Laboratory for Environmental Policy & Strategic Envir. Management
The Centre for Environmental Policy & Strategic Environmental Management was established in 2002. The research undertaken by the Lab’s personnel focuses on applied environmental policy & sociology and on the green management of industries and organizations.
- Professor Iosif Botetzagias
- Professor Konstantinos Evangelinos
- Associate Professor Antonis Skouloudis,
- Assistant Professor Dimitra Chondrogianni
- Dr. Maria Hatziantoniou, L.T.S
- Marios Balis, L.T.S.
JustReDi: : Towards a just green and digital transition of Greek regions” (2024-2025)
The project “Resilience, inclusiveness and development: Towards a just green and digital transition of Greek regions” (JustReDI) was implemented within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan Greece 2.0 with funding from the European Union – NextGenerationEU. (Participant researcher: Prof. Iosif Botetzagias)
INSTALLATION, IMPLEMENTATION, & CERTIFICATION OF THE ISO 14001:2015 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM- Intercomm Foods S.A. (12/2023-12/2024)
“Development of a Standardized Circular Economy Model: The Case of Milos Island” (2022-2023)
TITLE: Development of a Standardized Circular Economy Model: The Case of Milos Island
STATUS: Completed
DURATION: August 2021 – March 2022
OBJECTIVE: The Centre for Environmental Policy and Corporate Environmental Management, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean participated in the development of the research project entitled: “Development of a Circular Economy model: The Case of Milos” funded by the General Secretariat of Aegean Island Policy of the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy. The research objective was initially the recording and evaluation of the existing productive activities of Milos, the energy flows and the production flows of products, waste and the assessment of their impacts, since in Milos, as in all island regions, there is an improper management of waste mainly from mining, hotel, construction and agricultural activities. Then followed the distribution of a questionnaire and the holding of numerous meetings and interviews with the bodies of productive activities and citizens of the island to record the knowledge, opinions, attitudes and perceptions of the island’s citizens regarding waste management issues and Circular Economy. All the above research was used in the establishment of a pilot platform for the development and implementation of Circular Economy and Sustainable Development practices.
Hiking on Lesvos –“The Other Aegean Trails” (2022-2023)
TITLE: “Exploitation and Promotion of Natural Wealth through the Use of Digital Applications: The Case of Molyvos and Petra in the Municipality of West Lesvos”
DURATION: October 2021 – March 2023
STATUS: Completed
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the project is to create a digital mobile application that integrates cartographic material, incorporating new information data for the area of Molyvos and Petra (Municipality of West Lesvos). Hiking on Lesvos – “The Other Aegean Trails” is a digital guide for hiking and exploring the natural and cultural environment of the wider area of Molyvos and Petra, which incorporates information and features for the hiking trails. Each route has a detailed description, photos as well as detailed texts about the study area. The digital application is an action of the Molyvos Tourism Organization (Main Beneficiary) in cooperation with the University of the Aegean / Department of Environment (research team of the Centre of Environmental Policy and Corporate Environmental Management) and was implemented in the framework of the project “Exploitation and Promotion of Natural Wealth through the Use of Digital Applications: The Case of Molyvos and Petra of the Municipality of West Lesvos”. This project was funded by the Green Fund under the programme “NATURAL ENVIRONMENT & INNOVATIVE ACTIONS 2020”.
THALES - Incorporating sustainability into participatory decision making
THALES – Incorporating sustainability into participatory decision making
COMPON 'Comparing Climate Change Networks
COMPON ‘Comparing Climate Change Networks
Yiannis GKOYTZAMANIS, “Η επίδραση των πολιτικών αντιμετώπισης της κλιματικής αλλαγής στην απασχόληση και στον τομέα της εργασίας” (Επιβλέπων: Καθ. Ι. Μποτετζάγιας)
George KOSTOPOULOS, “Forest Protection and Management from the founding of the Greek State (1828) to the establishment of the first National Park (1937)” (Supervisor: Prof. Ι. Botetzagias)
Ilias MANOLIS, “Development of a Methodological Framework for Defining and Enhancing the Resilience of Military Infrastructure against Climate Change Impacts (Supervisor: Ass. Prof. Α. Skouloudis)
Andreas OURANIDIS, “Leadership Transformation and Circular Economy trajectories for the Pharmaceutical Industry 5.0: Enabling Sustainable Futures through AI-Driven Computational techniques” (Supervisor: Ass. Prof. Α. Skouloudis)
Alexandra SKOUTELI, “Tourism and Payments for Ecosystem Services – an approach for developed countries (Supervisor: Ass. Prof. Α. Skouloudis)
Markos PSIMITIS, “Climate change, environmental degradation, and economic growth as drivers of forced migration: Innovative policies for promoting climate-resilient development and addressing forced migration in vulnerable local communities within developing countries”(Supervisor: Prof. Ι. Botetzagias)
- Nawaz A.R., Botetzagias I. & Anjum G. (2026) “When the climate changes, we feel it first”: Gendered perceptions of environmental change and women’s health in Pakistan. Women’s Health. 2026;22.
- Syrou D., Botetzagias I., & Christopoulou I. (2026). Understanding the (In)Governability of Environmental Protected Areas: The Case of Greece. Land, 15(1), 100.
- Fasouli S. & Skouloudis A. (2026) Determinants of Digestate Adoption as a (bio) Fertiliser in Greek Agriculture: Evidence from an Analytic Hierarchy Process and Semi-Structured Interviews. Circ.Econ.Sust. 6, 324
- Syrou D, Liontakis A., Botetzagias I. & Vassilopoulou V. (2026) Evaluating fisheries’ governance effectiveness in supporting ecosystem-based management: A Q-methodology assessment of stakeholder perspectives in Greek waters. Marine Policy, 192, 107179
- Leal Filho, W., Ben Hassen, T., Martins, V. W. B., & Skouloudis, A. (2026). The contribution of artificial intelligence to achieving the united nations sustainable development goals. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-22.
- Palenova E., Botetzagias I., Kontos Th., Veraverbeke S., Miller K. & Ebert K. (2026) Stakeholder perceptions of post-fire management in Greece. Fire Ecology, 22, 37
- Leal Filho, W., Sigahi, T. F., Skouloudis, A., Rampasso, I. S., & Anholon, R. (2026). Beyond the hype: A sociotechnical perspective on AI’s potentials and constraints in bridging the gap to basic-needs sustainability in higher education institutions. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 228, 124681.
- Moursellas, A., Malesios, C., Skouloudis, A., Kantartzis, A., Sepetis, A., Sfakianaki, E., & Evangelinos, K. (2026). Sustainability dynamics in Greek small and medium-sized enterprises: A multimethod analysis. Journal of the International Council for Small Business, 1-35.
- Skouloudis A., Botetzagias I., Malesios C., & Koutroumpinis P. (2025). Acceptance of Smart-City Technologies: Some Evidence on the Role of Perceptions and Demographics from a Municipality of Athens, Greece. Smart Cities, 8(5), 177.
