Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Volume 190: 414 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6798-9 Abstract Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean whose economy is largely dependent on coastal tourism. It boasts some of the cleanest waters in Europe and has the largest number of Blue Flag awarded beaches per capita in the world. These beaches are managed by […]
Nicosia Municipality has prepared a Guide to Recycling describing the frequency and collection method of each waste stream aiming to promote the sustainable development of the city and facilitate the provision of upgraded services to the citizens. You can also check out the WasteApp in Greek and English, which is a simple mobile application for responsible […]
A short video of the SAVEMEDCOASTS project has been prepared, explaining the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) for coastal hazard. It is an overview on drones technology, aerial photogrammetry and their applications on selected test sites of the Italian coastal area, studied in the framework of the project. You can check out the video […]
Our Director, Xenia I. Loizidou, will lead the 10th meeting in Cyta’s “Shots of Inspiration” series, on Friday 27 July 2018, 10:00-11:00 am, Cyta Central Offices Amphitheater. The meeting will centre around “Innovation, Biomimetics and the Fun theory”, with Xenia presenting disruptive proposals for professional success, stemming from personal freedom and inspiration from nature. Join us for […]
We are thrilled to announce that Xenia I. Loizidou, Michael I. Loizides and Demetra L. Orthodoxou have just published a new paper titled “Persistent marine litter: small plastics and cigarette butts remain on beaches after organized beach cleanups” in the peer reviewed journal “Environmental Monitoring and Assessment”. The paper presents findings from cleanups that were organized over […]
SAVEMEDCOASTS partners got together in Rome to discuss the current results and outputs of the project and decide on next steps. During the meeting representatives of the organisations involved, presented the state of the art of their activities including the WebGIS platform for map visualization and sea level rise scenarios along the Mediterranean coasts. ISOTECH’s […]
Last Thursday, 7 June 2018, ISOTECH’s Director, Xenia Loizidou, gave an inspiring talk about the green and blue sectors in Cyprus and their potential for employment for young graduates. Xenia gave the talk as one of the invited speakers/trainers at the second Youth Empowered event organised by Lanitis Bros/Coca-Cola, 5-7 June 2018 in Limassol, Cyprus. […]
Today, 07 June 2018, Xenia I. Loizidou will be one of the speakers at the “Youth Empowered” event organised by Lanitis Bros/Coca-Cola in Limassol. Xenia will speak about the career opportunities that exist in the green and blue sectors and how youth can take advantage of them. This is the second Youth Empowered event – […]
Marine Policy, Volume 94, August 2018, Pages 150–157 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.05.017 Abstract: Stakeholder involvement plays a crucial role within Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) and is considered beneficial for gaining trust and knowledge and reducing conflicts. Nevertheless, disagreement and opposition among stakeholders and lack of manager experiences in participatory approaches have caused delays in ICM processes. A major challenge is […]
ISOTECH’s Director, Michael I. Loizides, and co-Director, Xenia I. Loizidou, are co-authors in a paper just published in Marine Policy. The paper, titled “Methodologies to support coastal management – A stakeholder preference and planning tool and its application” presents the findings from applying the DeCyDe-4 method and toolbox, developed by M. Loizides and X. Loizidou, […]