Designing cultural routes as a Tool of responsible tourism and sustainable local development in isolated and less developed islands: the case of Symi island in …

AE Fafouti, A Vythoulka, ET Delegou, N Farmakidis… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Responsible tourism practices promote the idea that responsibility refers to both visitors and
local communities, ensuring the protection and conservation of the natural environment and …

Performance evaluation and cost assessment of a key indicator system to monitor desertification vulnerability

A Ferrara, L Salvati, A Sateriano, A Nolè - Ecological Indicators, 2012 - Elsevier
A number of studies have dealt with the assessment of potential and actual desertification
risk using composite indices. The Environmental Sensitivity Areas (ESA) approach …

Evaluation of Urban Sustainability Based on Transportation and Green Spaces: The Case of Limassol, Cyprus

O Psara, F Fonseca, O Nisiforou, R Ramos - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Promoting urban sustainability has been on the agenda of researchers, planners, and
policymakers. This paper uses quantitative and qualitative approaches to evaluate the …

Solid waste indicators in local sustainability assessment: a literature review

NM Cetrulo, TB Cetrulo, SLFG Dias… - Ambiente & Sociedade, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Abstract The Solid Waste (SW) topic within the local sustainability assessment (LSA) system
context remains little explored. This article is a literature review on this topic, with emphasis …

A European perspective on public service obligations for island transport services

C Chlomoudis, PA Kostagiolas, S Papadimitriou… - Maritime Economics & …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract The European Union policy on territorial cohesion requires strong cooperation
among stakeholders at various levels and the island transport policy dictates a need for …

A theory of how rural health services contribute to community sustainability

J Farmer, M Prior, J Taylor - Social Science & Medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
Study and opinion suggest that health services play a significant role in supporting the social
fabric of fragile rural communities. We draw on empirical evidence about the added-value …

Dynamic integration of sustainability indicators in insular socio-ecological systems

I Banos-González, J Martínez-Fernández… - Ecological …, 2015 - Elsevier
The sustainability assessment on socio-ecological systems requires a systemic perspective
in order to address the close relationships between the environmental and socio-economic …

Monitoring sustainability performance of insular territories against SDGs: the mediterranean case study region

C Garau, G Desogus, A Stratigea - Journal of Urban Planning and …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
With the adoption of the United Nations' Agenda 2030, some member states of the European
Union have voluntarily assessed their state regarding the 17 Sustainable Development …

What drives built‐up area expansion on islands? Using soil sealing indicators to estimate built‐up area patterns on Aegean Islands, Greece

T Kizos, G Tsilimigkas… - … voor economische en …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The dispersion of built‐up areas in peri‐urban zones is considered an important, almost
irreversible environmental threat, especially in coastal zones and islands. In this paper, we …

Spatial planning incompetence to discourage urban sprawl on Greek Islands. Evidence from Paros, Greece

G Tsilimigkas, A Gourgiotis, ET Derdemezi - Journal of Coastal …, 2022 - Springer
The urban sprawl is considered a major issue with irreversible impact on local socio-spatial
systems mainly in peri-urban areas, coastal zones and on islands. Mass tourism …