Recent evolution of a Mediterranean deltaic coastal zone: human impacts on the Inner Thermaikos Gulf, NW Aegean Sea

Reconstruction of Mid-Holocene sedimentary environments in the central part of the Thessaloniki Plain (Greece), based on microfaunal identification, magnetic susceptibility and grain-size analyses

“…1 for location) in the central part of the Thessaloniki Plain have been little studied. The few researches carried out have been restricted to the eastern part of the alluvial plain (Albanakis et al, 1993) and along the actual shoreline (Kapsimalis et al, 2005); they have not employed paleogeographical and sedimentological methods. In order to better understand the geomorphological processes responsible for the rapid construction of the Thessaloniki Plain since the maximum sea-level rise of the last post-glacial era and their impacts in silting-up the harbour of the ancient city of Pella (capital of the Macedonian Realm circa 4th Century BC; Petsas, 1978), the relationship between the mircofaunal identification, magnetic susceptibility and grain-size of the Holocene sediments was studied.…”

Land subsidence rebound detected via multi-temporal InSAR and ground truth data in Kalochori and Sindos regions, Northern Greece

“…had the key-role for the evolution of morphology at this particular plain (Sivignon, 1987). Indicative examples of human intervention at the plain, since the ancient times, would include: diversion and alignment of rivers, the development of an irrigation network, construction of dams, overpumping of the underwater aquifers (Kapsimalis et al, 2005). The formation of the basin bearing the present morphological features was the result of the intense active tectonics of the Upper Pleistocene (Syrides, 1990).…”

Long-Term Shoreline Displacements and Coastal Morphodynamic Pattern of North Rhodes Island, Greece

“…Coastal areas are highly dynamic and changeable systems affected by a number of natural and anthropogenic forcing factors, such as wind and waves directional change [1,2], currents [3,4], sea-level fluctuations [5,6], sediment budget [7,8], topography [9,10], tectonics [11,12], presence of coastal infrastructures, and sand extraction [13,14]. The results of the above processes can cause variations of shore morphology in long and short time spans, and therefore it can impact the coastal environmental quality, socioeconomic value, security of beaches and harbours, and natural resources [15].…”