Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "sustainability"
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The Aegean Sea demersal fishery under four climatic and socio-political futures
(2022)The future of the Aegean Sea demersal fishery is projected under four climatic and socio-political scenarios, namely: “World Markets“, “Global Sustainability”, “National Enterprise” and “Local Stewardship”. The scenarios ... -
Alternative management of waste of electrical and electronic equipment in Greece
(2006)Recycling of Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in Greece is in the primary stage. Whilst recycling programs in general and for WEEE in particular, are common in other countries such as the UK, Netherlands, ... -
The analysis of ‘Financial Resource Curse’ hypothesis for developed countries: Evidence from asymmetric effects with quantile regression
(2020)A vast body of literature either proxies natural resource abundance with total rents or focuses on the natural resource curse hypothesis. Furthermore, most empirical studies in the literature use traditional estimation ... -
An analytical framework to assess SDG targets within the context of WEFE nexus in the Mediterranean region
(2021)Understanding the complex relationships amongst Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystems (WEFE nexus) together with the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is critical for the development of a sustainable and ... -
Assessing Waste Generation Efficiency in EU Regions towards Sustainable Environmental Policies
(2018)This paper employs data envelopment analysis (DEA) to consider waste generation at a regional level in the European Union (EU). By doing so both good and bad outputs are taken into account and different frameworks are ... -
Benefits and limitations toward a sustainable road environment during the years of economic recession
(2015)The prolonged economic crisis in Greece in the last 5 years resulted in a dramatic road traffic volume reduction and as a consequence in environmental road traffic noise diminution. This article analyses this issue with ... -
The benthic environmental footprint of aquaculture in the Eastern Mediterranean: Organic vs conventional fish farming
(2020)A field experiment was carried out in a fish farm of the Eastern Mediterranean in order to evaluate the benthic environmental footprint of the organic versus the conventional fish farming. The highest values of chl α were ... -
A bibliometric assessment of progress in marine spatial planning
(2021)Marine/maritime spatial planning (MSP) is a process to optimise marine space allocation to various activities and the environment by avoiding negative interactions, improving synergies, thereby helping the advance towards ... -
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 Adaptation Studies as a tool to ensure airport's sustainability: The case of Athens International Airport (A.I.A.)
(2021)A.I.A (Athens International Airport) is the first major transportation infrastructure in Greece. Environmental protection is a priority and AIA is committed to protect the environment and preventing or lessening negative ... -
The climate, land, energy, water and food nexus challenge in a land scarce country: Innovations in the Netherlands
(2020)The Netherlands has the ambitious target of transitioning to a low-carbon economy by 2050. One factor that may constrain this progress, however, is the large spatial requirements of renewable energy technologies, and ... -
Comparative analysis of decision-making methodologies used in environmental planning
(2007)It is the objective of this study to analyze the methodologies used for the evaluation of alternative projects in the environmental planning procedure. There are many methodologies used for evaluation of a project or ... -
Current strategies for dairy waste management: A review
(2006)Industrial waste management is nowadays one of the main issues for ensuring a sustainable environment. Dairy waste management in particular is very crucial in view of the high organic matter and high nutrient levels contained ... -
Determining public attitudes and willingness-to-pay for artificial lakes protection
(2016)This study explores factors influencing people's willingness to pay (WTP) for protecting an artificial lake. WTP was derived from a face-to-face survey of 564 recreational users of Plastira Lake, one of the most important ... -
Drivers of labor-related indicators across diverse Mediterranean fisheries
(2017)This regional case study is focused on employment, remuneration and labor productivity, with a particular emphasis on the interplay between labor productivity and other labor-related indicators and macroeconomic conditions ... -
Effect of Tillage System and Rimsulfuron Application on Weed Flora, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Root Colonization and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.)
(2012)Field experiments were conducted to determine the effects of tillage system and rimsulfuron application on weed flora and growth of maize (Zen mays L. Mitic F1) at a site with no history of pesticide use for the last 5 ... -
Emission reduction via supply chain coordination
(2018)This paper examines the environmental impact of potential coordination on supply chains. A decentralized two-node supply chain is studied, in which one node is a buyer ordering from a second node, who is a supplier operating ... -
Energy and CO2 emissions as the determinants of countries' productivity with different levels of economic development
(2017)In the present study, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used for the period spanning from 1980 to 2012 and for a total of 32 countries which are classified into four groups, according to their level of development ... -
Environmental noise and vibration monitoring and assessment of major road transportation networks: The case of Elefsina (Athens) - Korinthos motorway (2008-2011)
(2013)Environmental noise and vibration annoyance - especially from road transportation networks - is widely accepted as an end-point of environmental assessment that can be taken as a basis for evaluating the impact and annoyance ... -
Environmental policy and CSR in petroleum refining companies in Greece: Content and global reporting initiative (GRI) analysis
(2017)The environmental policy and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are two notions of high importance for enterprises and nations. Numerous pages have been written about the environmental policy of companies in their CSR ...