Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "Environmental impact"
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Mapping the optimal forest road network based on the multicriteria evaluation technique: the case study of Mediterranean Island of Thassos in Greece
(2015)The sustainable management of forest resources can only be achieved through a well-organized road network designed with the optimal spatial planning and the minimum environmental impacts. This paper describes the spatial ... -
Mathematical relationship between Lden and NEF for aircraft noise
(2016)This paper provides a mathematical relationship between Lden and NEF based on a linear correlation estimated from a great number of Environmental Impact Studies of airports, heliports, and water aerodromes. The relationship ... -
Mussel farming impacts on trophic status and benthic community structure in Maliakos Gulf (Eastern Mediterranean)
(2014)The impact of shellfish farming on the water column nutrient concentration and the benthic community structure was investigated seasonally at a mussel farm (Mytilus galloprovincialis L.) of Maliakos Gulf (Eastern Mediterranean). ... -
Numerical study on thermal buckling of empty thin-walled steel tanks under multiple pool-fire scenarios
(2018)Fire incidents at fuel storage tank farms are high risk incidents due to the fact that can result in severe socio-economic losses, injuries, deaths and have a serious environmental impact. In the case of a tank fire, there ... -
Optimal Web Page Download Scheduling Policies for Green Web Crawling
(2016)A web crawler is responsible for discovering and downloading new pages on the Web as well as refreshing previously downloaded pages. During these operations, the crawler issues a large number of HTTP requests to web servers. ... -
Optimization of thermal performance of a building with ground coupled heat pump system
(2006)Component optimization studies during the last twenty years, point to the use of ground source heat pump systems to minimize building heating and cooling costs. Modern computational tools enable building energy simulation ... -
Potato peels as sources of functional compounds for the food industry: A review
(2020)Background: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the most important vegetable crop, with a global production of around 368 million tonnes and more than 5000 known varieties. Tubers are the edible part of the plant, which can ... -
Precision agriculture: Crop management for improved productivity and reduced environmental impact or improved sustainability
(2015)This chapter gives an account on the application of precision agriculture (PA) over the last 25 years, on the methods used, the results obtained, the adoption of the technology and the effects to crop management, to the ... -
Predicting operational and environmental efficiency of primary sectors of EU countries, by implementing Artificial Neural Networks
(2017)One of the most important policy reforms for the European Union (EU) agriculture was the implementation of the Agenda 2000, which establishes a new framework for subsidies management, decoupled from both crop and animal ... -
Predicting woody plant diversity as key component of ecosystems: A case study in central Greece
(2019)The Mediterranean basin is a global hotspot of biodiversity. Woody plants are key components of ecosystems. This article explores the environmental impacts on woody plant species richness and diversity in maquis and abandoned ... -
Railway ground vibrations induced by wheel and rail singular defects
(2015)Railway local irregularities are a growing source of ground-borne vibration and can cause negative environmental impacts, particularly in urban areas. Therefore, this paper analyses the effect of railway track singular ... -
Railway-induced ground vibrations in the presence of local track irregularities and wheel flats
(2015)Rapid growth in railway infrastructure has led to numerous environmental technical challenges. This includes ground-borne vibration, which is becoming an increasing problem, particularly in urban environments. A common ... -
Recent advances on oxygen reduction electrocatalysis: Correlating the characteristic properties of metal organic frameworks and the derived nanomaterials
(2020)This review summarizes the current advances of hetero-doped (Fe, Co, P, S, N) nanostructures derived from MOFs (metal-organic frameworks) for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysis. These nanomaterials are ... -
Regeneration of arsenic spent adsorbents by Fe/MgO nanoparticles
(2017)BACKGROUND: Over recent decades, there has been increasing global concern over public health impacts related to water pollution with arsenic. With the development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials are being proposed as ... -
Remotely-Sensed innovative approach for the cumulative meteorological effects on cotton production
(2004)In this study an innovative approach for investigating the accumulated meteorological effects on cotton production during the growing season is presented. The quantification of the meteorological effects is based on the ... -
Route efficiency index as an operational tool for detour decision making in an urban motorway
(2018)Decisions on efficient detours are crucial for motorway operations following closures. This paper presents a framework for supporting decision making on detour routing in urban motorways. A Route Efficiency Index (REI) is ... -
Shopping mall environmental impact evaluation based on microscopic traffic flow simulation
(2019)The goal of the paper is to demonstrate the approach of using microscopic traffic flow simulation for evaluation of the environmental impact of new Shopping mall in the urban area. The results of the research demonstrate, ... -
Spatial and temporal effects of fish farming on benthic community structure in a semi-enclosed gulf of the Eastern Mediterranean
(2010)Spatial and temporal effects of fish farming on the benthic community structure at 2 fish farms in the Eastern Mediterranean were investigated between July 2004 and April 2005. In the area of each fish farm, 3 stations ... -
Sustainable development and its impact on entrepreneurship and investments
(2004)The effects of sustainable development on entrepreneurship and investments are discussed. It is observed that financial enlargement is a prerequisite of financial development for which production increase and more input ... -
Sustainable solutions for reducing air-conditioning costs and tailpipe emissions from heavy-duty transportation across Europe
(2022)Heavy-duty trucks emit >25% of the CO2 of the European road transport sector despite representing ≈2.5% of its fleet. Escalating temperatures associated to global warming will increase the use of air-conditioning (AC) ...