1. Water Framework Directives implementation

 

The application of DPSIR (Driving-Pressure-Impact-State-Response) approach on a surface water bodies

Alexakis D., Kagalou I. & Tsakiris G.

The economic analysis in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Spain

Gómez-Limón J. A. & Martin-Ortega J.

WFD implementation on transboundary river basins. The Iberian peninsula case

Maia R.

Cost-effectiveness analysis in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive:  a comparative analysis of the UK and Spain

Martin-Ortega J. & Balana B.

Disproportionate costs in the Water Framework Directive: the case of a Mediterranean river basin

Molinos-Senante M., Hernández-Sancho F. & Sala-Garrido R.

Role of European cooperation projects in the implementation of the EU water related directives

Monacelli G. & Galluccio M. C.

Towards guidelines for drought preparedness and mitigation planning within EU water policy

Rossi G. & Castiglione L.

Water costs allocation using a cooperative game theory approach

Sechi G. M., Zucca R. & Zuddas P.

How to identify risk in Integrated Water Resources Management?

Walczykiewicz T., Biedroń I. & Kwiecień M.

 

2. Assessment of climate change

 

Extreme rainfall study and climatic change of Redeyef region in Southern Tunisia

Bergaoui M.

WAAPA: a model for water availability and climate change adaptation policy analysis

Garrote L., Iglesias A., Martín-Carrasco F. & Mediero L.

Dimming/brightening in Athens: trends in sunshine duration, cloud cover and reference evapotranspiration

Kitsara G., Papaioannou G., Papathanasiou A. & Retalis A.

Basin-scale water resources assessment in a Sicilian basin under climate change scenarios using the conceptual model TOPDM

Liuzzo L., Arnone E., Noto L.V., Viola F. & La Loggia G.

A preliminary analysis of precipitation variability in the Mediterranean basin

Longobardi A., Meddi H., Meddi M. & Mehaiguene M.

A methodology for the assessment of climate change effects on hydropower

Maran S., Brambilla P.C., Boccia F. & Pucci E.

Future pattern of drought over Greece under global warming

Mitropoulou A., Papaioannou G., Giannakopoulos C., Kerkides P. & Michalopoulou H.

Precipitation variations over the last half of the century in Greece

Proutsos N., Tsagari C. & Karetsos G.

Detecting impacts of a changing climate on drought characteristics in Iran

Raziei T., Bordi I., Pereira L. S. & Sutera A.

An investigation on the effects of climate change and global warming on water resources in dry countries using remote sensing and GIS (a case study: Iran)

Shokoohi A. & Raziei T.

Optimal groundwater resources management of an overexploited aquifer under global change

Sidiropoulos P., Mylopoulos N. & Loukas A.

Influence of serial correlation in climatic variables trends analysis in Sicily

Viola F., Liuzzo L., Noto L.V. & Ciraolo G.

Comparative assessment of water management indicators in the Gediz river basin with foreseen climate scenarios

Yilmaz B. & Harmancioglu N.B.

 

3. Drought characterization, monitoring and forecasting

 

Comparison of drought indices for a transboundary basin

Angelidis P., Balanis E., Hrissanthou V. & Kotsovinos N.

Large scale probabilistic drought characterization in Europe

Bonaccorso B., Peres D. J., Cancelliere A. & Rossi G.

Spatial patterns of variability for rain fields at different timescales: an application in southern Italy

Buttafuoco G., Caloiero T. & Coscarelli R.

On the probabilistic analysis of regional droughts

Cancelliere A. & Rossi G.

Station ranking by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in a hydrologic monitoring network reduction problem

Cetinkaya C. P. & Harmancioglu N. B.

Satellite-based variability of drought characteristics

Dalezios N. Blanta A., Spyropoulos N. & Kanellou E.

Integrated set of physical and socio-economic indicators for drought impacts monitoring

Giordano R., Celino A., Romano E. & Preziosi E.

Frequency analysis of the annual and seasonal drought intensity-duration relationship

Guner Bacanli U. & Pilgir M.

Methods to assess costs of drought damages and policies for drought mitigation and adaptation: review and recommendations

Logar I. & Van Den Bergh J. C. J. M.

Potential economic value of drought information to support early warning in Africa

Quiroga S., Iglesias A., Diz A. & Garrote L.

An analysis of drought spatial pattern over Iran with respect to different SPI time scales

Raziei T., Bordi I. & Pereira L. S.

Evaluation of different methods for calculating potential evapotranspiration in drought severity assessment

Vangelis H. & Tigkas D.

An early warning system for spatiotemporal forecasting and modelling of drought

Vasiliades L. & Loukas A.

 

4. Modelling of natural and dam-break floods and extreme events

 

The contribution of Earth Observation to flood risk assessment in Cyprus: the case study of Yialias catchment area in Nicosia

Alexakis D., Hadjimitsis D., Agapiou A., Themistokleous K. & Retalis A.

A numerical model of the wave that overtopped the Vajont dam in 1963

Bosa S. & Petti M.

Two-dimensional model for overland flow simulations: a case study

Costabile P., Costanzo C., Macchione F. & Mercogliano P.

Modelling of Indian summer monsoon rainfall using global climatic tele-connection data

Dutta D. & Jain A.

Flow structure in a compound channel with smooth and rough floodplains

Fernandes J. N., Leal J. B. & Cardoso A. H.

Meteorological information in regional rainfall frequency analysis

Gabriele S. & Chiaravalloti F.

A parameter estimation technique for the nonlinear Muskingum flood routing model

Gurarslan G. & Karahan H.

National estimation of societal risk of flooding in China

Ke Q., Van Gelder P. & Vrijling H.

Laboratory experiments of dam break flows down an inclined channel

Marra D., Earl T. & Ancey C.

Monthly monsoon rainfall forecasting using regression and Artificial Neural Network models

Singla S. & Jain A.

Identification of the SCS-CN parameter spatial distribution using rainfall-runoff data in heterogeneous watersheds

Soulis K. X. & Valiantzas J. D.

Dam-breach hydrograph modelling: an innovative semi-analytical approach

Tsakiris G. & Spiliotis M.

 

5. Innovations in water supply and distribution systems

 

Waterloss modelling for urban water distribution networks

Agathokleous A. & Christodoulou S.

Evaluation of domestic water saving by rooftop rain water collection in Sicily

Campisano A. & Modica C.

Urban water distribution network performance under intermittent water supply conditions

Christodoulou S., Agathokleous A. & Charalambous B.

Water supply network protection from malicious attacks by sectorization

Di Nardo A., Di Natale M., Guida M. & Musmarra D.

Comparison of two dielectric sensors for soil water measurements

Kargas G., Κerkides P. & Seyfried M.

EU LIFE PALM project – Defining the optimum level of leakage

Rogers D. & Bettin A.

Mitigation of drought effects on water supply systems

Rossi G., Caporali E. & Garrote L.

Preventive maintenance for water utilities

Tsakiris G., Vangelis H., Tigkas D., Stathaki A.,  Sofotasios D., Toprak S, Koç A. C., Güngör M., Kaya M., De Angelis E., Iacovou G., Charalambous B.

Water distribution system performance assessment: benchmarking three Greek cases using a modified water balance methodology

Tsitsifli S. & Kanakoudis V.

Water distribution system reliability based on minimum cut–set approach and the hydraulic reliability

Yannopoulos S. & Spiliotis M.

 

6. Irrigation

 

Cost Benefit analysis of the use of reclaimed water in agriculture

Alcon F., Martin-Ortega J., Pedrero F., De Miguel M. D. & Alarcon J. J.

Wastewater reuse potential for agricultural irrigation in Sicily

Barbagallo S., Cirelli G. L. Consoli S., Licciardello F., Marzo A. & Toscano A.

An Earth Observation assisted tool for irrigation water management

Barbaros F., Gül A. & Harmancioglu N. B.

Production of a 5-years dataset of soil moisture maps on Italian territory with an operational algorithm

Campo L., Castelli F., Caparrini F. & Entekhabi D.

Economic value of water in agriculture: application in Lake Karla, Greece

Fafoutis C., Mylopoulos N., Mpaltas M. & Seimenis M.

Assessing the economic feasibility of water reuse projects for environmental restoration

Hernández-Sancho F., Molinos-Senante M. & Sala-Garrido R.

Water management of irrigation dams considering climate variation: case study of Zayandeh-Rud reservoir, Iran.

Moghaddasi M., Araghinejad S. & Morid S.

Water management using geoinformatics and remote sensing techniques: the case study of Mandria, SW Cyprus

Papadavid G., Hadjimitsis D.,  Agapiou A., Alexakis D. & Papoutsa C.

Performance analysis of large pressurized irrigation networks: effect of head losses evaluation

Stefopoulou A. & Dercas N.

Calculation of reference crop evapotranspiration using the Penman-Monteith method

Theocharis M.

 

7. Water quality management

 

Biodegradation of xenobiotic compounds and their influence on the performance of municipal wastewater treatment plants

Andreozzi R., Panico A. & Pirozzi F.

Hydrodynamic and quality modeling of Yamchi reservoir

Akbarzadeh Z., Yazdekhasti S. & Namin M. M.

Solution of release history recovery problems of groundwater pollution sources using Harmony Search Optimization Algorithm

Ayvaz M. T.

Wastewater as non-conventional water resource

Belic A. & Belic S.

Water quality models for river and stream. State of the art and future perspectives (Invited lecture)

Benedini M.

Assessment of groundwater pollution risk by using fuzzy logic

Caniani D., Lioi D. S., Mancini I. M., Masi S. & Sdao F.

Strategic planning and management of water resources quality by determining the trends of  human impacts in basins with non-available water quality data

Chehrenegar B., Asgharzadeh D. F., Tofigh M. & Moridi A.

Pharmaceuticals removal from urban wastewater by means of biological and physical-chemical treatments in full scale plants

Conti F., Cottica D., Negri S., Perissi A. & Stella S.

The reuse of treated wastewater: Korba (Tunisia) case study

El Ayni F., Cherif S., Jrad A. & Trabelsi-Ayadi M.

Assessing saline water irrigation options with the use of Soil-Water-Atmosphere-Plant (SWAP) model

Gotsis D., Giakoumakis S. & Alexakis D.

Parameter sensitivity analysis of a pollutant prediction model for estimating soil sediment in rivers with different spatial scale

He B., Luo P., Takara K., Liu Y. & Yamashiki Y.

Suitability of surface water for domestic use: Awali River case study

Korfali S. I. & Jurdi M.

Microbial enrichment methodology for biodegradation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, recalcitrant xenobiotics in sewage sludge in Italy

Lanciotti E., Porfido A., Martellini T., Cincinelli A. & Mancini G.

Removal of oily xenobiotic compounds from slop and bilge waters originated from oil transportation by tankers

Mancini G., Polizzi A. & Giustra M. G.

Monitoring turbidity in Asprokremmos Dam in Cyprus using Earth Observation and smart buoy platform

Papoutsa C., Hadjimiisis D., Kounoudes T., Milis M., Toulios L., Retalis A. & Kyrou K..

Multiobjective simulation-optimization approach in pollution spill response management model in reservoirs

Saadatpour M. & Afshar A.

Reservoir operation strategy to enhance downstream water quality; new application of CE-QUAL-W2

Saadatpour M. & Afshar A.

Method of prognostication of distribution of radio-active contaminations in surface water

Sizonenko V. P.

Best practises in the management of hospital effluents

Verlicchi P., Galletti A. & Al Aukidy M.

A screening batch test to assess the fate of organic micropollutants in an activated sludge system

Vismara R., Salvetti R. & Gorla E.

Mathematical model for food industry wastewater treatment processes

Vlad C., Carp D., Caraman S. & Barbu M.

2DV hydrodynamic modeling of reservoirs

Yazdekhasti S., Akbarzadeh Z. & Namin M. M.

Hydrogeological setting, hazard and mitigation of reclaimed area in Wadi El-Sayda north Aswan, Egypt

Yousef A. F:

 

8. Water resources management

 

Investigation of snow covers data on ANN and ANFIS models for streamflow forecasts

Anvari S., Saghafian B. & Morid S.

Development of a spatial multi-criteria decision tool in a spatial decision support system for water resources planning

Araghinejad S., Nikfal M. R. & Heidari H.

Valuing investments to reduce the risk of hydrologic failures in headworks systems

Arena C. & Mazzola M. R.

Decision Support Systems for sustainable development of river basins

Bekri E. & Yannopoulos P. C.

Re-modulating water allocation in a complex multi-reservoir system under current and climate change scenarios

Cervarolo G., Mendicino G. & Senatore A.

Mapping the annual runoff data in Sicily using a geostatistical approach

Di Piazza A., Caracciolo D., Noto L. V., Viola F. & La Loggia G.

Use of hydraulic, hydrologic and water quality models in the integrated water resources management: the case study of lake Idro

Garofalo E., Gargiulo A. & Mancusi L.

Sustainability issues in water management

Harmancioglu N. B.

Diagnosing causes of water scarcity in complex water resources systems and identifying risk management actions

Martin-Carrasco F., Garrote L., Chavez A. & Iglesias A.

Determination of power coefficient by the transfer of flows to project section

Önal B., Baykan N. O., Yaşar M. & Abay O.

Political and management rules of water resources in scarcity scenarios

Piccinni F. & Renna F. M.

Water resources availability, a key factor for the development of industrial areas: the case-study of Patras (Greece) industrial area

Podimata M. & Yannopoulos P.

Comparison of various optimization methods for training of ANN river flow model

Ravikumar G. & Jain A.

Inter comparison of generic simulation models for multi-reservoir water resources systems

Sechi G. M. &  Sulis A.

Simulation of variable-density groundwater flow and transport in the coastal aquifer of the Pyrgos area (Greece)

Zissis T. & Yannopoulos P.

Proceedings

1. WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES IMPLEMENTATION
2. ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
3. DROUGHT CHARACTERIZATION, MONITORING AND FORECASTING
4. MODELLING OF NATURAL AND DAM-BREAK FLOODS AND EXTREME EVENTS
5. INNOVATIONS IN WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
6. IRRIGATION
7. WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
8. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

VI EWRA International Symposium

Water Engineering and Management in a Changing Environment

Catania, Italy - JUNE 29th — JULY 2nd, 2011

 

 

Italian Hydrotechnical Association

EWRA - Main Page

European Water

Resources Association

University of Catania

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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