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Prof. DIMITRA VAGIONA
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Spatial Planning and Development

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Original paper
Published: 08 July 2021 in Circular Economy and Sustainability
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Wind energy has a key role to the fulfillment of the energy and Greece’s low-carbon policy targets due to multiple benefits that it provides in terms of cost-effectiveness. However, inappropriate siting may lead to uneconomic viable projects. In this work, a site selection methodological framework is developed to determine the wind farm (WF) siting potential (onshore and offshore) of a study area, as well as the most suitable siting solutions. It consists of two successive phases: (1) the identification of suitable areas for onshore and offshore WF siting using geographic information systems by producing linear geoprocessing models of numerous exclusion criteria (e.g., wind power density) and (2) the prioritization of the suitable land and marine areas on the basis of specific assessment criteria (e.g., distance from protected areas) by deploying three different multi-criteria methodological schemes (analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and VIekriterijumsko KOmpromisno Rangiranje (VIKOR); entropy and VIKOR; direct weights and VIKOR). The suggested framework is applied at the regional unit of Euboea, Greece, and its final outcome is the formation of six different (land and marine) site suitability indexes. The WF siting solutions could efficiently support the local policy makers and contribute to the energy interdependency of the region.

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Sofia Spyridonidou; Dimitra G. Vagiona. A comparative analysis of decision-making methods on site suitability for on- and offshore wind farms: the case of regional unit of Euboea, Greece. Circular Economy and Sustainability 2021, 1 -14.

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Sofia Spyridonidou, Dimitra G. Vagiona. A comparative analysis of decision-making methods on site suitability for on- and offshore wind farms: the case of regional unit of Euboea, Greece. Circular Economy and Sustainability. 2021; ():1-14.

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Sofia Spyridonidou; Dimitra G. Vagiona. 2021. "A comparative analysis of decision-making methods on site suitability for on- and offshore wind farms: the case of regional unit of Euboea, Greece." Circular Economy and Sustainability , no. : 1-14.

Journal article
Published: 21 January 2021 in Energies
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In this work, an innovative sustainable spatial energy planning framework is developed on national scale for identifying and prioritizing appropriate, technically and economically feasible, environmentally sustainable as well as socially acceptable sites for the siting of large-scale onshore Wind Farms (WFs) and Photovoltaic Farms (PVFs) in Israel. The proposed holistic framework consists of distinctive steps allocated in two successive modules (the Planning and the Field Investigation module), and it covers all relevant dimensions of a sustainable siting analysis (economic, social, and environmental). It advances a collaborative and participatory planning approach by combining spatial planning tools (Geographic Information Systems (GIS)) and multi-criteria decision-making methods (e.g., Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)) with versatile participatory planning techniques in order to consider the opinion of three different participatory groups (public, experts, and renewable energy planners) within the site-selection processes. Moreover, it facilitates verification of GIS results by conducting appropriate field observations. Sites of high suitability, accepted by all participatory groups and field verified, form the final outcome of the proposed framework. The results illustrate the existence of high suitable sites for large-scale WFs’ and PVFs’ siting and, thus, the potential deployment of such projects towards the fulfillment of the Israeli energy targets in the near future.

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Sofia Spyridonidou; Georgia Sismani; Eva Loukogeorgaki; Dimitra G. Vagiona; Hagit Ulanovsky; Daniel Madar. Sustainable Spatial Energy Planning of Large-Scale Wind and PV Farms in Israel: A Collaborative and Participatory Planning Approach. Energies 2021, 14, 551 .

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Sofia Spyridonidou, Georgia Sismani, Eva Loukogeorgaki, Dimitra G. Vagiona, Hagit Ulanovsky, Daniel Madar. Sustainable Spatial Energy Planning of Large-Scale Wind and PV Farms in Israel: A Collaborative and Participatory Planning Approach. Energies. 2021; 14 (3):551.

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Sofia Spyridonidou; Georgia Sismani; Eva Loukogeorgaki; Dimitra G. Vagiona; Hagit Ulanovsky; Daniel Madar. 2021. "Sustainable Spatial Energy Planning of Large-Scale Wind and PV Farms in Israel: A Collaborative and Participatory Planning Approach." Energies 14, no. 3: 551.

Editorial
Published: 25 November 2020 in Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Dimitra Vagiona & Georgia Pozoukidou You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Correspondence to Georgia Pozoukidou. Reprints and Permissions Vagiona, D., Pozoukidou, G. Preface to the topical collection on the 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology. Euro-Mediterr J Environ Integr 6, 10 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-020-00218-3 Download citation Published: 25 November 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-020-00218-3

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Dimitra Vagiona; Georgia Pozoukidou. Preface to the topical collection on the 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration 2020, 6, 1 -2.

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Dimitra Vagiona, Georgia Pozoukidou. Preface to the topical collection on the 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration. 2020; 6 (1):1-2.

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Dimitra Vagiona; Georgia Pozoukidou. 2020. "Preface to the topical collection on the 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology." Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration 6, no. 1: 1-2.

Review
Published: 12 November 2020 in Energies
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Wind energy has a leading role in achieving a low-carbon or completely carbon-free energy sector in the near future. Scientific research on the site-selection aspects of onshore and offshore wind farms is of great importance, contributing to sustainable, technically and economically viable, and socially acceptable wind energy projects. This systematic review provides direct analysis and assessment of existing site-selection procedures and addresses a gap in knowledge in the onshore and offshore wind energy research field, identifying trends in the thematic modules of site-selection issues. Important insights and useful trends are highlighted in: (1) site-selection methodologies; (2) the type, number, and exclusion limits of exclusion criteria; (3) the type, number, importance, priority, and suitability classes of assessment criteria; (4) studies’ geographic locations; (5) spatial planning scales; (6) wind resource analysis; (7) sensitivity analysis; (8) participatory planning approaches, groups, and contributions; (9) laws, regulations, and policies related to wind farm siting; (10) suitability index classifications (i.e., linguistic and numeric); and (11) micro-siting configuration of wind turbines. Identified insights and trends could motivate the conduction of updated site-selection analyses on onshore and offshore wind energy research, addressing the determined gaps and enhancing global siting implementations.

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Sofia Spyridonidou; Dimitra G. Vagiona. Systematic Review of Site-Selection Processes in Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy Research. Energies 2020, 13, 5906 .

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Sofia Spyridonidou, Dimitra G. Vagiona. Systematic Review of Site-Selection Processes in Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy Research. Energies. 2020; 13 (22):5906.

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Sofia Spyridonidou; Dimitra G. Vagiona. 2020. "Systematic Review of Site-Selection Processes in Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy Research." Energies 13, no. 22: 5906.

Topical collection
Published: 12 May 2020 in Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration
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The present paper focuses on the efficient development of offshore wind farms in shallow waters in Greece. An integrated spatial energy planning approach is introduced. The proposed methodology is implemented using geographic information system and Statistical Design Institute software and applied at the national spatial planning scale. It consists of four distinct stages: (1) identifying appropriate areas to site offshore wind farms (the macro-siting configuration), (2) determining the principal technical specifications of the offshore wind turbines as well as the micro-siting configurations of offshore wind projects, (3) estimating the total investment cost of each potential offshore wind project, and (4) prioritizing the most suitable potential sites for offshore wind farms based on specific assessment criteria. The final outcomes of the proposed methodology are the development of a marine site suitability index and an assessment of the effects of different policy orientations for offshore wind farm siting on that index. Four ‘what-if’ critical scenarios are applied to test the robustness of the overall suitability index to the subjectivity of expert judgments of potential sites and thus assess the reliability of the proposed methodology. The implementation of the proposed methodology could facilitate the fulfillment of national targets for the energy sector and encourage energy interdependence among many geographic areas in Greece, since the total estimated production capacity of all the proposed offshore wind projects is expected to reach 1,185 MW.

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Sofia Spyridonidou; Dimitra G. Vagiona. Spatial energy planning of offshore wind farms in Greece using GIS and a hybrid MCDM methodological approach. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration 2020, 5, 1 -13.

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Sofia Spyridonidou, Dimitra G. Vagiona. Spatial energy planning of offshore wind farms in Greece using GIS and a hybrid MCDM methodological approach. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration. 2020; 5 (2):1-13.

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Sofia Spyridonidou; Dimitra G. Vagiona. 2020. "Spatial energy planning of offshore wind farms in Greece using GIS and a hybrid MCDM methodological approach." Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration 5, no. 2: 1-13.

Journal article
Published: 26 January 2020 in Sustainability
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In the present article, a new methodological framework for the efficient and sustainable exploitation of offshore wind potential was developed. The proposed integrated strategic plan was implemented for the first time at national spatial planning scale in Greece. The methodological approach is performed through geographical information systems (GIS) and Microsoft Project Server Software and includes five distinct stages: (i) definition of vision/mission, (ii) identification of appropriate areas for offshore wind farms’ (OWFs) siting, (iii) determination of the OWFs’ layout, (iv) calculation of the OWFs’ (projects) total investment cost and, finally, (v) portfolio analysis. The final outcome of the proposed strategic planning is the prioritization of the proposed sixteen offshore wind projects based on their strategic value, as well as the estimation of the overall investment cost of the entire portfolio. High economic, socio-political and environmental benefits could be achieved through the implementation of only 60% of the total investment capital of the proposed strategic plan.

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Sofia Spyridonidou; Dimitra G. Vagiona; Eva Loukogeorgaki. Strategic Planning of Offshore Wind Farms in Greece. Sustainability 2020, 12, 905 .

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Sofia Spyridonidou, Dimitra G. Vagiona, Eva Loukogeorgaki. Strategic Planning of Offshore Wind Farms in Greece. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (3):905.

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Sofia Spyridonidou; Dimitra G. Vagiona; Eva Loukogeorgaki. 2020. "Strategic Planning of Offshore Wind Farms in Greece." Sustainability 12, no. 3: 905.

Journal article
Published: 07 August 2019 in Environments
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The distance between theory and practice in the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process is particularly noticeable. The development of an integrated, comprehensive and systematic approach guided by the related literature is considered to be an ideal condition for enhancing the value of SEA and increasing its effectiveness. The aim of the present paper was to develop a methodological approach of the most technical and critical stages of SEA for onshore wind farm (OWF) siting. The methodological framework included the proposal of the SEA objectives along with the indicators’ development, the identification of alternatives, the selection of a ‘most viable or sustainable’ alternative, the identification of potential impacts, their assessment, and finally, the proposal of a SEA monitoring system using both qualitative and quantitative methods, tools, and techniques. OWF siting within low and/or moderate sensitivity areas was considered as the most viable/sustainable alternative. SEA highlighted that OWF siting caused moderately to highly significant negative impacts on the thematic section of biodiversity and extremely significant positive impacts on the thematic sections of renewable energy sources, economy, and society. Although the proposed methodology was applied on SEA of OWF siting in Greece, it can be used universally to identify the impacts of OWF siting planning.

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Dimitra G. Vagiona; Xenia Karapanagiotidou. Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment for Onshore Windfarm Siting in Greece. Environments 2019, 6, 94 .

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Dimitra G. Vagiona, Xenia Karapanagiotidou. Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment for Onshore Windfarm Siting in Greece. Environments. 2019; 6 (8):94.

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Dimitra G. Vagiona; Xenia Karapanagiotidou. 2019. "Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment for Onshore Windfarm Siting in Greece." Environments 6, no. 8: 94.

Journal article
Published: 24 May 2019 in Water
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The aim of this paper is to evaluate the water footprints (WFs) of all the main crops on Rhodes island at a municipal unit (MU) scale, as well as for the area of the island as a whole. WF estimations are made with a distinction of rainfed and irrigated crops, using CROPWAT 8.0. Rainfed crops and the drip irrigation method are predominant in the study area, which faces water scarcity issues. Furthermore, a reduction factor in plant coefficients is introduced, to adapt to the drip irrigation technique. From the findings obtained, useful conclusions are drawn regarding the most water-demanding crops, but also the type of their WF component (blue/green/gray). In all categories of crops, there are large fluctuations across MUs, mainly due to the different yields. Higher WF values occur for rainfed and irrigated olives, which constitute the predominant crop, followed by hard and soft wheat. WF is a useful indicator identifying which crops require improvement or restructuring in a study area, and quantifies the exact volumes of water, which is a useful element in the formulation of agricultural policy in the context of sustainable water resources management.

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Stella Symeonidou; Dimitra Vagiona. Water Footprint of Crops on Rhodes Island. Water 2019, 11, 1084 .

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Stella Symeonidou, Dimitra Vagiona. Water Footprint of Crops on Rhodes Island. Water. 2019; 11 (5):1084.

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Stella Symeonidou; Dimitra Vagiona. 2019. "Water Footprint of Crops on Rhodes Island." Water 11, no. 5: 1084.

Journal article
Published: 12 August 2018 in Energies
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This paper presents a methodological framework for evaluating marine areas in Greece for the purpose of identifying the most adequate sites for Hybrid Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Systems (HOWiWaES), with special focus on the HOWiWaES’ environmental impact assessment evaluation. Nine evaluation criteria that reflect various environmental, economic, technical and socio-political aspects are considered, including Wind Velocity (WV), Wave Energy Potential (WEP), Water Depth (WD), Distance from Shore (DS), Connection to Local Electrical Grid (CLEG), Population Served (PS), Shipping Density (SD), Distance from Ports (DP) and Environmental Performance Value (EPV). Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is performed to hierarchically rank twelve predefined siting alternatives. Questionnaires are used to collect information on pairwise comparisons of the evaluation criteria from a group of stakeholders/experts. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used as a metric tool for pairwise comparisons of each siting alternative with respect to the first eight evaluation criteria, while the last criterion is assessed through the development of an innovative environmental impact assessment tool. The results indicate that WV, WEP and EPV present the evaluation criteria with the highest relative significance, while PS, DP and SD correspond to less influencing criteria. The proposed methodology can be easily applied to other countries worldwide for supporting socially accepted siting of HOWiWaES.

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Eva Loukogeorgaki; Dimitra G. Vagiona; Margarita Vasileiou. Site Selection of Hybrid Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Systems in Greece Incorporating Environmental Impact Assessment. Energies 2018, 11, 2095 .

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Eva Loukogeorgaki, Dimitra G. Vagiona, Margarita Vasileiou. Site Selection of Hybrid Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Systems in Greece Incorporating Environmental Impact Assessment. Energies. 2018; 11 (8):2095.

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Eva Loukogeorgaki; Dimitra G. Vagiona; Margarita Vasileiou. 2018. "Site Selection of Hybrid Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Systems in Greece Incorporating Environmental Impact Assessment." Energies 11, no. 8: 2095.

Article
Published: 09 March 2018 in Sustainability
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The present research study develops and implements an integrated methodology for the evaluation and prioritization of appropriate sites for sustainable offshore wind-farm development at a regional level. The methodological framework includes the application of several siting criteria (technical, spatial, economic, social and environmental) proposed either by the national legislative framework (Specific Plan for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development for Renewable Energy) or the international literature with the combined use of geographic information systems (GIS) and multi-criteria decision methods, namely the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS). The whole methodology provides a decision-making process for offshore wind-farm planning at regional level. The proposed methodology and the outputs of this work can be used to ensure the sustainable spatial development and policy of renewable energy resources.

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Dimitra G. Vagiona; Manos Kamilakis. Sustainable Site Selection for Offshore Wind Farms in the South Aegean—Greece. Sustainability 2018, 10, 749 .

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Dimitra G. Vagiona, Manos Kamilakis. Sustainable Site Selection for Offshore Wind Farms in the South Aegean—Greece. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (3):749.

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Dimitra G. Vagiona; Manos Kamilakis. 2018. "Sustainable Site Selection for Offshore Wind Farms in the South Aegean—Greece." Sustainability 10, no. 3: 749.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in Cogent Social Sciences
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Strategy is distinguished as a widely discussed issue inside the scientific world. Strategic Planning constitutes an appropriate and systematic method of strategy formulation and implementation. Characteristic models of Strategic Planning are initially presented in this paper in order to analyze the characteristics and differentiations in different levels. This paper presents an unconventional Strategic Spatial Planning model in the Municipal Unity of Thermi (Thessaloniki) for the strategic arrangement of the emerging development spatial issues. The main aim of the proposed model is the identification and formulation of Specific Actions Programs which are prioritized through a composite application of integrated multicriteria decision-making methods.

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Athanasios Lamprou; Dimitra Vagiona. An innovative Strategic Spatial Planning Model: The Municipal Unity of Thermi (Thessaloniki-Greece) case study. Cogent Social Sciences 2017, 3, 1 .

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Athanasios Lamprou, Dimitra Vagiona. An innovative Strategic Spatial Planning Model: The Municipal Unity of Thermi (Thessaloniki-Greece) case study. Cogent Social Sciences. 2017; 3 (1):1.

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Athanasios Lamprou; Dimitra Vagiona. 2017. "An innovative Strategic Spatial Planning Model: The Municipal Unity of Thermi (Thessaloniki-Greece) case study." Cogent Social Sciences 3, no. 1: 1.