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Antonios Kolimenakis
Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phyropathological Institute, 14561 Kifissia, Greece

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Journal article
Published: 11 August 2021 in Agronomy
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Pest control provides important and useful services in rural and urban environments, activities, and value chains. Despite the significance of them, under operational, environmental and food security and safety terms, there are still gaps in the awareness level of targeted groups. Therefore, in the current work, we have carried out questionnaire-based surveillance to pest control operators in Greece and Cyprus, in an attempt to illustrate their knowledge regarding pest control in conjunction with demographic characteristics. In this context, the results underlined the need for further training in all aspects of pest control, but also relative activities that are often are operated by pest controllers, such as food safety activities and applications in the urban and sub-urban environment. The replies that had been obtained during the survey showed good correlations of knowledge with specific variables, such as the size of the company, the age group, and the educational background, in conjunction with the country in which the professional activities are carried out. To our knowledge, this is the first work of its kind, in terms of pest controllers’ perceptions and self-evaluation, illustrating specific knowledge gaps that have to be alleviated towards improved services in urban pest control, especially in sensitive urban areas and facilities, and improved measures for safety during the applications.

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Angeliki Stefopoulou; Dionyssia A. Maselou; Dimitrios Papachristos; Antonios Kolimenakis; Antonios Michaelakis; Christos Athanassiou; George Vlontzos. Pest Control in Primary Sector: Towards the Identification of Knowledge Gaps. Agronomy 2021, 11, 1596 .

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Angeliki Stefopoulou, Dionyssia A. Maselou, Dimitrios Papachristos, Antonios Kolimenakis, Antonios Michaelakis, Christos Athanassiou, George Vlontzos. Pest Control in Primary Sector: Towards the Identification of Knowledge Gaps. Agronomy. 2021; 11 (8):1596.

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Angeliki Stefopoulou; Dionyssia A. Maselou; Dimitrios Papachristos; Antonios Kolimenakis; Antonios Michaelakis; Christos Athanassiou; George Vlontzos. 2021. "Pest Control in Primary Sector: Towards the Identification of Knowledge Gaps." Agronomy 11, no. 8: 1596.

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Published: 14 July 2021 in Sustainability
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Urban green areas present a lucid example for the harmonious co-existence of the artificial and natural environments best illustrated by their interdependence and interconnection in urban spaces. Urban green areas are essential for the health and wellbeing of citizens. The present study aimed to investigate those multiple benefits for citizens that arise through the existence of urban green areas, as well as important policy dimensions that should be considered when designing the expansion of urban green spaces in urban development. The study was based on a literature review to examine for available evidence on the benefit levels derived by the existence of urban green areas. An extended literature review was followed by a structured review, based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, which partly followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The search was conducted in two databases, and a total of 1674 articles and abstracts were identified through the database searches. After removing 114 duplicates, 1560 records were initially screened based on title and Following inclusion and exclusion criteria, 14 articles were incorporated in the structured review and a total of 47 in the extended review. The extended literature review identified 33 additional articles examining aspects of benefits that did not fall under the pre-established inclusion and exclusion criteria used in the structured review, such as health benefits and other social parameters associated with urban green spaces. The selected studies were allocated in five principal groups according to study types: three of the them consisted of studies employing “willingness to pay” (WTP) methods, five were based on property values, two studies assigned monetary values, while another two assigned CO2 values, and, finally, two studies were based on qualitative criteria. The results indicated benefits to citizens and increased welfare levels gained by the existence of urban green areas. The conducted review revealed a number of findings and recommendations that could direct future research and urban policy. Those hints could assist local authorities as well as stakeholders in order to measure and assess the benefits of green spaces and urban parks and promote measures and programs to assist their further deployment.

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Antonios Kolimenakis; Alexandra Solomou; Nikolaos Proutsos; Evangelia Avramidou; Evangelia Korakaki; Georgios Karetsos; Georgios Maroulis; Eleftherios Papagiannis; Konstantinia Tsagkari. The Socioeconomic Welfare of Urban Green Areas and Parks; A Literature Review of Available Evidence. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7863 .

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Antonios Kolimenakis, Alexandra Solomou, Nikolaos Proutsos, Evangelia Avramidou, Evangelia Korakaki, Georgios Karetsos, Georgios Maroulis, Eleftherios Papagiannis, Konstantinia Tsagkari. The Socioeconomic Welfare of Urban Green Areas and Parks; A Literature Review of Available Evidence. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7863.

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Antonios Kolimenakis; Alexandra Solomou; Nikolaos Proutsos; Evangelia Avramidou; Evangelia Korakaki; Georgios Karetsos; Georgios Maroulis; Eleftherios Papagiannis; Konstantinia Tsagkari. 2021. "The Socioeconomic Welfare of Urban Green Areas and Parks; A Literature Review of Available Evidence." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7863.

Conference paper
Published: 10 April 2021 in Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era
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Our study investigates the mitigation potential of tree-crop cultivations in the Mediterranean. We analyze the CO2 balance of tree crops in different regions of the Mediterranean, taking into account the yearly growth of the biomass, the soil absorption affected by the climatological conditions and the cultivation patterns, as well as the use of fertilizers, pesticides, electricity, and fuels during the production process. An algorithm describing the CO2 balance and the CO2 sequestration processes has been developed on the basis of state-of-the-art scientific knowledge, reports, and estimates of the LULUCF framework as well as extensive experiments and surveys in Greece, Italy, and Spain. Different cultivation practices are evaluated, and their mitigation potentials are ranked accordingly. Our study identifies certain mitigation potentials of the agricultural sector, and hence, contributes to the development of climatic policies coupling agricultural, economic, and climatic objectives. Furthermore, our study may contribute to improved national CO2 emission estimations on the LULUCF sector, reducing the current uncertainty level which is estimated at ≈70%.

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Kostas Bithas; Antonios Kolimenakis; Angelos Mimis. Novel Aspects for Accounting and Monitoring Carbon Sequestration of Tree Crops in the Mediterranean; Environmental and Economic Benefits. Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era 2021, 1009 -1012.

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Kostas Bithas, Antonios Kolimenakis, Angelos Mimis. Novel Aspects for Accounting and Monitoring Carbon Sequestration of Tree Crops in the Mediterranean; Environmental and Economic Benefits. Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era. 2021; ():1009-1012.

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Kostas Bithas; Antonios Kolimenakis; Angelos Mimis. 2021. "Novel Aspects for Accounting and Monitoring Carbon Sequestration of Tree Crops in the Mediterranean; Environmental and Economic Benefits." Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era , no. : 1009-1012.

Research article
Published: 04 June 2019 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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The expansion of urban ecosystems and climate change, both outcomes of massive lifestyle changes, contribute to a series of side effects such as environmental deterioration, spread of diseases, increased greenhouse gas emissions and introduction of invasive species. In the case of the Athens metropolitan area, an invasive mosquito species-the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)-has spread widely in the last decade. This spread is favoured within urban environments and is also affected by changing climatic trends. The Asian tiger mosquito is accompanied by risks of mosquito-borne diseases, greater nuisance levels, and increased expenses incurring for its confrontation. The main aims of this paper are (i) to estimate the various costs associated with the control of this invasive species, as well as its health and nuisance impacts, (ii) to evaluate the level of citizens' well-being from averting these impacts and (iii) to record citizens' and experts' perceptions regarding alternative control measures. Evidence shows that experts tend to place a high value on mosquito control when associated with serious health risks, while citizens are more sensitive and concerned about the environmental impacts of control methods. The synthesis of results produced by the current study could act as a preliminary guide for the estimation of societal welfare from the confrontation of similar problems in the context of a complex ecosystem.

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Antonios Kolimenakis; Kostas Bithas; Dionysis Latinopoulos; Clive Richardson. On lifestyle trends, health and mosquitoes: Formulating welfare levels for control of the Asian tiger mosquito in Greece. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2019, 13, e0007467 .

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Antonios Kolimenakis, Kostas Bithas, Dionysis Latinopoulos, Clive Richardson. On lifestyle trends, health and mosquitoes: Formulating welfare levels for control of the Asian tiger mosquito in Greece. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2019; 13 (6):e0007467.

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Antonios Kolimenakis; Kostas Bithas; Dionysis Latinopoulos; Clive Richardson. 2019. "On lifestyle trends, health and mosquitoes: Formulating welfare levels for control of the Asian tiger mosquito in Greece." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13, no. 6: e0007467.

Journal article
Published: 18 May 2019 in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
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Climate change, urbanization, and financial crisis have created a dramatic mixture of challenges in Southern Europe, increasing further the risks of transmission of new vector-borne diseases. In the last decade, there has been a wide spread of an invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus, commonly known as the Asian tiger mosquito, in various urban ecosystems of Greece accompanied by greater risks of infectious diseases, higher nuisance levels, and increased expenses incurred for their control. The aim of the present paper is to investigate citizens’ perception of the Aedes albopictus problem and to evaluate various policy aspects related to its control. Findings are based on the conduct of a web-based survey at a national scale and the production of national surveillance maps. Results indicate that citizens are highly concerned with the health risks associated with the new mosquito species and consider public prevention strategies highly important for the confrontation of the problem while, at the same time, surveillance maps indicate a constant intensification of the problem. The spatial patterns of these results are further investigated aiming to define areas (regions) with different: (a) Levels of risk and/or (b) policy priorities. It appears that citizens are aware of the invasive mosquito problem and appear prone to act against possible consequences. Climate change and the complex socio-ecological context of South Europe are expected to favor a deterioration of the problem and an increasing risk of the transmission of new diseases, posing, in this respect, new challenges for policy makers and citizens.

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Antonios Kolimenakis; Dionysios Latinopoulos; Kostas Bithas; Clive Richardson; Konstantinos Lagouvardos; Angeliki Stefopoulou; Dimitrios Papachristos; Antonios Michaelakis. Exploring Public Preferences, Priorities, and Policy Perspectives for Controlling Invasive Mosquito Species in Greece. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2019, 4, 83 .

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Antonios Kolimenakis, Dionysios Latinopoulos, Kostas Bithas, Clive Richardson, Konstantinos Lagouvardos, Angeliki Stefopoulou, Dimitrios Papachristos, Antonios Michaelakis. Exploring Public Preferences, Priorities, and Policy Perspectives for Controlling Invasive Mosquito Species in Greece. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2019; 4 (2):83.

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Antonios Kolimenakis; Dionysios Latinopoulos; Kostas Bithas; Clive Richardson; Konstantinos Lagouvardos; Angeliki Stefopoulou; Dimitrios Papachristos; Antonios Michaelakis. 2019. "Exploring Public Preferences, Priorities, and Policy Perspectives for Controlling Invasive Mosquito Species in Greece." Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 4, no. 2: 83.

Journal article
Published: 19 December 2015 in Public Health
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The aim of the present paper is to evaluate the economic efficiency of the public control and prevention strategies to tackle the 2010 West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreak in the Region of Central Macedonia, Greece. Efficiency is examined on the basis of the public prevention costs incurred and their potential in justifying the costs arising from health and nuisance impacts in the succeeding years. Economic appraisal of public health management interventions. Prevention and control cost categories including control programmes, contingency planning and blood safety testing, are analyzed based on market prices. A separate cost of illness approach is conducted for the estimation of medical costs and productivity losses from 2010 to 2013 and for the calculation of averted health impacts. The averted mosquito nuisance costs to households are estimated on the basis of a contingent valuation study. Based on these findings, a limited cost-benefit analysis is employed in order to evaluate the economic efficiency of these strategies in 2010–2013. Results indicate that cost of illness and prevention costs fell significantly in the years following the 2010 outbreak, also as a result of the epidemic coming under control. According to the contingent valuation survey, the annual average willingness to pay to eliminate the mosquito problem in the study area ranged between 22 and 27 € per household. Cost-benefit analysis indicates that the aggregate benefit of implementing the previous 3-year strategy creates a net socio-economic benefit in 2013. However the spread of the WNV epidemic and the overall socio-economic consequences, had the various costs not been employed, remain unpredictable and extremely difficult to calculate. The application of a post epidemic strategy appears to be of utmost importance for public health safety. An updated well designed survey is needed for a more precise definition of the optimum prevention policies and levels and for the establishment of the various cost/benefit parameters.

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A. Kolimenakis; K. Bithas; C. Richardson; D. Latinopoulos; A. Baka; A. Vakali; C. Hadjichristodoulou; S. Mourelatos; S. Kalaitzopoulou; S. Gewehr; A. Michaelakis; G. Koliopoulos. Economic appraisal of the public control and prevention strategy against the 2010 West Nile Virus outbreak in Central Macedonia, Greece. Public Health 2015, 131, 63 -70.

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A. Kolimenakis, K. Bithas, C. Richardson, D. Latinopoulos, A. Baka, A. Vakali, C. Hadjichristodoulou, S. Mourelatos, S. Kalaitzopoulou, S. Gewehr, A. Michaelakis, G. Koliopoulos. Economic appraisal of the public control and prevention strategy against the 2010 West Nile Virus outbreak in Central Macedonia, Greece. Public Health. 2015; 131 ():63-70.

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A. Kolimenakis; K. Bithas; C. Richardson; D. Latinopoulos; A. Baka; A. Vakali; C. Hadjichristodoulou; S. Mourelatos; S. Kalaitzopoulou; S. Gewehr; A. Michaelakis; G. Koliopoulos. 2015. "Economic appraisal of the public control and prevention strategy against the 2010 West Nile Virus outbreak in Central Macedonia, Greece." Public Health 131, no. : 63-70.