planet from ... -
Development of a waterfront regeneration tool to support local decision making in the context of integrated coastal zone management
(2019)Increasing pressures from coastal urbanization have created the need for an integrated approach to address the interactions among human activities, taking into account the significance of protecting coastal ecosystems. In ... -
History of floods in Greece: causes and measures for protection
(2020)Floods as diachronic and international phenomena affect numerous people, buildings and infrastructure. Throughout human history, floods are the most lethal and have caused more economic losses than other natural disasters. ... -
Influence of growth and urbanization on CO2 emissions: The moderating effect of foreign direct investment on energy use in BRICS
(2022)This study analyses the relationship between foreign direct investment, economic growth, urbanization, energy use, and carbon emissions in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS countries) between 1990 and ... -
On the origins of tourist urbanisation in Greece: Land speculation and property market (in)efficiency
(2017)This paper places issues of land speculation and property market efficiency within the limited geographical context of a tourist-agglomeration development process in the island of Rhodes, Greece. The study is based mainly ... -
Predicting urban expansion in Moscow based on night lights
(2017)Night-lights obtained by the DMSP/OLS sensor offer a unique opportunity to measure urban expansion in the past two decades. We apply a method to project the existing night-lights time series in the future in order to ... -
Public’s perceptions of urban identity of Thessaloniki, Greece
(2022)Urban identity (UI) is a multi-faceted concept that encompasses different aspects of urban environment, built heritage and natural environment and is also related to important properties of the cities. The paper studies ... -
Seawater intrusion and nitrate pollution in coastal aquifer of Almyros - Nea anchialos basin, central Greece
(2014)The exploitation of groundwater resources is of high importance and has become very crucial the last decades especially in coastal areas of Central Greece, due to urbanization, tourist development and intensive agriculture. ... -
Thyroid dysfunction in Greece: Results from the national health examination survey EMENO
(2022)Background Nationwide data on thyroid disease prevalence in Greece is lacking. Using the national health examination survey EMENO data resources, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism ... -
Urban data dynamics: A systematic benchmarking framework to integrate crowdsourcing and smart cities’ standardization
(2021)Urbanization and knowledge economy have highly marked the new millennium. Urbanization brings new challenges which can be addressed by the knowledge economy, which opens up scientific and technical innovation opportunities. ...