Development of sustainability indices for the wider area of Troodos in Cyprus

Zorpas, A; Malamis, S; Lambrou, G; Katsou, E; Loizidou, M; Voukkali, I

dc.contributor.author	Zorpas, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Malamis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Lambrou, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Katsou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Loizidou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Voukkali, I	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:52:38Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:52:38Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	17433541	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/35969
dc.subject	Cyprus	en
dc.subject	Sustainable indices and development	en
dc.subject	Troodos mountains	en
dc.subject.other	conference proceeding	en
dc.subject.other	hydrology	en
dc.subject.other	international law	en
dc.subject.other	sustainability	en
dc.subject.other	sustainable development	en
dc.subject.other	Cyprus	en
dc.subject.other	Limassol	en
dc.subject.other	Troodos Mountains	en
dc.title	Development of sustainability indices for the wider area of Troodos in Cyprus	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.2495/ISLANDS100061	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/ISLANDS100061	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	The concept of sustainability gathers together the various elements contributing to a human life support system on Earth and follows the seminal approach established by the Brundtl and report on sustainable development. Traditionally, sustainability is associated with criteria such as efficiency or equity from an economic, social and environmental viewpoint and deals with intra-generational and intergenerational issues. Indicators are considered of crucial importance for the measurement of ""sustainability"" in local contexts as well as for national and international policies, as they allow communicating, discussing and taking decisions on complex facts and trends, using relatively few data. The paper describes the development of sustainable indices for the wider area of Troodos in Cyprus which include 100 villages (that belong to two districts: Nicosia and Limassol), according to five criteria, which are considered as essential components of sustainable indices for the Troodos' Mountains management. These criteria are: (i) society, (ii) cultural, (iii) economical and tourist (iv) geologic and hydrology (v) natural environment. The questionnaire's main targets are to investigate the five criteria in relation with the data present in Table 1 and in case anyone chooses to stay permanent in any community of the Troodos' region. © 2010 WIT Press.	en
heal.journalName	WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.2495/ISLANDS100061	en
dc.identifier.volume	130	en
dc.identifier.spage	65	en
dc.identifier.epage	75	en