A Fuzzified Multicriteria Outranking Method for Water Framework Directive Implementation in a Heavily Modified Urban Lake (Pamvotis, Greece)

Spiliotis, Mike; Panagiotou, Lambros; Kagalou, Ifigenia; Latinopoulos, Dionissis

doi:10.1007/s11269-020-02624-2

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“…Moreover, no specific additional measures in areas designated for protecting habitats or species are part of the PoMs either in the first RBMPs [10] nor in their update. Finally, the main concern regarding PoMs is the lack of prioritization of measures, which needs to be addressed through special methodological approaches [70,71].…”

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Impact of EU Environmental Policy Implementation on the Quality and Status of Greek Rivers

Skoulikidis

Karaouzas

Amaxidis

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Based on historical and WFD-compliant data, the recent inter-annual ecological status and the long-term chemical-physicochemical quality trends of eighteen characteristic Greek rivers have been assessed and interpreted in view of implementing EU environmental policies and the evolution of human pressures. Considering predominating poor ecological status in most of the river outflows, the strengths and weaknesses of the WFD implementation have been highlighted. The long-term decrease of ammonium and nitrite concentrations along with relatively low recent BOD5 levels, indicate a general improvement of WWTP infrastructure in Greece and the other riparian countries, whereas the improvement of nitrate quality is attributed to the reduction of fertilizers use, and possibly, to the successful application of the Nitrates Directive in certain basins. Despite capacity building in governance and administrative infrastructure the recent years, River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) are being implemented centrally, largely mechanistically, with minor public participation. Regarding WFD implementation weaknesses and gaps, concrete proposals have been formulated considering both policy/administrative and technical issues. To efficiently conserve and restore aquatic ecosystems, the forthcoming RBMPs should be consistent with ecosystem services principles focusing on nature-based solutions, along with changing attitudes of the state authorities and the public.

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Impact of EU Environmental Policy Implementation on the Quality and Status of Greek Rivers

Skoulikidis

Karaouzas

Amaxidis

et al. 2021

Water

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“…During the last two decades, fuzzy logic has gained more and more ground [21]. The use of such methods, especially in decision making, supports sustainable management and enhances objectivity [22][23][24]. The different dimensions of the criteria, the conflict among them and other various uncertainties create the need for a multicriteria approach.…”

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Flexible Goal Programming for Supporting Lake Karla’s (Greece) Sustainable Operation

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Sustainable management is a prerequisite for a lake to provide a range of ecosystem services. The prioritization of needs is a difficult task, especially when the needs are in conflict and threaten water security. Lake Karla, situated in the Thessaly plain, Greece, was decimated in 1957–1962; due to environmental impacts, it was later refilled as a multipurpose reservoir with high ecological significance. The research objective is to achieve a compromise with respect to both the economic benefits derived from agricultural water use and environmental protection based on the minimum intersection. For this purpose, first, new managerial practices are introduced. Second, the ideas are quantified based on the hydrological budget, and these are used as input for flexible (fuzzy) programming. Under hypotheses about the acceptable range, the (flexible) fuzzy programming is identical with the MINMAX goal programming model, although the weights are not used directly in the first case. An understandable compromise (the maximum economic benefit from irrigation areas and the minimization of water retention time) is achieved, and the values of the membership functions can be used to verify the solution. The proposed solution leads to a quantitative proposition, incorporating new findings from modeling the recent real operation of the reservoir.

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“…These approaches allow for overcoming the usual obstacle of precise quantification processes [36]. Moreover, fuzzy logic can assist in management planning and decision making by enhancing objectivity [37]. The fuzzy regression tool is useful in expressing functional relationships between variables, especially when the available dataset is insufficient [38].…”

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“One Out–All Out” Principle in the Water Framework Directive 2000—A New Approach with Fuzzy Method on an Example of Greek Lakes

Latinopoulos

Spiliotis

Ntislidou

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The “One Out–All Out” (OOAO) principle imposed by the WFD selects the worst ecological status assessed by different biological quality elements (BQEs). Since it is a precautionary rule that can lead to problems of underestimation of the overall status, its amendment has been a matter of debate for WFD 20+. The use of fuzzy methods that express the functional relationships between variables in ecology and management has been gaining more ground recently. Here is attempted the inclusion of a fuzzy regression among the frequently monitored BQE (phytoplankton) and the outcome of OOAO application in six Greek lakes. The latter was determined by the comparison of four BQE indices in order to assess the extent to which BQEs might underpin the optimal/actual qualitative classification of a waterbody. This approach encompasses the uncertainty and the possibility to broaden the acceptable final EQR based on the character and status of each lake. We concluded that the fuzzy OOAO is an approach that seems to allow a better understanding of the WFD implementation and case-specific evaluation, including the uncertainty in classification as an asset. Moreover, it offers a deeper understanding through self-learning processes based on the existing datasets.

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A Fuzzified Multicriteria Outranking Method for Water Framework Directive Implementation in a Heavily Modified Urban Lake (Pamvotis, Greece)

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

Impact of EU Environmental Policy Implementation on the Quality and Status of Greek Rivers

Impact of EU Environmental Policy Implementation on the Quality and Status of Greek Rivers

Flexible Goal Programming for Supporting Lake Karla’s (Greece) Sustainable Operation

“One Out–All Out” Principle in the Water Framework Directive 2000—A New Approach with Fuzzy Method on an Example of Greek Lakes

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