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Dr. Hariklia Skilodimou
Department of Geography and Climatology, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, ZC 15784, Greece

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Journal article
Published: 21 June 2021 in Sustainability
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Karst features such as polje are highly vulnerable to natural and anthropogenic pollution. The main objectives of this study were to investigate the soil quality in the Ioannina polje (north-west Greece) concerning arsenic (As) and zinc (Zn), and delineate their origin as well as compare the As and Zn content in soil with criteria recorded in the literature. For this purpose, the geomorphological settings, the land use, and the soil physicochemical properties were mapped and evaluated, including soil texture and concentrations of aqua-regia extractable As and Zn. The concentration of elements was spatially correlated with the land use and the geology of the study area, while screening values were applied to assess land suitability. The results reveal that 72% of the total study area has a very gentle slope. This relief favors urban and agricultural activity. Thus, the urban and agricultural land used cover 92% of the total area. The spatial distribution for As and Zn in the soil of the study area is located on very gentle slopes and is strongly correlated with the geological parent materials and human-induced contamination sources. Arsenic and Zn can be considered enriched in the soil of the area studied. The median topsoil contents (in mg kg−1) for As (agricultural soil 16.0; urban soil 17.8) and Zn (agricultural soil 92.0; urban soil 95.0) are higher compared to the corresponding median values of European topsoils. Land evaluation suitability concerning criteria given from the literature is discussed. The proposed work may be helpful in the project of land use planning and the protection of the natural environment.

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Dimitrios Alexakis; George Bathrellos; Hariklia Skilodimou; Dimitra Gamvroula. Spatial Distribution and Evaluation of Arsenic and Zinc Content in the Soil of a Karst Landscape. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6976 .

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Dimitrios Alexakis, George Bathrellos, Hariklia Skilodimou, Dimitra Gamvroula. Spatial Distribution and Evaluation of Arsenic and Zinc Content in the Soil of a Karst Landscape. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (12):6976.

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Dimitrios Alexakis; George Bathrellos; Hariklia Skilodimou; Dimitra Gamvroula. 2021. "Spatial Distribution and Evaluation of Arsenic and Zinc Content in the Soil of a Karst Landscape." Sustainability 13, no. 12: 6976.

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Published: 10 June 2021 in Applied Sciences
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Assessing the suitability of urban and agricultural land is essential for planning sustainable urban and agricultural systems. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the suitability of land in Ioannina plain (western Greece) concerning the soil contents of two potentially toxic elements, cadmium (Cd) and cobalt (Co). Geochemical and spatial analysis methods were applied to assess the distribution of Cd and Co in the soil of the Ioannina plain and identify their origin. The primary anthropogenic sources of Cd and Co in the topsoil of the study area can be attributed to traffic emissions, aircraft operations, vehicle crushing and dismantling activities. Element content is compared to international guidelines and screening values. Cadmium and Co concentration in the soil of the study area is well above the European topsoil mean. Thus, the urban and agricultural lands cover the vast majority (92%) of the total area. Cadmium concentration in soil of the study area with a mean (mg kg−1) 1.7 and 2.0 was observed in agricultural and urban land use, respectively. Cobalt content in soil of the area studied with a mean (mg kg−1) 30.8 and 37.1 was recorded in agricultural and urban land use, respectively. Land evaluation suitability by adopting criteria provided from the international literature is discussed.

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Dimitrios Alexakis; George Bathrellos; Hariklia Skilodimou; Dimitra Gamvroula. Land Suitability Mapping Using Geochemical and Spatial Analysis Methods. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 5404 .

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Dimitrios Alexakis, George Bathrellos, Hariklia Skilodimou, Dimitra Gamvroula. Land Suitability Mapping Using Geochemical and Spatial Analysis Methods. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (12):5404.

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Dimitrios Alexakis; George Bathrellos; Hariklia Skilodimou; Dimitra Gamvroula. 2021. "Land Suitability Mapping Using Geochemical and Spatial Analysis Methods." Applied Sciences 11, no. 12: 5404.

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Published: 16 April 2021 in Sustainability
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This study proposes a simple method to produce a flood hazard assessment map in burned and urban areas, where primary data are scarce. The study area is a municipal unit of Nea Makri, a coastal part of the eastern Attica peninsula (central Greece), which has been strongly urbanized and suffered damage from urban fires in 2018. Six factors were considered as the parameters most controlling runoff when it overdraws the drainage system’s capacity. The analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method and a geographical information system (GIS) were utilized to create the flood hazard assessment map. The outcome revealed that the areas with highest flood hazard are distributed in the eastern and southern parts of the study area, as a result of the combination of lowlands with gentle slopes, torrential behavior of the streams, streams covered by construction, increasing urbanization and burned areas. The uncertainty and the verification analyses demonstrate a robust behavior for the model predictions, as well as reliability and accuracy of the map. Comparing the existing urban fabric and road network to the potential flood hazard areas showed that 80% of the urban areas and 50% of the road network were situated within areas prone to flood. The method may be applied to land use planning projects, flood hazard mitigation and post-fire management.

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Hariklia Skilodimou; George Bathrellos; Dimitrios Alexakis. Flood Hazard Assessment Mapping in Burned and Urban Areas. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4455 .

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Hariklia Skilodimou, George Bathrellos, Dimitrios Alexakis. Flood Hazard Assessment Mapping in Burned and Urban Areas. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4455.

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Hariklia Skilodimou; George Bathrellos; Dimitrios Alexakis. 2021. "Flood Hazard Assessment Mapping in Burned and Urban Areas." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4455.

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Published: 13 December 2020 in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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The study area is the Thriassion Plain, an important area, in antiquity, surrounding the famous ancient town of Eleusis, 20 km west of Athens. The modern town and port and the entire area were heavily industrialized (1965–1995) coupled with unregulated urban and agricultural development. The presence of two crude oil refineries and other oil-related industries have strongly impacted the entire environment, including soils, waters and sediments of the broader area. The purpose of this work is to better understand how a multi-layered groundwater system affects the potential underground spread of certain fuel volatile compounds, namely the BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and total xylenes) as well as their attenuation after their direct or indirect release into the aquifer system. The spatial distribution of BTEX in groundwaters show that they were concentrated mainly in four rather restricted locations. Three of them were spotted, as expected, in the close vicinity of known pollution sources (a military airfield and two crude oil refineries). The other one corresponds to an abandoned site with no outstanding pollution sources where wells exist, eventually used for illegal dumping of oily wastes. It is important that the concentrations decrease significantly from autumn to spring. This decline could be characterized as natural attenuation, related to natural dilution phenomena and a flushing out of pollutants discharging through underwater springs to the sea during the rainy period (October to April). This, in turn, could be associated to the specific geological conditions affecting the hydrology, such as the unconsolidated non-permeable deposits and the multi layered formations of the area’s aquifers.

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Panayota Makri; Eleni Stathopoulou; Demetrios Hermides; George Kontakiotis; Stergios D. Zarkogiannis; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; George D. Bathrellos; Assimina Antonarakou; Michael Scoullos. The Environmental Impact of a Complex Hydrogeological System on Hydrocarbon-Pollutants’ Natural Attenuation: The Case of the Coastal Aquifers in Eleusis, West Attica, Greece. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2020, 8, 1018 .

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Panayota Makri, Eleni Stathopoulou, Demetrios Hermides, George Kontakiotis, Stergios D. Zarkogiannis, Hariklia D. Skilodimou, George D. Bathrellos, Assimina Antonarakou, Michael Scoullos. The Environmental Impact of a Complex Hydrogeological System on Hydrocarbon-Pollutants’ Natural Attenuation: The Case of the Coastal Aquifers in Eleusis, West Attica, Greece. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2020; 8 (12):1018.

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Panayota Makri; Eleni Stathopoulou; Demetrios Hermides; George Kontakiotis; Stergios D. Zarkogiannis; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; George D. Bathrellos; Assimina Antonarakou; Michael Scoullos. 2020. "The Environmental Impact of a Complex Hydrogeological System on Hydrocarbon-Pollutants’ Natural Attenuation: The Case of the Coastal Aquifers in Eleusis, West Attica, Greece." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8, no. 12: 1018.

Editorial
Published: 25 August 2019 in Land
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The Earth’s landscape has a complex evolution and is the result of the interactions involving surficial processes, climate, tectonic, and human activity

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George D. Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou. Land Use Planning for Natural Hazards. Land 2019, 8, 128 .

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George D. Bathrellos, Hariklia D. Skilodimou. Land Use Planning for Natural Hazards. Land. 2019; 8 (9):128.

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George D. Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou. 2019. "Land Use Planning for Natural Hazards." Land 8, no. 9: 128.

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Published: 11 September 2018 in Land
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Historic data and old topographic maps include information on historical floods and paleo-floods. This paper aims at identifying the flood hazard by using historic data in the drainage basin of Pinios (Peneus) River, in Thessaly, central Greece. For this purpose, a catalogue of historical flood events that occurred between 1979 and 2010 and old topographic maps of 1881 were used. Moreover, geomorphic parameters such as elevation, slope, aspect and slope curvature were taken into account. The data were combined with the Geographical Information System to analyze the temporal and spatial distribution of flood events. The results show that a total number of 146 flood events were recorded in the study area. The number of flood events reaches its maximum value in the year 1994, while October contains the most flood events. The flood occurrences increased during the period 1990–2010. The flooded area reaches its maximum value in the year 1987, and November is the month with the most records. The type of damages with the most records is for rural land use. Regarding the class of damages, no human casualties were recorded during the studied period. The annual and monthly distribution of the very high category reaches the maximum values, respectively, in the year 2005 and in June. The analysis of the spatial distribution of the floods proves that most of the occurrences are recorded in the southern part of the study area. There is a certain amount of clustering of flood events in the areas of former marshes and lakes along with the lowest and flattest parts of the study area. These areas are located in the central, southern, south-eastern and coastal part of the study area and create favorable conditions for flooding. The proposed method estimates the localization of sites prone to flood, and it may be used for flood hazard assessment mapping and for flood risk management.

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George D. Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; Konstantinos Soukis; Efterpi Koskeridou. Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Flood Occurrences in the Drainage Basin of Pinios River (Thessaly, Central Greece). Land 2018, 7, 106 .

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George D. Bathrellos, Hariklia D. Skilodimou, Konstantinos Soukis, Efterpi Koskeridou. Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Flood Occurrences in the Drainage Basin of Pinios River (Thessaly, Central Greece). Land. 2018; 7 (3):106.

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George D. Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; Konstantinos Soukis; Efterpi Koskeridou. 2018. "Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Flood Occurrences in the Drainage Basin of Pinios River (Thessaly, Central Greece)." Land 7, no. 3: 106.

Journal article
Published: 19 July 2018 in Land
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The geological, geomorphic conditions of a mountainous environment along with precipitation and human activities influence landslide occurrences. In many cases, their relation to landslide events is not well defined. The scope of the present study is to identify the influence of physical and anthropogenic factors in landslide activity. The study area is a mountainous part of the northern Peloponnesus in southern Greece. The existing landslides, lithology, slope angle, rainfall, two types of road network (highway-provincial roads and rural roads) along with land use of the study area are taken into consideration. Each physical and anthropogenic factor is further divided into sub-categories. Statistical analysis of landslide frequency and density, as well as frequency and density ratios, are applied and combined with a geographic information system (GIS) to evaluate the collected data and determine the relationship between physical and anthropogenic factors and landslide activity. The results prove that Plio-Pleistocene fine-grained sediments and flysch, relatively steep slopes (15°–30°) and a rise in the amount of rainfall increase landslide frequency and density. Additionally, Plio-Pleistocene fine-grained sediments and flysch, as well as schist chert formations, moderate (5°–15°) and relatively steep slopes (15°–30°), along with the amount of rainfall of >700 mm are strongly associated with landslide occurrences. The frequency and magnitude of landslides increase in close proximity to roads. Their maximum values are observed within the 50 m buffer zone. This corresponds to a 100 m wide zone along with any type of road corridors, increasing landslide occurrences. In addition, a buffer zone of 75 m or 150 m wide zone along highway and provincial roads, as well as a buffer zone of 100 m or 200 m wide zones along rural roads, are strongly correlated with landslide events. The extensive cultivated land of the study area is strongly related to landslide activity. By contrast, urban areas are poorly related to landslides, because most of them are located in the northern coastal part of the study area where landslides are limited. The results provide information on physical and anthropogenic factors characterizing landslide events in the study area. The applied methodology rapidly estimates areas prone to landslides and it may be utilized for landslide hazard assessment mapping as well as for new and existing land use planning projects.

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Hariklia D. Skilodimou; George D. Bathrellos; Efterpi Koskeridou; Konstantinos Soukis; Dimitrios Rozos. Physical and Anthropogenic Factors Related to Landslide Activity in the Northern Peloponnese, Greece. Land 2018, 7, 85 .

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Hariklia D. Skilodimou, George D. Bathrellos, Efterpi Koskeridou, Konstantinos Soukis, Dimitrios Rozos. Physical and Anthropogenic Factors Related to Landslide Activity in the Northern Peloponnese, Greece. Land. 2018; 7 (3):85.

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Hariklia D. Skilodimou; George D. Bathrellos; Efterpi Koskeridou; Konstantinos Soukis; Dimitrios Rozos. 2018. "Physical and Anthropogenic Factors Related to Landslide Activity in the Northern Peloponnese, Greece." Land 7, no. 3: 85.

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Published: 10 April 2018 in Land
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The purpose of this study is to identify the impacts of abandoned quarries and to examine scenarios for their restoration. Two quarries were selected as case studies, which are located in the Evros Region (NE Greece). Initially, the current state of the abandoned quarries was recorded and evaluated, including slopes, landscape, land use, as well as cultural elements. Four alterative scenarios for the exploitation of each quarry were proposed, taking into account the specifics of each site. Financial, environmental, and socioeconomic criteria were then used to evaluate these scenarios. The PROMETHEE method is a multi-criteria decision analysis approach and was applied to rank the alterative scenarios. The results show that the “do nothing” scenario is the worst solution for both quarries. In the quarry at Αsvestades, the restoration of the area by returning the land to pre-quarry use with the shaping of the slopes and planting is considered the best solution. On the other hand, in the quarry Mikro Derio two scenarios are proposed; one provides restoring the site to its pre-quarry land use and the other is the restoration of the quarry combined with the creation of a wildlife observatory and places for alternative forms of tourism.

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Sapfo Τsolaki-Fiaka; George D. Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for an Abandoned Quarry in the Evros Region (NE Greece). Land 2018, 7, 43 .

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Sapfo Τsolaki-Fiaka, George D. Bathrellos, Hariklia D. Skilodimou. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for an Abandoned Quarry in the Evros Region (NE Greece). Land. 2018; 7 (2):43.

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Sapfo Τsolaki-Fiaka; George D. Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou. 2018. "Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for an Abandoned Quarry in the Evros Region (NE Greece)." Land 7, no. 2: 43.

Journal article
Published: 24 January 2017 in Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece
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In the present study the evaluation of soil erosion in Southern Evia Island was carried out. Data related with precipitation, morphology, land cover and lithology were collected. A spatial database was created and the further processing of the collected data was prepared using GIS. The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) was used to predict the spatial distribution of the average annual rate of erosion. Five major factors were used to calculate the soil loss. These are rainfall erositivity (R), soil erodibility (K), slope length and steepness (LS), cropping management (C) and conservation supporting practice (P). Each factor is the numerical estimate of a specific condition that affects the severity of soil erosion. The obtained soil loss values were used to create the erosion risk map. The applied methodology provides a cost effected and rapid estimation of areas that are vulnerable to soil erosion and need immediate attention from soil conservation point of view. Moreover these results can be used to assist land use planning.

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G.D. Bathrellos; H.D. Skilodimou; K.G. Chousianitis. SOIL EROSION ASSESMENT IN SOUTHERN EVIA ISLAND USING USLE AND GIS. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece 2017, 43, 1572 -1581.

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G.D. Bathrellos, H.D. Skilodimou, K.G. Chousianitis. SOIL EROSION ASSESMENT IN SOUTHERN EVIA ISLAND USING USLE AND GIS. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece. 2017; 43 (3):1572-1581.

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G.D. Bathrellos; H.D. Skilodimou; K.G. Chousianitis. 2017. "SOIL EROSION ASSESMENT IN SOUTHERN EVIA ISLAND USING USLE AND GIS." Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece 43, no. 3: 1572-1581.

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Published: 24 January 2017 in Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece
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Landslides are one of the most frequent and disastrous natural hazards worldwide. Thus, the need of landslide susceptibility maps is of primary importance as they are both a useful tool for the land use planning and a necessary step for future development activities. This paper presents an integrated technique of analytical hierarchical process (AHP) and geographic information system (GIS) to create a landslide susceptibility map of the NE part of Achaia prefecture. The study area mainly consists of Neogene deposits and it is a part of the Corinthian graben, which characterized by intense neotectonic activity. Therefore, it is affected by many slope movements that usually cause serious damages in inhabitant areas and road networks. Based on field survey data analysis six parameters were chosen as major parameters that influence the stability of slopes to the direction of landslide manifestation. The AHP method identifies both the rate of the individual classes, and the weight of each factor. Spatial layers with their corresponding rates and weights were linearly combined to prepare the landslide susceptibility map, which includes four zones of slope movement’s susceptibility, namely a low, a moderate a high and a very high zone. The evaluation and final confirmation of the map was based on a great number of recorded landslides in the area.

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D. Rozos; D.G. Bathrellos; D.H. Skilodimou. LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPPING OF THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF ACHAIA PREFECTUREUSING ANALYTICAL HIERARCHICAL PROCESS AND GIS TECHNIQUES. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece 2017, 43, 1637 -1646.

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D. Rozos, D.G. Bathrellos, D.H. Skilodimou. LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPPING OF THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF ACHAIA PREFECTUREUSING ANALYTICAL HIERARCHICAL PROCESS AND GIS TECHNIQUES. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece. 2017; 43 (3):1637-1646.

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D. Rozos; D.G. Bathrellos; D.H. Skilodimou. 2017. "LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPPING OF THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF ACHAIA PREFECTUREUSING ANALYTICAL HIERARCHICAL PROCESS AND GIS TECHNIQUES." Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece 43, no. 3: 1637-1646.

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Published: 01 January 2017 in Science of The Total Environment
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Preparation of natural hazards maps are vital and essential for urban development. The main scope of this study is to synthesize natural hazard maps in a single multi-hazard map and thus to identify suitable areas for the urban development. The study area is the drainage basin of Xerias stream (Northeastern Peloponnesus, Greece) that has frequently suffered damages from landslides, floods and earthquakes. Landslide, flood and seismic hazard assessment maps were separately generated and further combined by applying the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and utilizing a Geographical Information System (GIS) to produce a multi-hazard map. This map represents the potential suitability map for urban development in the study area and was evaluated by means of uncertainty analysis. The outcome revealed that the most suitable areas are distributed in the southern part of the study area, where the landslide, flood and seismic hazards are at low and very low level. The uncertainty analysis shows small differences on the spatial distribution of the suitability zones. The produced suitability map for urban development proves a satisfactory agreement between the suitability zones and the landslide and flood phenomena that have affected the study area. Finally, 40% of the existing urban pattern boundaries and 60% of the current road network are located within the limits of low and very low suitability zones.

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George Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; Konstantinos Chousianitis; Ahmed M. Youssef; Biswajeet Pradhan. Suitability estimation for urban development using multi-hazard assessment map. Science of The Total Environment 2017, 575, 119 -134.

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George Bathrellos, Hariklia D. Skilodimou, Konstantinos Chousianitis, Ahmed M. Youssef, Biswajeet Pradhan. Suitability estimation for urban development using multi-hazard assessment map. Science of The Total Environment. 2017; 575 ():119-134.

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George Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; Konstantinos Chousianitis; Ahmed M. Youssef; Biswajeet Pradhan. 2017. "Suitability estimation for urban development using multi-hazard assessment map." Science of The Total Environment 575, no. : 119-134.

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Published: 21 December 2016 in Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece
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In the present study, geomorphological, geological data and morphotectonic analysis were combined in order to investigate the relation between the tectonic activity and the geomorphology in the Heraklion basin (Crete). GIS techniques were used for mapping the various topographic, geological and tectonic features of the study area. The digital elevation model (DEΜ) of the study area was created. The slope angle and aspect maps were derived from DEM and combined with fault system orientation. The influence of tectonism on the development of drainage system was examined by the comparison of fault and stream directions. Moreover, geomorphic indices are useful tools in evaluating tectonic activity, relating the sensitivity to rock resistance, climatic change and tectonic processes with the production of a certain landscape. The applied geomorphic indices, in the present study, are the mountain front sinuosity index (Smf) and the valley floor width to valley height ratio (Vf). The fault zones of the study area are generally oriented N-S, NE-SW, NW-SE and E-W. According to the morphological analysis, steep slopes and sudden changes corresponding to the azimuth of the slope direction, are mainly related to N-S, NNE-SSW and NNW-SSE oriented faulting. The main channel directions of the drainage system are mainly controlled by faults striking N-S. The E-W, NE-SW and NW-SE general trending fault systems affect the low order streams. The Smf and Vf values are low, implying that the tectonic activity influences the morphology of the study area. The above methodology was proved successful to examine the impact of the tectonic activity in the study area.

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E. Kokinou; H. D. Skilodimou; G. D. Bathrellos. Morphotectonic analysis of Heraklion Basin (Crete, Greece). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece 2016, 47, 285 .

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E. Kokinou, H. D. Skilodimou, G. D. Bathrellos. Morphotectonic analysis of Heraklion Basin (Crete, Greece). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece. 2016; 47 (1):285.

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E. Kokinou; H. D. Skilodimou; G. D. Bathrellos. 2016. "Morphotectonic analysis of Heraklion Basin (Crete, Greece)." Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece 47, no. 1: 285.

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Published: 11 February 2016 in Environmental Earth Sciences
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Flood events have often occurred in the metropolitan urban area of Athens, capital of Greece, causing loss of property and in many cases human lives. In this study a flood hazard assessment model for urban areas is examined. The Kifisos and Ilisos Rivers flowing through the plain of Athens was the case study of the present work. The quantitative analysis of the Kifisos and Ilisos Rivers drainage networks was performed to identify flash-flood prone areas. The major factors affecting urban floods were estimated. The slope angle, elevation, distance from open channel streams, distance from totally covered streams, hydro-lithology and land cover of the study area were used. to evaluate these factors the analytical hierarchical process method was applied in a geographical information system. A sensitivity analysis was made to assess the effect of the various factors on the flood hazard map. Three scenarios were developed to examine the effect of uncertainty of the factors’ values to the flood hazard assessment results, leading to the corresponding urban flood hazard assessment maps. The produced map showed that the areas of very high flood hazard are located mostly along the lower reaches of Kifisos and Ilisos Rivers, particularly to the southern and to the western part of the study area. These areas are characterized by lowland morphology, gentle slope, totally covered streams, expansion of impermeable formation and intense urbanization. The uncertainty analysis shows no significant differences on the spatial distribution of the hazard zones. The produced urban flood hazard map proves a satisfactory agreement between the flood hazard zones and the spatial distribution of flood phenomena that have affected the study area in the past 117 years. Furthermore, the comparison between the flood-prone areas that were derived from the geomorphological analysis of the drainage networks and the high flood-hazard zones of the final map indicated reliable results and a high accuracy of the proposed methodology.

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G. D. Bathrellos; E. Karymbalis; H. D. Skilodimou; K. Gaki-Papanastassiou; E. A. Baltas. Urban flood hazard assessment in the basin of Athens Metropolitan city, Greece. Environmental Earth Sciences 2016, 75, 1 -14.

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G. D. Bathrellos, E. Karymbalis, H. D. Skilodimou, K. Gaki-Papanastassiou, E. A. Baltas. Urban flood hazard assessment in the basin of Athens Metropolitan city, Greece. Environmental Earth Sciences. 2016; 75 (4):1-14.

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G. D. Bathrellos; E. Karymbalis; H. D. Skilodimou; K. Gaki-Papanastassiou; E. A. Baltas. 2016. "Urban flood hazard assessment in the basin of Athens Metropolitan city, Greece." Environmental Earth Sciences 75, no. 4: 1-14.

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Published: 12 January 2016 in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
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Konstantinos Chousianitis; Vincenzo Del Gaudio; Nikolaos Sabatakakis; Katerina Kavoura; George Drakatos; George D. Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou. Assessment of Earthquake‐Induced Landslide Hazard in Greece: From Arias Intensity to Spatial Distribution of Slope Resistance Demand. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 2016, 106, 174 -188.

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Konstantinos Chousianitis, Vincenzo Del Gaudio, Nikolaos Sabatakakis, Katerina Kavoura, George Drakatos, George D. Bathrellos, Hariklia D. Skilodimou. Assessment of Earthquake‐Induced Landslide Hazard in Greece: From Arias Intensity to Spatial Distribution of Slope Resistance Demand. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 2016; 106 (1):174-188.

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Konstantinos Chousianitis; Vincenzo Del Gaudio; Nikolaos Sabatakakis; Katerina Kavoura; George Drakatos; George D. Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou. 2016. "Assessment of Earthquake‐Induced Landslide Hazard in Greece: From Arias Intensity to Spatial Distribution of Slope Resistance Demand." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 106, no. 1: 174-188.

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Published: 01 September 2014 in Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography
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In reece, iddle to ate leistocene mountain glaciations appear to have been quite extensive, along the mountain range of indus, on t lympus and in the highlands of eloponnesus and rete. This study focuses on the extent of the iddle to ate leistocene glaciations in reece based on the examination of cirque formations. An initial spatial database of these glacial forms was created for the first time in Greece, including cirque location and morphometric properties. In total, 265 cirques were recorded covering a total area of 94.9 km2 with limestone as the dominant underlying lithology. The number of cirques has decreased in southern reece. Cirques occur at altitudes ranging from 2770 to 1600 m a.s.l. The largest cirque areas are observed in northern reece. Since several highlands of reece have uplifted, the mean elevations of these cirques have increased in time. In northern reece the cirques are wider, longer and deeper. The vast majority of cirques are facing towards the northeastern hemisphere due to more severe climatic conditions originating from the northeast during glacial periods.

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George D. Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; Hampik Maroukian. The spatial distribution of middle and late pleistocene cirques in greece. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 2014, 96, 323 -338.

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George D. Bathrellos, Hariklia D. Skilodimou, Hampik Maroukian. The spatial distribution of middle and late pleistocene cirques in greece. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography. 2014; 96 (3):323-338.

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George D. Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; Hampik Maroukian. 2014. "The spatial distribution of middle and late pleistocene cirques in greece." Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 96, no. 3: 323-338.

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Published: 01 May 2013 in Engineering Geology
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Kyriaki Papadopoulou-Vrynioti; George Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; George Kaviris; Kostas Makropoulos. Karst collapse susceptibility mapping considering peak ground acceleration in a rapidly growing urban area. Engineering Geology 2013, 158, 77 -88.

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Kyriaki Papadopoulou-Vrynioti, George Bathrellos, Hariklia D. Skilodimou, George Kaviris, Kostas Makropoulos. Karst collapse susceptibility mapping considering peak ground acceleration in a rapidly growing urban area. Engineering Geology. 2013; 158 ():77-88.

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Kyriaki Papadopoulou-Vrynioti; George Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; George Kaviris; Kostas Makropoulos. 2013. "Karst collapse susceptibility mapping considering peak ground acceleration in a rapidly growing urban area." Engineering Geology 158, no. : 77-88.

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Published: 23 March 2013 in Environmental Earth Sciences
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This study aims to evaluate the application of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) on predicting of sites susceptible to slope failures caused by the soil erosion. It was carried out at the northern part of Euboea Island presenting one of the highest frequencies of landslide occurrence in Greece. All required datasets for the application of the RUSLE model were engaged to compile a potential soil erosion map of the study area. In addition, historical slope failure data were used to evaluate the produced map. Moreover, the frequency ratio statistical analysis was applied for the verification of the soil erosion map. The results showed a satisfactory agreement between the soil erosion intensity zones and distribution of landslides events. Therefore, the RUSLE model can be applied for the localization of sites susceptible to landslides that were prepared or triggered by the soil erosion. Finally, taking under consideration the contribution of erosion mechanisms over the landslides manifestation, a combination of measures were proposed for preventing and supporting these catastrophic phenomena.

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Dimitrios Rozos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; Constantinos Loupasakis; George D. Bathrellos. Application of the revised universal soil loss equation model on landslide prevention. An example from N. Euboea (Evia) Island, Greece. Environmental Earth Sciences 2013, 70, 3255 -3266.

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Dimitrios Rozos, Hariklia D. Skilodimou, Constantinos Loupasakis, George D. Bathrellos. Application of the revised universal soil loss equation model on landslide prevention. An example from N. Euboea (Evia) Island, Greece. Environmental Earth Sciences. 2013; 70 (7):3255-3266.

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Dimitrios Rozos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; Constantinos Loupasakis; George D. Bathrellos. 2013. "Application of the revised universal soil loss equation model on landslide prevention. An example from N. Euboea (Evia) Island, Greece." Environmental Earth Sciences 70, no. 7: 3255-3266.

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Published: 20 June 2012 in Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment
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In this study, the potential land use planning for rural communities and agricultural development is examined with a multi-criteria analysis and Geographical Information System. For this purpose, geological, geomorphological and socio-economic data and natural hazard maps were chosen as major factors affecting both land uses. The Analytical Hierarchical Process method was applied to evaluate these factors and the uncertainty of their weight alterations estimated. Three scenarios were developed for each land use to examine the effect of uncertainty to the suitability assessment results, leading to the corresponding potential suitability maps. The areas of very high suitability are distributed mainly at the plain part of the study area. The proposed methodology comprises a case application concerning physical factors in conjunction with natural hazard maps in the land use planning procedure.

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George Bathrellos; Kalliopi Gaki-Papanastassiou; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; Georgios Aim. Skianis; Konstantinos Chousianitis. Assessment of rural community and agricultural development using geomorphological–geological factors and GIS in the Trikala prefecture (Central Greece). Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2012, 27, 573 -588.

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George Bathrellos, Kalliopi Gaki-Papanastassiou, Hariklia D. Skilodimou, Georgios Aim. Skianis, Konstantinos Chousianitis. Assessment of rural community and agricultural development using geomorphological–geological factors and GIS in the Trikala prefecture (Central Greece). Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 2012; 27 (2):573-588.

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George Bathrellos; Kalliopi Gaki-Papanastassiou; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; Georgios Aim. Skianis; Konstantinos Chousianitis. 2012. "Assessment of rural community and agricultural development using geomorphological–geological factors and GIS in the Trikala prefecture (Central Greece)." Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 27, no. 2: 573-588.

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Published: 11 January 2012 in Water Resources Management
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A multi-criteria spatial data analysis method is presented to seek and model major determinants of future growth of urban water demands based on the urban growth trend by a case study performed in the city of Mytilene (Lesvos island) in north-eastern Aegean archipelagos, Greece. Domestic water use/demand is a complex element of socio-economic and physical characteristics, urban planning strategies, infrastructures and public water policies. Under a GIS environment, these factors correspond to different thematic layers, such as road network distance, distance from the city centre, distance from the coastline, topographic slope, land use/land cover, General Urban Plan of Mytilene, areas in which buildings with less than two storeys are allowed, the respective areas of buildings with more than two storeys, present population density and existing water supply and sewerage system. The Analytical Hierarchy Process applied in the evaluation of these factors led to spatial potential water demand map, which was classified into five priority zones. Results showed that a large percentage of the study area was identified as very high and high priority areas for future domestic water demand. The applied method was verified against the prepared maps showing the varying rates of water consumption and active water connections. The comparative evaluation of these maps validated the accuracy of the proposed method which can be used by the local officials of Mytilene in adopting policies and strategies aiming towards sustainable water resource management and development.

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George P. Panagopoulos; George Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; Faini A. Martsouka. Mapping Urban Water Demands Using Multi-Criteria Analysis and GIS. Water Resources Management 2012, 26, 1347 -1363.

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George P. Panagopoulos, George Bathrellos, Hariklia D. Skilodimou, Faini A. Martsouka. Mapping Urban Water Demands Using Multi-Criteria Analysis and GIS. Water Resources Management. 2012; 26 (5):1347-1363.

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George P. Panagopoulos; George Bathrellos; Hariklia D. Skilodimou; Faini A. Martsouka. 2012. "Mapping Urban Water Demands Using Multi-Criteria Analysis and GIS." Water Resources Management 26, no. 5: 1347-1363.

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Published: 01 January 2012 in Open Geosciences
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In the context of the present study the structural pattern in the Western Thessaly Basin (Greece) has been examined, based on structural data collected from the entire study area that were further correlated to the hydrographic network. The structural pattern of the area was revealed from tectonic analysis. Additionally, the topography, stratigraphy and sedimentology of the study area were taken into account. GIS techniques were used to map the spatial distribution of the geological and tectonic features on the topographic relief of the area.The oldest structures are contractional in nature, deformed by normal faulting related to the extensional episodes initiated in Serravallian times. It is inferred that the orientation of the stress field in the area has changed several times: the N-S stress field which was dominant during Late Serravallian times changed to NW-SE (Messinian-Zanclian) up to E-W in Zanclian and subsequently to roughly NNW-SSE (in late Piacencian). The NE-SW stress that was dominant in Pleistocene became N-S in later times. In addition, some changes in orientation are also indicated for the transitional periods of the pre-mentioned extensional episodes, possibly related to local events, or as a block-related deformation. The development of the 7th order streams is probably related to the N-S extensional faulting initiated in Pliocene times, while the dominant direction of the 6th, 5th and 4th order streams is possibly connected with the presence of the NNE-SSW and NW-SE extensional faults. Finally, the lower order streams are probably related to the most recent E-W striking normal faults.

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Evangelos Kamberis; George D. Bathrellos; Eleni Kokinou; Hariklia D. Skilodimou. Correlation between the structural pattern and the development of the hydrographic network in a portion of the Western Thessaly Basin (Greece). Open Geosciences 2012, 4, 416 -424.

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Evangelos Kamberis, George D. Bathrellos, Eleni Kokinou, Hariklia D. Skilodimou. Correlation between the structural pattern and the development of the hydrographic network in a portion of the Western Thessaly Basin (Greece). Open Geosciences. 2012; 4 (3):416-424.

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Evangelos Kamberis; George D. Bathrellos; Eleni Kokinou; Hariklia D. Skilodimou. 2012. "Correlation between the structural pattern and the development of the hydrographic network in a portion of the Western Thessaly Basin (Greece)." Open Geosciences 4, no. 3: 416-424.