Constantinos Kosmas's research while affiliated with Agricultural University of Athens and other places

... In the region of Thessaly, most of the most known plants are cultivated and the region has an area of 14,036 km 2 with 50% of the area consisting of mountainous and semi-mountainous massifs while the other 50% is plain [19]. In this study, we selected most of the cultivated plants of Thessaly. ...

... Η έγκαιρη παρακολούθηση της ξηρασίας και τα συστήματα έγκαιρης προειδοποίησης επιτρέπουν τη λήψη προληπτικών μέτρων, όπως ο περιορισμός του νερού και η κατανομή των πόρων έκτακτης ανάγκης, μετριάζοντας τις κοινωνικοοικονομικές επιπτώσεις της ξηρασίας. Η διαφοροποίηση των πηγών νερού μέσω της συγκομιδής βρόχινου νερού και της επαναχρησιμοποίησης λυμάτων εξασφαλίζει μια πιο ανθεκτική και βιώσιμη παροχή νερού, ιδίως σε περιόδους παρατεταμένης λειψυδρίας , Tsesmelis et al., 2022aTsesmelis et al., 2022b;Tsesmelis et al., 2023). ...

... Floods are considered one of the most destructive natural phenomena worldwide that affect humans (e.g., lives, population transfer) and animal life, properties, crops, infrastructure (e.g., communication networks), as well as the environment (e.g., sedimentation, soil loss, and pollution) (Somasundaram et al., 2003;Brivio et al., 2002;Tsesmelis et al., 2021;Stathopoulos et al., 2017;Chalkias et al., 2016;Zoka et al., 2018;Diakakis et al., 2017;Maantay et al., 2009;Jonkman et al., 2005;Psomiadis et al., 2019). River flooding is caused by intense rainfall that leads to the accelerated accumulation and discharge of runoff from the upstream to the downstream (Stamellou et al., 2021). ...

... The central table of the geodatabase is the "field" (Fig. 3.A.), which includes soil type by digital soil mapping (DSM) [33,34] of the field, inputs in it, its outputs, practices and biodiversity measurements in it. Fields are linked to all tables. ...

... Wang et al., 2004;Wei et al., 2018). Assessment techniques have progressed from mere evaluations based on singular vegetation indicators to encompassing evaluations that amalgamate insights from diverse disciplines and multiple remote-sensing indicators (Ferrara et al., 2020;Ren et al., 2023a;Tucker et al., 1991;Wang et al., 2008). Current methods for monitoring and assessing desertification predominantly include monitoring spatial and temporal evolution (Jiang et al., 2023;Wei et al., 2021;J. ...

... They also consider integrating machine learning techniques and mathematical models to predict areas at risk of desertification useful for studies. Finally, in the logic of contrasting desertification processes as a participatory process, it is important to evaluate the creation of freely consultable and accessible tools [45][46][47][48] that make the research results usable by all the stakeholders [49]. ...

... This phenomenon degrades large areas of land, thus reducing agricultural production. Desertification is seriously threatening Greece [25]. It is estimated, in particular, that 30% of agricultural land has already been deserted and that the remaining 49% faces a risk of desertification [26]. ...

... Water resources governance in Greece does not currently incorporate adaptive management or the human dimension coupled with the environmental aspects. Although some regional studies conducted recently focus on exploring the linkage of water resources vulnerability to adaptive management [116] or the impacts of human behaviour on environmental degradation [117], the water resources management plans implemented so far fail to actively involve stakeholders, local authorities, and the public [118]. This is also the case in Spercheios River Basin -Maliakos coastal and marine system, where stakeholders expressed strong dissatisfaction for the lack of consultation and awareness, the administrative structures, and the procedures applied in water management [119]. ...