• Κωδικός / Course Code: ΔΠΠ611
• ECTS: 10
• Τρόποι Αξιολόγησης / Assessment:

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• Διάρκεια Φοίτησης/ Length of Study: Εξαμηνιαία (χειμερινό) / Semi-annual (fall)
• Κόστος/ Tuition Fees: €325
• Επίπεδο Σπουδών/ Level: Μεταπτυχιακό/ Postgraduate

Module Purpose and Objectives 

ΔΠΠ 611 is a Module of Specialization (CS). The purpose of the module is to provide students with the skills which will assist him / her professionally in the field of pollution (waste, detergent technologies, environmental management).

Waste is generally a major cause of deterioration of the urban and natural environment with enormous environmental, economic and social impacts. Managing them is therefore a complex issue with economic, social and environmental dimensions. The magnitude of the problem is typical of the social reactions and conflicts that have occurred over time in many areas. Waste (solid and liquid) results from the production, transportation, processing and consumption of goods and poses risks to human health, many of which are invisible. Stakeholders must work together for rational integrated management, as it is an integral part of sustainable and sustainable development, while minimizing adverse effects on society and the environment. The aim is to optimize waste materials by maximizing recycling and energy recovery.

At the same time all the goods and services in all three sectors of the economy (primary, secondary, tertiary) require huge amounts of energy to be produced. Energy from natural resources, from biomass, from renewable sources, from nuclear fission etc. As a result of reckless waste of resources, energy consumption and waste generation, greenhouse effect, ozone hole, water pollution, pollution soil, desertification, impacts on biodiversity, the constant need for energy and food, pollution of the seas.

In line with the principles of Sustainable Development, we must contribute to the economic, environmental and socio-cultural sustainability of each region. Through this course we will try to analyze concepts and technologies related to pollution so that students are able to address some of the major environmental problems that plague both Cyprus and Greece. 

Module Content 

Overall, the course will cover the following topics:

• Water Chemistry
• Pollution Parameter
• Industrial Waste
• Biological Treatment
• Physical – Chemical – Biological Process
• Chemical Oxidations
• Laboratory in Liquid waste
• Solid waste management
• Solid Waste Catalogue
• Circular Economy
• Industrial Symbiosis
• Life Cycle Analysis
• Multi Criteria Analysis
• Laboratory on Solid waste

This course makes extensive references to water management, water cycle, quality characteristics, treatment technologies, water pollution, etc. The most important pollution parameters related to the control and pollution of water and waste water will be mentioned. Hereafter, the sources of eutrophication are referred to the sources of origin, the consequences - effects and the biological, chemical and physical indicators taken into account in the appearance of eutrophication.

It deals with liquid industrial waste, its origin and composition, and the parameters to be taken into account for its proper and complete treatment. The industrial waste resulting from various industrial activities, such as e.g. dairies, tanneries, mills etc. The course focuses on the operating principles of Biological Wastewater Treatment. Reference is made to the treatment methods and the steps followed for the complete removal of the pollutant load with particular emphasis on biological treatment.

It discusses and illustrates the processes used to treat waste water. Physical processes will analyze the role of grating, cartilage reduction, flow equilibration, gravity separation theory, floatation etc. In Chemical Processes the role of processes in chemical processing, chemical waste and chemical treatment will be presented. as well as the method of metal precipitation by chemical precipitation and ion exchange. In the biological processes the technique of aerobic biological oxidation, biological nitrification of denitrification will be developed.

Emphasis is placed on waste treatment technologies by presenting a range of environmentally friendly technologies that consume minimal energy and minimize negative environmental impacts. The characteristics of solid waste are analyzed and presented and the basic categories as described and coded in the European waste list. Waste composition techniques and methods will be presented. The streams of Municipal Solid Waste, Industrial Solid Waste, Demolition Waste, Special Type Waste, Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Wastes will be presented. New EU policies will focus on waste treatment based on the model of cyclical economy and industrial co-existence for waste management.

Life Cycle Assessment models will be presented and analyzed as an environmental impact assessment method. LCA is a technique of assessing the environmental impacts associated with a product, process or activity by identifying and quantifying the energy and materials used, as well as the waste released to the environment, assessing the impacts from the use of energy and materials as well and waste and recognizing and appreciating the potential for environmental improvements.

Finally, students will be presented with laboratory exercises and decision-making practices with multicriteria analysis methods in real scenarios.

• Κωδικός / Course Code: ΔΠΠ523
• ECTS: 10
• Τρόποι Αξιολόγησης / Assessment:

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• Διάρκεια Φοίτησης/ Length of Study: Εξαμηνιαία (χειμερινό) / Semi-annual (fall)
• Κόστος/ Tuition Fees: €325
• Επίπεδο Σπουδών/ Level: Μεταπτυχιακό/ Postgraduate

Module Purpose and Objectives 

The purpose of this module is to provide students with solid theoretical and practical foundations in aquatic ecology and aquatic ecosystems so that they acquire the basic knowledge and skills needed to be able to perform management and conservation decision-making for aquatic ecosystems.

The specific objectives of the module are the assessment of the ecological quality and the water management at a river basin level, according to the WFD 2000/60 EU, as well as the promotion of the interdisciplinary approach and the creation of specialized scientific staff who can take up relevant roles in organisations which deal with aquatic ecosystem management.

The learning objective of the module is the theoretical and practical training of students in the approach of monitoring and management of aquatic ecosystems at the river basin level.

In this module, both basic theoretical knowledge (Background-General Knowledge, Science Area and Skills Development) and environmental management tools for aquatic ecosystems such as statistical univariate and multivariate analyses are provided i.e. the implementation of indices for the assessment of the ecological quality of aquatic ecosystems and the riparian zone. The tools presented reflect the up to date European directives and national laws.

The ultimate goal of the module is for students to acquire an ecological and practical understanding on water resources management, which will result in direct and indirect positive implications on environmental protection and the social and economic national development context.

The student who will successfully complete this module should be able to

• Distinguish between different types of aquatic ecosystems.
• Collect the necessary data in order to separate modified from reference areas.
• Implement indicators to monitor the quality of aquatic ecosystems based on biomarkers.
• Perform univariate and multivariate analyses.

Module Content 

• Water as a natural resource, water balance
• Structure and productivity of aquatic ecosystems
• Abiotic environment-Water Chemistry - inorganic and organic compounds, temperature, oxygen, salinity, inorganic carbon, N, P, Fe, S, Si, cycles
• Biotic environment- trophic relationships
• Water Protection:

1. 1. Convention and protection designations- Ramsar sites, NATURA 2000, Special Protected Areas (SPAs), Sites of Community Interest (SCI)]
   2. European Directives –historical background
   3. Water Framework Directive WFD 2000/60EE – General principles- articles and requirements/obligations

• Aquatic Ecosystems Typology: Classification systems - Τypes in the Mediterranean and at national level
• Monitoring and Evaluation Tools for Aquatic Ecosystems: Biological Quality indicators: (phytoplankton, macrophytes, macro-invertebrates, fish) as evaluation indicators of water ecological quality
• Riparian zone- indicators for quality evaluation of riparian vegetation (RHS, QBR, RQI).
• Land uses - pressures at the watershed level - impacts - degradation (eutrophication, pollution, landfilling, climate change).
• Laboratory-Collection and statistical data analysis. Collection of ecological data, control for differences (parametric vs non-parametric tests), testing for relationships (correlation, regression), exploratory data analysis (multivariate statistics), presentation and data interpretation.
• EU Water Framework Directive WFD 2000/60EE:-Integrated Water resources management at the catchment level, WFD for arid and semi-arid environments - scarce water resources - dams and environment.
• Integrated Coastal Zone Management.
• The role of public consultation and education in the decision making process for sustainable water management

• Κωδικός / Course Code: ΔΠΠ522
• ECTS: 10
• Τρόποι Αξιολόγησης / Assessment:

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• Διάρκεια Φοίτησης/ Length of Study: Εξαμηνιαία (εαρινό)/ Semi-annual (spring)
• Κόστος/ Tuition Fees: €325
• Επίπεδο Σπουδών/ Level: Μεταπτυχιακό/ Postgraduate

Module Purpose and Objectives 

Remote Sensing and GIS have become valuable tools for environmental science. The aim of this course is to provide students with the necessary skills in photointerpretation, digital imagery analysis and geospatial analysis so that they are able to use them in a range of environmental applications. The course objectives are to:

• Introduce the concepts and principles of GIS and Remote Sensing
• Demonstrate their role in environmental problems by using real world datasets
• Present special topics of their application in environmental management
• Provide skills for the use of the most common methods in geospatial analysis

By successfully completing this course the student should be able to:

• Comprehend the necessity for a spatial approach in environmental problems
• Use relevant software and ways of analysis and interpretation of geospatial data
• Produce and manage geospatial data
• Design and implement the necessary stages for geospatial analysis in environmental research.

• Κωδικός / Course Code: ΔΠΠ521
• ECTS: 10
• Τρόποι Αξιολόγησης / Assessment:

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• Διάρκεια Φοίτησης/ Length of Study: Εξαμηνιαία (εαρινό)/ Semi-annual (spring)
• Κόστος/ Tuition Fees: €325
• Επίπεδο Σπουδών/ Level: Μεταπτυχιακό/ Postgraduate

Module Purpose and Objectives 

The module, as a continuation of the Sustainable Development I module, aims at advancing into theoretical and practical concepts which were introduced in Sustainable Development I for the assessment of the current state of the environment. The subjects to be developed offer the necessary academic knowledge for the further specialization of the student, while developing his / her ability to recognize the main environmental tools available for environmental management.

Planning and decision making principles for managing natural resources, their inventory and analysis techniques and tools, land use planning and land management, are some of the topics to be analyzed. At the same time, emphasis will be placed on environmental economics, environmental studies and environmental management systems and standards.

Module Content

• Introduction to design theory.
• Operational research and multi-criteria decision-making in solving complex problems and alternatives designed to manage natural resources
• The financial instruments (taxes, subsidies, tradable pollution permits) in the implementation of environmental policy
• Pollution control policies.
• Techniques in inventory and analysis of natural resources.
• Environmental impact assessment of projects Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of products and / or services.
• Environmental standards.
• Environmental problems in an organization.
• Environmental risk assessment.
• Environmental standards.
• ISO 14001-EMAS.
• Safety and health systems.
• Organization and identification of risks.
• Create a security folder.
• Risk Assessment Process.
• Personal protection measures.
• Environmental risk assessment.
• Processes Safety/security.

• Land valuation, land uses, land policy.

• Κωδικός / Course Code: ΔΠΠ513
• ECTS: 10
• Τρόποι Αξιολόγησης / Assessment:

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• Διάρκεια Φοίτησης/ Length of Study: Εξαμηνιαία (χειμερινό) / Semi-annual (fall)
• Κόστος/ Tuition Fees: €325
• Επίπεδο Σπουδών/ Level: Μεταπτυχιακό/ Postgraduate

Module Purpose and Objectives 

Environmental management consists of managing the activities of a business or organization that has or can have an impact on the environment. Business activity has a significant impact on the environment, as it can be linked to both the extraction of raw materials for the production processes of a business and the end of its lifetime at the end of its life

This module introduces environmental management tools (ISO 14001, EMAS, Eco Label, SWOT-PESTEL analysis, LCA, EIA, etc.) and analyzes the available environmental tools for the creation and marketing of products and services that are friendly to the environment.

The student who will successfully complete the module is expected to be able to:

• Identify environmental impact
• Implement environmental management systems
• Identify environmental impacts with life cycle analysis models
• Identify the location of an organization in terms of its environmental performance

Module Content

Reference will be made to the public consultation issues adopted by the European Union (COM, 2002/704) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, with the aim of improving the quality of public policies, transparency and accountability and strengthening public confidence in governments. It is widely applied in policy making.

Reference will be made to the issues of the Environmental Management System such as the ISO 14001, EMAS, ECO LABEL series. How these are developed and implemented. A variety of applications will be presented in the form of a laboratory and an organization will be selected to develop the ISO 14001, EMAS, ECO LABEL System.

A general introduction will be made in the EIA studies how and when those implemented.

Moreover the course will cover in general issues like Health and Safety in the working environment, environmental risk and the methods that are been use to identifying the risk.

Hence the course will emphasise in the Analytical Hierarchy Process as well as in SWOT and PESTEL analysis.

Data related to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of products and / or services will be presented. LCA is a technique for assessing the environmental impacts associated with a product, process or activity by identifying and quantifying the energy and materials used, as well as the waste released to the environment, assessing the effects of energy and materials use and waste and recognizing and assessing the potential for environmental improvements.

Laboratory exercises with real data will be conducted to determine the environmental impact through life cycle analysis models.

• Κωδικός / Course Code: ΔΠΠ512
• ECTS: 10
• Τρόποι Αξιολόγησης / Assessment:

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• Διάρκεια Φοίτησης/ Length of Study: Εξαμηνιαία (χειμερινό) / Semi-annual (fall)
• Κόστος/ Tuition Fees: €325
• Επίπεδο Σπουδών/ Level: Μεταπτυχιακό/ Postgraduate

Module Purpose and Objectives 

The purpose of this module is to provide the student with the knowledge and tools necessary to be able to deepen and successfully engage with environmental research in all its phases. An overview of the role of research in promoting knowledge is emphasized, with emphasis on the specificities of environmental research using examples and case studies. The goals of the module are to:

- Introduce student to Research Methodology
- Demonstrate the particularities of environmental research
- Combine theory with practice to answer research questions
- Provides equipment for the use of the most commonly used statistical methods

By successfully completing this course the student should be able to:

• Comprehend the necessity for a spatial approach in environmental problems
• Use relevant software and ways of analysis and interpretation of geospatial data
• Produce and manage geospatial data
• Design and implement the necessary stages for geospatial analysis in environmental research.

Module Content

Weekly Content

1. Research Methodology Theory: definitions, types of scientific research, stages of research, operational plan in scientific research, funding and research ethics

2. Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods: main characteristics of qualitative and quantitative research, principal methods in qualitative and quantitative research, questionnaires and interviews

3. Data sources and data collection: main data sources, primary vs secondary data, data quality, phases of literature reviews

4. Experimental Design: experiments, dependent and independent variables, response, direct comparisons, repetition, sampling, random sample selection, block design, comparative design, experimental approaches

5. Field Study: historical evolution of field studies, Field study topics, observation skills, Field study types, Field study design, Field study implementation, Real World examples

6. Visualization – Presentation of Research Results: Construction and Interpretation of visual representation, data representation models, frequent errors in data presentation

7. Scientific Writing: Main forms of scientific writing, similarities and differences, writing skills, dissertation aim and structure, topic selection and research proposal writing, main parts of scientific paper, peer review journals

8. Descriptive Statistics: mean, median, mode, standard deviation, variance, data distributions, z-value, research and null hypothesis, statistical significance, accepting or not the null hypothesis, type I and II errors

9. Linear Regression: statistical model components and model construction, interpretation and evaluation of linear regression models

10. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA): ANOVA with one and two factors, results interpretation, evaluation of results

11. Non-parametric statistics: comparing parametric and non-parametric test, presentation and results interpretation using tables, evaluation of the most common non-parametric tests (X², Kruskal- Wallis, Friedman test)

12. Time series analysis: time series datasets, main ways of data processing, autocorrelation function, General Linear Model (GLM), Autoregression model (AR), Moving average models, Autoregressive moving average models, Autoregressive integrated moving average models (ARIMA).

13. Exploratory Data Analysis: Construction of data diagrams, evaluation of data relationships, identification of mathematical relationship, Data trace plots, Probability plots, Scatter plots, Lag plots

Hands on laboratory exercises with the use of SPSS (parametric and non-parametric tests) will take place.

• Κωδικός / Course Code: ΔΠΠ511
• ECTS: 10
• Τρόποι Αξιολόγησης / Assessment:

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• Διάρκεια Φοίτησης/ Length of Study: Εξαμηνιαία (εαρινό ή χειμερινό)/ Semi-annual (Fall or Spring)
• Κόστος/ Tuition Fees: €325
• Επίπεδο Σπουδών/ Level: Μεταπτυχιακό/ Postgraduate

Module Purpose and Objectives 

The module aims at providing a deeper understanding of the concepts which are necessary for the assessment of the current state of the environment. The subjects to be developed in this module offer the necessary academic knowledge for the further specialization of the student, while developing his / her ability to recognize impacts on the environment and natural resources.

The principles of managing natural resources, water resources and soil resources are some of the issues to be analyzed as dimensions of environmental science. At the same time, at a more practical level, emphasis will be placed on environmental planning, climate and climate change in the Mediterranean, integrated agriculture, environmental economics, environmental legislation & policy.

Module Content

• Management and natural resources (definitions, management, exploitation and protection), their relations with the natural environment, as well as social needs, development, politics, economy and market mechanisms that affect exploitation and protection of natural resources.
  • The spatial distribution of natural resources, the distinction and classification of natural resources and their socio-economic impact, as well as the policies pursued by the European Union.
  • Sustainable management, sustainable development.
  • The basic principles and concepts of forest management.
  • The multiplicity of forest ecosystem functions, multiple use-management.
  • Non-renewable natural resources such as solid and liquid fuels, natural gas, minerals and ores
  • Economic evaluation of natural resources,
  • Sampling in inventory and analysis of natural resources.
  • Environmental law
  • The institutional framework (regulations, legislation, protocols and directives) governing ecologically sensitive areas, agriculture & forestry
  • The mechanisms for certification of agricultural production systems.
  • The legislative value of good agricultural production practices
  • Legal status and limitations of GMOs.
  • European forestry legislation and future developments in the forestry sector as defined by the Green Paper.
  • The natural resource "water" and the basic concepts of water management.
  • Recycling & reuse of water, desalination, dams and reservoirs.
  • The water footprint
  • The principles of organic farming
  • Organic farming and energy consumption.
  • The concept of Integrated Agriculture.
  • The Integrated Agriculture Certification Mechanism.
  • Integrated Agriculture Systems.
  • Integrated Cultivation Management Methods.
  • Climate, climate change, climate policy, desertification.
  • International conferences and conventions on climate and climate change.
  • Climate policies (adaptation policy, reduction policy).
  • Land valuation, land uses, land policy.