Search Results - "Karavitis, C."

The effect of land management practices on soil erosion and land desertification in an olive grove by Kairis, O., Karavitis, C., Kounalaki, A., Salvati, L., Kosmas, C.

“…The need for reliable estimates of soil loss under different land management practices (LMPs) is becoming imperative in the Mediterranean basin to inform…”
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From Framework to Action: The DESIRE Approach to Combat Desertification by Hessel, R., Reed, M. S., Geeson, N., Ritsema, C. J., van Lynden, G., Karavitis, C. A., Schwilch, G., Jetten, V., Burger, P., van der Werff ten Bosch, M. J., Verzandvoort, S., van den Elsen, E., Witsenburg, K.

“…It has become increasingly clear that desertification can only be tackled through a multi-disciplinary approach that not only involves scientists but also…”
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Creating an enabling environment for WR&R implementation by Stathatou, P-M, Kampragou, E, Grigoropoulou, H, Assimacopoulos, D, Karavitis, C, Gironás, J

“…Reclaimed water is receiving growing attention worldwide as an effective solution for alleviating the growing water scarcity in many areas. Despite the various…”
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An exploratory analysis of land abandonment drivers in areas prone to desertification by Kosmas, C., Kairis, O., Karavitis, C., Acikalin, S., Alcalá, M., Alfama, P., Atlhopheng, J., Barrera, J., Belgacem, A., Solé-Benet, A., Brito, J., Chaker, M., Chanda, R., Darkoh, M., Ermolaeva, O., Fassouli, V., Fernandez, F., Gokceoglu, C., Gonzalez, D., Gungor, H., Hessel, R., Khatteli, H., Khitrov, N., Kounalaki, A., Laouina, A., Magole, L., Medina, L., Mendoza, M., Mulale, K., Ocakoglu, F., Ouessar, M., Ovalle, C., Perez, C., Perkins, J., Pozo, A., Prat, C., Ramos, A., Ramos, J., Riquelme, J., Ritsema, C., Romanenkov, V., Sebego, R., Sghaier, M., Silva, N., Sizemskaya, M., Sonmez, H., Taamallah, H., Tezcan, L., de Vente, J., Zagal, E., Zeiliguer, A., Salvati, L.

“…The abandonment of land is a global problem with environmental and socioeconomic implications. An approach to assess the relationship between land abandonment…”
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Assessing the effectiveness of sustainable land management policies for combating desertification: A data mining approach by Salvati, L., Kosmas, C., Kairis, O., Karavitis, C., Acikalin, S., Belgacem, A., Solé-Benet, A., Chaker, M., Fassouli, V., Gokceoglu, C., Gungor, H., Hessel, R., Khatteli, H., Kounalaki, A., Laouina, A., Ocakoglu, F., Ouessar, M., Ritsema, C., Sghaier, M., Sonmez, H., Taamallah, H., Tezcan, L., de Vente, J., Kelly, C., Colantoni, A., Carlucci, M.

“…This study investigates the relationship between fine resolution, local-scale biophysical and socioeconomic contexts within which land degradation occurs, and…”
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Unveiling soil degradation and desertification risk in the Mediterranean basin: a data mining analysis of the relationships between biophysical and socioeconomic factors in agro-forest landscapes by Salvati, L., Kosmas, C., Kairis, O., Karavitis, C., Acikalin, S., Belgacem, A., Solé-Benet, A., Chaker, M., Fassouli, V., Gokceoglu, C., Gungor, H., Hessel, R., Khatteli, H., Kounalaki, A., Laouina, A., Ocakoglu, F., Ouessar, M., Ritsema, C., Sghaier, M., Sonmez, H., Taamallah, H., Tezcan, L., de Vente, J.

“…Soil degradation and desertification processes in the Mediterranean basin reflect the interplay between environmental and socioeconomic drivers. An approach to…”
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Vulnerability of water systems: a comprehensive framework for its assessment and identification of adaptation strategies by Stathatou, P.-Μ., Kampragou, E., Grigoropoulou, H., Assimacopoulos, D., Karavitis, C., Porto, M.F.A., Gironás, J., Vanegas, M., Reyna, S.

“…Most climate projections predict that average surface temperature and precipitation variability will increase at the global scale, triggering hydrological…”
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Water supply modeling towards sustainable environmental management in small islands: the case of Paros, Greece by Voivontas, D., Arampatzis, G., Manoli, E., Karavitis, C., Assimacopoulos, D.

“…The present approach has a two-fold emphasis. On one hand, water supply options are modeled and the optimal combination is presented through the identification…”
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Comparative analysis of sediment yield estimations using different empirical soil erosion models by Efthimiou, N., Lykoudi, E., Karavitis, C.

“…The study aims to evaluate the performance of different empirical soil erosion models (EPM, USLE, Koutsoyiannis and Tarla, RUSLE) in mountainous…”
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Decision Support Systems for Drought Management Strategies in Metropolitan Athens by Karavitis, Christos A.

“…Drought constitutes a rather severe hazard to all human activities, and especially to water supply. After numerous efforts to improve planning and management…”
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Water supply management approaches using RES on the island of Rhodes, Greece by MANOLI, Eleni, ASSIMACOPOULOS, Dionysios, KARAVITIS, Christos A

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Water supply management approaches using US on the island of Rhodes, Greece by Manoli, Eleni, Assimacopoulos, Dionysios, Karavitis, Christos A.

“…Desalination powered by renewable energy sources (RES) is presented as an alternative option for the water supply augmentation in the semi-arid region of the…”
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Estimation of the Water Resources Potential in the Island System of the Aegean Archipelago, Greece by Karavitis, Christos A., Kerkides, Petros

“…The present paper tries to estimate the surface water resources potential in some of the major Aegean islands in an effort to provide a means for the…”
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