Environmentally sustainable management and development of mountainous regions under the scope of environmental impact assessments by the forest opening-up operations

Ioannis Sismanidis; Evaggelia Siafali; Styliani Th. Stavridou; Sarantis-Aggelos Liampas; Vasileios C. Drosos; Evripidis Farmakis

doi:10.1117/12.2681931

21 September 2023 Environmentally sustainable management and development of mountainous regions under the scope of environmental impact assessments by the forest opening-up operations

Ioannis Sismanidis, Evaggelia Siafali, Styliani Th. Stavridou, Sarantis-Aggelos Liampas, Vasileios C. Drosos, Evripidis Farmakis

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Proceedings Volume 12786, Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2023); 1278607 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2681931
Event: Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2023), 2023, Ayia Napa, Cyprus

Abstract

Greek forests are a valuable national treasure. Sustainable development of mountainous regions has as objective to increase the economic investments to profit of residents of regions, without however drastic influences on the natural environment. Respect for the natural environment and the goods it offers to us, enables its sustainable use. The ecosystems of the mountainous regions are sensitive to changes. Forest opening-up is one of the most important interventions in a forest ecosystem and is carried out by planning and constructing a transport network (forest roads, skidding tracks etc.), satisfying not only the need for skidding and transporting of forest products, but also forest protection and recreation activities. The fast development of P/C technology and GIS software provides an objective and effective evaluation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The aim of this paper is to investigate the compatibility of the forest opening-up operations with the environment using measurable intensity and absorption criteria with state-of-the-art techniques and equipment. The implementation of this method requires an accurate and easy to update geographical database. Spatial analysis and processing are performed in an efficient and reliable way. The creation of various digital maps and diagrams help in choosing the most compatible solution for the environment.

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Ioannis Sismanidis, Evaggelia Siafali, Styliani Th. Stavridou, Sarantis-Aggelos Liampas, Vasileios C. Drosos, and Evripidis Farmakis "Environmentally sustainable management and development of mountainous regions under the scope of environmental impact assessments by the forest opening-up operations", Proc. SPIE 12786, Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2023), 1278607 (21 September 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2681931

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