The growing water imprint of Athens (Greece) throughout history

Stergiouli, ML; Hadjibiros, K

dc.contributor.author	Stergiouli, ML	en
dc.contributor.author	Hadjibiros, K	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:14:49Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:14:49Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	14363798	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/30129
dc.subject	Athens external aqueduct	en
dc.subject	Athens urban metabolism	en
dc.subject	Athens water imprint	en
dc.subject	Athens water supply system	en
dc.subject	Environmental imprint of athens	en
dc.subject	Flux of water from athens hinterland	en
dc.title	The growing water imprint of Athens (Greece) throughout history	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s10113-011-0260-7	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10113-011-0260-7	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	Throughout its long history from the fifth century B.C. until today, the city of Athens managed to satisfy a gradually increasing urban demand for water supply with reserves obtained by the diversion of fresh-water. At first, the water was displaced from the adjacent territories and with time from more distant basins, extending the water imprint of the city on its hinterland. This article traces the history of the development of successive water supply infrastructures, which has resulted in the current situation where Athens controls a significant amount of the water reserves of two (in a total of fourteen) Greek River Basin Districts (Attica and Western Sterea Ellada). With the exception of a short period of drought (1989-1993), no serious effort has ever been made by the decision makers to slow down the increase of urban per capita consumption in the city. The water imprint of Athens is also linked to the disposal of wastewater in the coastal waters of the Saronic Gulf, since wastewater treatment has been established from 1985 onwards. New lines of thinking are suggested for meeting the needs of the still-growing city of Athens without further increasing its water imprint. © Springer-Verlag 2012.	en
heal.journalName	Regional Environmental Change	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10113-011-0260-7	en
dc.identifier.volume	12	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	337	en
dc.identifier.epage	345	en