Impact of River Damming and River Diversion Projects in a Changing Environment and in Geomorphological Evolution of the Greek Coast
British Journal of Environment & Climate Change 3(2): 127-159, 2013 SCIENCEDOMAIN international www.sciencedomain.org Impact of River Damming and River Diversion Projects in a Changing Environment and in Geomorphological Evolution of the Greek Coast Aristeidis Mertzanis1* and Konstantinos Mertzanis2 1Technological Educational Institute of Lamia, Department of Forestry and Management of Natural Environment, GR- 36100, Karpenisi, Greece. 2University of the Aegean, Faculty of Management, Department of Financial and Management Engineering, GR- 82100, 41 Kountouriotou str., Chios, Greece. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. Author MA designed the study, performed the impacts to the natural environment by human activities (large dams and artificial diversion projects), the “in situ’ observations for the geomorphological evolution of each area under study and managed the analyses of the study. Authors MA and MK elaborated the literature searches, the data of maps, aerial photographs, satellite images and the “in situ’ observations and proceeded to comparative observations on the changes has been the natural environment and especially geomorphology in the under study areas. Authors MA and MK, wrote the protocol, and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Received 3rd August 2012 th Research Article Accepted 6 April 2013 Published 31st July 2013 ABSTRACT It has been observed, in many Mediterranean countries, that human activities- engineering works, such as large dams and reservoirs construction (hydroelectric power dams, irrigation dams and water supply dams), artificial river diversion projects, channelization, etc., may seriously affect the environmental balance of inland and coastal ecosystems (forests, wetlands, lagoons, Deltas, estuaries and coastal areas).
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