Development and Application of Water and Land Resources Degradation Index (WLDI)
Natural resources are gradually coming under continuous and increasing pressure due to anthropogenic interventions and climate variabilities. The result of these pressures is reflected in the sustainability of natural resources. Significant scientific efforts during the recent years focus on mitigat...
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| author | Demetrios E. Tsesmelis Christos A. Karavitis Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos Andreas Tsatsaris Efthimios Zervas Constantina G. Vasilakou Nikolaos Stathopoulos Nikolaos A. Skondras Stavros G. Alexandris Christos Chalkias Constantinos Kosmas |
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| description | Natural resources are gradually coming under continuous and increasing pressure due to anthropogenic interventions and climate variabilities. The result of these pressures is reflected in the sustainability of natural resources. Significant scientific efforts during the recent years focus on mitigating the effects of these pressures and on increasing the sustainability of natural resources. Hence, there is a need to develop specific indices and indicators that will reveal the areas having the highest risks. The Water and Land Resources Degradation Index (WLDI) was developed for this purpose. WLDI consists of eleven indicators and its outcome results from the spatiotemporal performance of these indicators. The WLDI is based on the Standardized Drought Vulnerability Index (SDVI) and the Environmentally Sensitive Areas Index (ESAI). The WLDI is applied for the period from October 1983 to September 1996, considering Greece as a study area. The results of the application of this index reveal the areas with the highest risks, especially in the agricultural sector, with less than the needed water quantities due to extensive periods of droughts. This index could be used by scientists, but also by policy makers, to better and more sustainably manage environmental pressures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ad6db953dfe4fe3bf90570379932c062023-11-22T12:43:35ZengMDPI AGEarth2673-48342021-08-012351553110.3390/earth2030030Development and Application of Water and Land Resources Degradation Index (WLDI)Demetrios E. Tsesmelis0Christos A. Karavitis1Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos2Andreas Tsatsaris3Efthimios Zervas4Constantina G. Vasilakou5Nikolaos Stathopoulos6Nikolaos A. Skondras7Stavros G. Alexandris8Christos Chalkias9Constantinos Kosmas10Laboratory of Technology and Policy of Energy and Environment, School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University, Parodos Aristotelous 18, 26335 Patra, GreeceDepartment of Natural Resources Development & Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Geography, Harokopio University of Athens, El. Venizelou St, 70, 17671 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, University of West Attica, Ag. Spyridonos St, Egaleo, 12243 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Technology and Policy of Energy and Environment, School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University, Parodos Aristotelous 18, 26335 Patra, GreeceDepartment of Natural Resources Development & Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, GreeceInstitute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, BEYOND Centre of EO Research & Satellite Remote Sensing, 15236 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Natural Resources Development & Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Natural Resources Development & Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Geography, Harokopio University of Athens, El. Venizelou St, 70, 17671 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Natural Resources Development & Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, GreeceNatural resources are gradually coming under continuous and increasing pressure due to anthropogenic interventions and climate variabilities. The result of these pressures is reflected in the sustainability of natural resources. Significant scientific efforts during the recent years focus on mitigating the effects of these pressures and on increasing the sustainability of natural resources. Hence, there is a need to develop specific indices and indicators that will reveal the areas having the highest risks. The Water and Land Resources Degradation Index (WLDI) was developed for this purpose. WLDI consists of eleven indicators and its outcome results from the spatiotemporal performance of these indicators. The WLDI is based on the Standardized Drought Vulnerability Index (SDVI) and the Environmentally Sensitive Areas Index (ESAI). The WLDI is applied for the period from October 1983 to September 1996, considering Greece as a study area. The results of the application of this index reveal the areas with the highest risks, especially in the agricultural sector, with less than the needed water quantities due to extensive periods of droughts. This index could be used by scientists, but also by policy makers, to better and more sustainably manage environmental pressures.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4834/2/3/30decision makingnatural resourcesWLDIcomposite indicatorsspatial analysisGreece |
| spellingShingle | Demetrios E. Tsesmelis Christos A. Karavitis Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos Andreas Tsatsaris Efthimios Zervas Constantina G. Vasilakou Nikolaos Stathopoulos Nikolaos A. Skondras Stavros G. Alexandris Christos Chalkias Constantinos Kosmas Development and Application of Water and Land Resources Degradation Index (WLDI) Earth decision making natural resources WLDI composite indicators spatial analysis Greece |
| title | Development and Application of Water and Land Resources Degradation Index (WLDI) |
| title_full | Development and Application of Water and Land Resources Degradation Index (WLDI) |
| title_fullStr | Development and Application of Water and Land Resources Degradation Index (WLDI) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and Application of Water and Land Resources Degradation Index (WLDI) |
| title_short | Development and Application of Water and Land Resources Degradation Index (WLDI) |
| title_sort | development and application of water and land resources degradation index wldi |
| topic | decision making natural resources WLDI composite indicators spatial analysis Greece |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4834/2/3/30 |
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