TY - JOUR
T1 - Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Selecting a Sustainable Scenario for Lake Koronia, Greece
AU - Alexandridis, Thomas K.
AU - Takavakoglou, Vasileiso
AU - Crisman, Thomas L.
AU - Zalidis, George C.
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - During recent decades, Lake Koronia has undergone severe degradation as a result of human activities around the lake and throughout the basin. Surface and groundwater abstraction and pollution from agricultural, industrial, and municipal sources are the major sources of degradation. Planning a restoration project was hampered by lack of sufficient data, with gaps evident in both spatial and temporal dimensions. This study emphasized various remote sensing and geographic information system techniques, such as digital image processing and geographic overlay, to fill gaps using satellite imagery and other spatial environmental, hydrological, and hydrogeological data in the process of planning the restoration of Lake Koronia, following Ramsar guidelines. Current and historical remote sensing data were used to assess the current status and level of degradation, set constraints and define the ideotype for the restoration, and, finally, define and select the best restoration scenario.
AB - During recent decades, Lake Koronia has undergone severe degradation as a result of human activities around the lake and throughout the basin. Surface and groundwater abstraction and pollution from agricultural, industrial, and municipal sources are the major sources of degradation. Planning a restoration project was hampered by lack of sufficient data, with gaps evident in both spatial and temporal dimensions. This study emphasized various remote sensing and geographic information system techniques, such as digital image processing and geographic overlay, to fill gaps using satellite imagery and other spatial environmental, hydrological, and hydrogeological data in the process of planning the restoration of Lake Koronia, following Ramsar guidelines. Current and historical remote sensing data were used to assess the current status and level of degradation, set constraints and define the ideotype for the restoration, and, finally, define and select the best restoration scenario.
KW - GIS
KW - Ramsar guidelines
KW - Remote sensing
KW - Wetland restoration
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/1697
UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-005-0364-2
U2 - 10.1007/s00267-005-0364-2
DO - 10.1007/s00267-005-0364-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 17123001
VL - 39
JO - Environmental Management
JF - Environmental Management
ER -