CURRICULUM VITAE
Place of birth:
Present position: Professor
Address:
Department of Geography-Climatology
Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment,
Panepistimiopolis, 157 84 Zografou, Greece.
Tel., Fax:
+3210 7274148
e-mail: gaki@geol.uoa.gr
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
1978, B.S., in Geology,
National University of Athens Greece.
1983, M.S., in Oceanography, National University of
Athens Greece.
1991, Ph.D., in
Geomorphology, National University of Athens, Greece.
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1986-1987:
postgraduate studies at the
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1989 postgraduate
studies at the Laboratory of Physical Geography,
WORKING
STATUS
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Oct 1972-1982 laboratory
of Mechanical Engineering and Drawings, Faculty of Physics,
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1982-1993,
assistant at the laboratory of Physical Geography, Department of Stratigraphy, Geography and Climatology, Faculty of
Geology.
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1993-1999,
Lecturer in Geomorphology, Department of Geography-Climatology, Faculty of
Geology.
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1999-2006,
Assistant professor in Geomorphology, Department of Geography-Climatology,
Faculty of Geology-Geoenvironment.
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2006-2011,
Associate professor in Geomorphology, Department of Geography-Climatology,
Faculty of Geology-Geoenvironment.
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2011-today,
Professor in Geomorphology, Department of
Geography-Climatology, Faculty of Geology-Geoenvironment.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Undergraduate courses
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Oceanography
·
Geomorphology
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Coastal and
Submarine Geomorphology and management of the coastal zone
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Quaternary
Geology
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Geoarchaeology
Postgraduate courses
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“Coastal
Geomorphology” Master of Science program in ‘Oceanography’.
School of Science, UoA
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“Sea level
changes and management of the coastal zone” Master of Science
‘Environmental Geology’. Dpt
of Geography & Climatology, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment,
UoA.
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“Natural
disasters” Master of Science ‘Geography and Environment’. Dpt of Geography &
Climatology, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, UoA.
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“Geoarcheology” Master of Science ‘Geography and
Environment’, Dpt of
Geography & Climatology, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment,
UoA.
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“Oceanography and management of the
coastal zone” Master of Science ‘‘Geography and
Environment’. Dpt of
Geography & Climatology, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment,
UoA.
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Coastal Geomorphology Fluvial Geomorphology, Morphotectonics, Quaternary Geology, Geoarchaeology,
Environmental Geomorphology. Additionally in the evaluation of Geomorphic hazards (erosion, landslides, floods), the
vulnerability of coastal regions with respect to the expected sea level rise or
to the tsunami waves.
Languages
French fluently read and write,
English fluently read and write,
Italian good read and write.
AWARDS
In 2011, I received from the Academy of Sciences of
Athens, for the work “Quaternary
marine terraces as indicators of neotectonic activity
of the Ierapetra normal fault SE Crete (Greece)”,
the “Ktenas” award for the
best paper in Geology.
·
I have
participated in more than 70 congresses, conferences, meetings and seminars
with presentations at most of them.
·
I have 153
publications and more than 180 citations
·
I participated in
the organization and realization of 10 scientific field excursions for
postgraduate students of foreign universities (Caltech, IPG Paris, University
of Warsaw, etc)
·
I participated in
the organization and realization of 5 scientific field excursions for
International conferences and visit of the Polish Geomorphological
society.
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I participated in
more than 20 R&D projects
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I participated in
the Organizing and Scientific committees of 5 National and International
conferences
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Person in charge
for the invitation of foreign scientists in the seminars of the Dpt of Geography.
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Member and
secretary of the Hellenic Geomorphological Society
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Member and
vice-president) of the Hellenic Geographical Society
INVOLVEMENT IN SCIENTIFIC
PROJECTS
I have participated or participate in the scientific group of several
scientific programmes, the most important of them are:
1.
1993-1994. “Implications of Future Sea Level Rise in
Three Deltaic areas of
2.
1996-1997. “Coastal Geomorphological
Mapping and Land Use in Attica” financed by the
3.
1996 - 1997. “Seismological and Geomorphological study of the Mystras
archaeological area” (
4. 1996 - 1998.
“Paleoseismological study of active faults in
5. 1996 - 1998.
“High-resolution
Earthquake records Acquired from Coastal and Lacustrine
Environments”
Cooperation between Universities of Athens and Brunel Great
6. 1998.
“Palaeoseismological study of the Sparti fault”,
funded by the
7.
1998-2002.
“High-resolution earthquake records acquired from coastal and lacustrine environments, Hercules”,
in cooperation with the
8. 2002-“Multi-proxy, high-resolution studies of earthquakes in Mediterranean coastal lacustrine environments” in cooperation
with the
9. 200-2005 “Geomorphological, Geochemical and stratigraphic indicators of Late Holocene coastal development in the Gytheio area, southern
10. 2004—2006 “Palaeogeographical investigations on landscape changes in
Elis area (W. Peloponnesus) during the last 10.000 years” in cooperation
with the University of Marburg of Germany,
department of Geography.
11. Member of the scientific group in the project: “Nouvelle approche
Morphotectonique en Crète
a partir de l’isotope
cosmogénique Chlore
36 produit in situ”. The project was
realized in the period 2004-2006, was funded by the Greek Secretary of Research
and Technology in the frame of Greece-France cooperation.
12. 2005-2007, “Coastal sedimentary records of
tsunami activity in the Kynos area, northern
13. 2005-2007, “Lacustrine records of local environmental and tectonic
change in the Stymfalia wetlands, southern
Greece” in cooperation with
the University of Brighton, Great Britain, department of Environmental Science
14.
2006-2009. Member of the scientific group in the
project: “Reconstructing
mid to late Holocene tsunami events around Lefkada/Preveza (NW
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1.
Zamani A., Maroukian H. and K. Gaki-Papanastassiou. 1991.
Rythmes de dépôt et de creusement pendant le temps historiques
dans le cadre des sites archéologiques de la région d'Argos
(Grèce). Physio-Geo, 22/23, 81-88.
2.
Papanastassiou D.,
Maroukian H. and K. Gaki-Papanastassiou. 1993.
Μorphotectonic and archaeological observations in the
eastern Argive plain (eastern
3.
Maroukian H., Zamani A., Gaki-Papanastassiou. K. and K. Pavlopoulos. 1994.
Τhe implications of human interference in
the natural environment of
4.
Maroukian H., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Pavlopoulos K. and
A. Zamani. 1995.
Comparative Geomorphological
observations in the Kalamas delta in western
5.
Gaki-Papanastassiou K. and H. Maroukian.
1995. Late Quaternary controls on river behaviour
in the eastern part of the Argive plain, eastern
6.
Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Papanastassiou D. and H. Maroukian. 1996. Geomorphic
and archaeological - historical evidence for past earthquakes in
7.
Maroukian. H., Gaki-Papanastassiou K. and D. Papanastassiou. 1996. Geomorphic
and seismotectonic observations in the area of
8.
Gaki-Papanastassiou Κ., Maroukian H., Pavlopoulos K. and A. Zamani.
1997. Τhe
implications of the expected sea-level rise on the low lying areas of
continental
9.
Papanastassiou D.,
Maroukian H. and K. Gaki-Papanastassiou. 1997.
The use of morphotectonics
in the reduction of earthquake hazard. Proceedings of the International
Symposium on Engineering Geology and the Environment,
10.
Maroukian H., Gaki-Papanastassiou K. and D. Papanastassiou. 1997. Coastal
changes in the broader area of
11.
Fouache E. et K. Gaki-Papanastassiou. 1997. Les crues brutales dans la plain
d’Argos (Grèce): Une contrainte a l’amenagement
de l’antiquite a nos jours”. Geomorphologie: Relief, Processes, Environment. 4, 313-324.
12.
Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Maroukian H. and A. Zamani. 1998. Flood
hazards in the Argive Plain: The case of November 16,
1990 event in the western part of the plain by Inakhos
and Kserias rivers. Αnnales Géologiques des
Pays Helléniques, 38, 151-162.
13.
Maroukian H., Papanastassiou D. and K. Gaki-Papanastassiou, 1999. Palaeogeographic evolution
and seismotectonic implications of the broader area
of Eurotas river (
14.
Cundy A. B., S. Kortekaas, T. Dewez, I. S.
Stewart, I. W. Croudace, H. Maroukian,
D. Papanastassiou, P. Gaki-Papanastassiou,
K. Pavlopoulos, A. Dawson, 2000. Coastal wetlands as recorders of earthquake subsidence in the
15.
Papanastassiou D.,
Gaki-Papanastassiou Κ., Maroukian
Η., Karimbalis E. and
D. Makaris, 2000.
Implications
of morphology and seismicity on the hazard assessment in the ancient
16. Maroukian H., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Papanastassiou D. and N. Palyvos. 2000. Geomorphological observations in the coastal zone of Kyllini peninsula, NW Peloponnesus-Greece, and their
relation to the seismotectonic regime of the area. Journal
of Coastal Research, 16/3, 853-863.
17.
Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Maroukian
H., Papanastassiou D., Palyvos
N. and F. Lemeille. 2001.
Geomorphological study in the Lokrian
coast of N. Evoikos Gulf (central
18.
Gaki-Papanastassiou K.,
Maroukian H. and D. Papanastassiou. 2001.
Recent costal changes in the northern
19.
Maroukian H., Pavlopoulos K., Gaki-Papanastassiou K. and Zamani A. 2001. The
consequences of the expected sea level rise in low lied coastal areas of
continental
20.
Maroukian Η., Palyvos Ν., Livaditis G. and K. Gaki-Papanastassiou. 2002. A case drainage derangement and reversal between the Viotikos Kiffisos and north Evoikos basins (central
21.
Maroukian H. and K. Gaki-Papanastassiou. 2002. Palaeogeographic evolution of the broader area of Lilas river in central
22.
Tsartsidou G., Gaki-Papanastassiou K. and H. Maroukian. 2002. Coastal
evolution of the inner Laconic gulf in late
Pleistocene-Holocene period. 6ο Greek
Geographical congress,
23.
Maroukian X., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Giagas
24.
Maroukian Η., Palyvos Ν., Livaditis G. and K. Gaki-Papanastassiou.
2002. A case drainage derangement and
reversal between the Viotikos Kiffisos
and north Evoikos basins (central
25. Papanastassiou D.,
Sieh K., Yule D., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Meyer B. and
E. Vrenzou. 2002. Seismological and archaeological trenching
to detect past earthquakes: a case study from the area of
26.
Maroukian H., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Xatziopoulos
S., Petalas A., Sotiropoulos
A. and N. Synodynos. 2003. Coastal geomorphology and
human interference along the eastern shores of
27.
Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Maroukian H. and G. Tsartsidou. 2003. Late
Quaternary coastal changes along the western shores of the Laconic
gulf (Peloponnesus,
28. Maroukian H., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Adamopoulos S. and Dimopoulos G., 2003. Geomorphology and human interferences in
the coastal area of Xylokastro-Mavra Litharia, north
29.
Maroukian H., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Pavlopoulos K. and
V. Sabot. 2004.
The assumed future sea level rise as a
natural hazard. Annales Géologiques des Pays Helléniques, Vol. 40Α, 69-88.
30.
Maroukian, H., Gaki-Papanastassiou, K. and Piteros, Ch. 2004. Geomorphological and
Archaeological study of the broader area of the Mycenaean dam of Megalo Remma and ancient
31. Papanastassiou D.,
Gaki-Papanastassiou K., and
H. Maroukian. 2004.
Recognition of past earthquakes along the
32.
Papanastassiou D.,
Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Maroukian
H. and E. Karymbalis. 2004. Late
Quaternary activity of the Ierapetra normal fault,
(East Crete –
33.
Maroukian H., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Vassilopoulos A., Evelpidou N. and Papanastassiou
D. Coastal configuration variability and
retreat of the five largest Ionian islands (W. Greece). 2004. Littoral
2004, a joint EUCC and EUROCOAST Conference.
34.
Kondou A., Maroukian H., Gaki-Papanastassiou
K. and Leivaditis
G. 2004. Morphological characteristics of the drainage network of Dafnonas, east Parnonans, NE
Peloponnesus. 7th Greek
Geographical Congress, Mytilini, 3-6 October, 144-152. (In Greek)
35.
Maroukian H., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., and D. Papanastassiou. 2004. Geomorphological and
Archaeological study of the broader area of the Mycenaean dam of Megalo Remma and ancient
36. Maroukian, H., Gaki-Papanastassiou, K., Papanastassiou, D. and
V. Sabot. 2005. Palaeogeographic evolution
of the broader area of Helike-Aigion (
37. Maroukian H., Tsermengas E., Gaki-Papanastassiou
K. and Karymbalis
E. 2005. The role of the morphotectonic parameters and
the human influence in the manifestation of floods in the down flow of Kifissos river (
38. Karymbalis E., Gaki-Papanastassiou K. and Maroukian
H. 2005. The influence of the geomorphological characteristics of the drainage network of
Megalo Remma, Raphina,
39. Papanastassiou, D., Gaki-Papanastassiou, K. and H. Maroukian.
2005. Recognition of past earthquakes along the
40. Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Karymbalis E. And Seni A. 2005. Evaluation of the consequences of the expected sea
level rise during this century at the Argive plain,
41. Cundy, A., Sprague, D.,Hopkinson,
L., Maroukian, H., Gaki-Papanastassiou,
K., Papanastassiou, D. and Frogley,
M. 2006. Geochemical and stratigraphic indicators of late Holocene coastal evolution
in the Gythio area, southern
42. Maroukian, H., Gaki-Papanastassiou, K., E. Karymbalis, and Tsermega, E. 2006. Funkcjonowanie
geoekosystemów zlewni rzecznych. IV:
Procesy ekstremalne w środowisku geograficznym, Kolobzeg 20 – 22
września 2006, Poznan, Polski.
43. Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Karymbalis E. and Maroukian
H. 2006. Palaeogeographic evolution of the
drainage networks of the rivers
Olvios (Pheneos), Dervenios, Skoupaiϊkos and Phonissa (north
Peloponnesus) during the Quaternary. Bull.
Geol.
Soc.
Greece.
Vol. XXXIX/III,
37-48.
44.
Gaki- Papanastassiou K., Papanastassiou D. and H. Maroukian. 2006. Recent uplift rates at Perachora
peninsula east gulf of Corinth,
45. Karymbalis, E., Gaki-Papanastassiou K. and Maroukian
H. 2007. Who is responsible for the flood
events in
46. Karymbalis, E., Gaki-Papanastassiou, K., Maroukian, H.
2007 Recent geomorphic evolution of
the fan delta of the Mornos river,
47. Karymbalis E. and Gaki-Papanastassiou
K. 2008. Geomorphological study of the rivers of Peineios,
Kalamas, Euvinos and Mornos, Greece. 4rh Greek Congress on the Management and Improvement of Coastal Areas.
Publication of the laboratory of port works, NTUA, Proceedings, 86-94.
48. Maroukian,
H., Gaki-Papanastassiou, K.,
Karymbalis, E., Vouvalidis,
K., Pavlopoulos, K., Papanastassiou
D, Albanakis, K. 2008. “Morphotectonic
control on drainage network evolution in the Perachora
peninsula,
49. Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Karymbalis
E., Katsafados P. and Maroukian
H. 2008. Examination of the natural and human causes in the expression of
floods in the low flow of Xerias torrent. 8th
International Hydrological Congress,
50. Piccardi, L., Monti,
C., Vaselli, O., Tassi, F.,
Gaki-Papanastassiou, K., Papanastassiou,
D., 2008, Scent of a myth: tectonics, geochemistry and geomythology
at Delphi (
51. Vött, A., Brükner,
H., Brockmüller, S., May, M., Fountoulis,
52.
Gaki-Papanastassiou, K., Karymbalis, E., Papanastassiou, D., Maroukian, H.
2009. “Quaternary marine
terraces as indicators of neotectonic activity of the
Ierapetra normal fault SE Crete (
53.
Gaki-Papanastassiou K. and
Maroukian H. 2009. Geomorphology of the
broader area of Mystras (south
54. Papanastassiou D., Gaki-Papanastassiou K. and Maroukian H. 2009. Morphotectonics and Palaeoseismology
of the area of Mystras during the Holocene.,
The monuments of Mystras, Ministry of Culture
391-399.
55. Gaki-Papanastasiou K., Maroukian H., Karymbalis E. and
Papanastassiou D. 2009. Geomorphological study and Palaeogeographic evolution of NW Kefalonia
island, Greece, concerning the hypothesis of a possible location of the Homeric
Ithaca, Geological Society of America, Special Paper 476: Geoarchaeology,
Climate Change, Sustainability, edited by Antony G. Brown, Laura S. Basell, and Karl W. Butzer. (Under
Publication).
56. Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Evelpidou N., Maroukian H. and Vassilopoulos A. 2009. Palaeogeographic evolution
of the Cyclades islands (
57. Vött A., Brückner
H., Brockmüller S., Handl
M., May S.M., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Herd R., Lang
F., Maroukian H., Nelle O.
and Papanastassiou
D., 2009. Traces of Holocene
tsunamis across the Sound of Lefkada, NW
58. Kontou A., Gaki-Papanastassiou K. and Maroukian H. 2010. Captures of
streams in the drainage basin of Dafnonas river, (southeast
59.
Σενή
Α.,
Γάκη-Παπαναστασίου
Κ., Καρύμπαλης
Ε.
και Ζούβα
Χ. 2010. Vulnerability
evaluation of the coastal areas of the eastern Argolic
gulf with respect to the anticipated sea level rise. 8th Hellenic Geographical Congress. 4-7 October 2007,
60.
Chatzieleftheriou M., Alexandrakis G., Poulos S., Gaki-Papanastassiou K. and Maroukian H. 2010.
Vulnerability evaluation of the
eastern and north eastern coastal areas of
61. Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Karymbalis E. and Maroukian H. 2010. Recent Geomorphic changes and
anthropogenic activities in the delta plain of Pinios
River in central
62. Gaki - Papanastassiou K., Karymbalis E., Maroukian H. and Tsanakas K. 2010. Geomorphic evolution of western (Paliki) Kephalonia island (
63. Tsanakas K., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Poulos S.E.
and Maroukian H. 2010. Geomorphology
and sedimentological processes along the coastal zone
between Livanates and Agios
Konstantinos (N Evoikos
gulf,
64. Cundy A., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Papanastassiou D., Maroukian H., Fragley M.R. and
Cane T. 2010. Geological
and geomorphological evidence of recent coastal
uplift along a major Hellenic normal fault system (the Kamena
Vourla fault zone, NW Evoikos
Gulf, Greece). Marine Geology 271,
156–164. doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2010.02.009. Gaki-Papanastasiou
K., Maroukian H., Karymbalis E. and
Papanastassiou D.
(2011). Geomorphological study and Palaeogeographic evolution of NW Kefalonia island, Greece, concerning the hypothesis of a
possible location of the Homeric Ithaca. Geological Society of America.
Special Paper 476, 69-80, doi:10.1130/2011.2476(06)
65. Bathrellos G., Gaki-Papanastassiou K.,
Skilodimou H., Chousianitis
K, Papanastassiou D. (2011). Potential suitability for urban planning and industry development by
using natural hazard maps and geological - geomorphological
parameters. Environmental Earth Sciences. DOI 10.1007/s12665-011-1263-x
66.
Poulos S.E., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Gialouris P., Ghionis G. and H. Maroukian. (2011.) A geomorphological
investigation of the formation and evolution of the Kaiafas
sand-dune field (Kyparissiakos Gulf, Ionian Sea,
eastern Mediterranean) in the Late Holocene. Environmental Earth
Sciences. DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1305-4.
67. Vött A., Lang F., Brückner H., Gaki-Papanastassiou
K., Maroukian H., Papanastassiou
D., Giannikos A., Hadler
H., Handl m., Ntageretzis
K., Willershäuser T. and Zander
A. (2011). Sedimentological and geoarchaeological
evidence of multiple tsunamigenic imprint on the Bay
of Palairos-Pogonia (Akarnania,
NW Greece). Quaternary International, 242, 213-239,
doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2010.11.002.
68. Gaki-Papanastassiou K., (2011). Quaternary
evolution of the Agia-Agiokambos area as a possible
outlet of the Eastern Thessaly plain to the Aegean Sea. Hellenic Journal of
Geosciences. 45, 101-107.
69. Gaki-Papanastassiou
K., Karymbalis E., Poulos
S.E., Seni A., Zouva
Ch. (2011). Coastal
vulnerability assessment to sea-level rise in the case of Argolikos
Gulf (Greece). Hellenic Journal of
Geosciences. 45, 109-121.
70. Karymbalis E., Gaki-Papanastassiou K.,
Ferentinou M. (2011). Fan deltas classification coupling morphometric
analysis and artificial neural networks: the case of NW coast of gulf of Corinth, Greece. Hellenic Journal of
Geosciences. 45, 133-146.
71. Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Cundy A., and Maroukian H. (2011). Fluvial
versus tectonic controls on the Late Holocene geomorphic and sedimentary
evolution of a small Mediterranean fan delta system. The Journal of
Geology, Vol. 119, 0022-1376/2011/11902-0007. Doi.
10.1086/658144.
72. Gaki-Papanastassiou
K., Maroukian H., Kourbanian
V. (2011). The morphotectonic
evolution of the southern half of Kythera island, Ionian sea, Greece, during the Quaternary. PRACE
GEOGRAFICZNE, Instytut Geografii
i Gospodarki Przestrzennej UJ Kraków, vol.127, 49–60
73. Karymbalis E., Gaki-Papanastassiou K. (2011). Investigation
of relationships between fan delta and drainage basin morphometric
variables along the southwestern coast of Gulf of Corinth, northern
Peloponnesus, Greece. In: Natural
Environment and Culture in the Mediterranean Region II. Edited by Recep Efe, Munir
Ozturk and Ibrahim Atalay,
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p87-106.
74. Karymbalis E., Katsafados P., Chalkias C., Gaki-Papanastassiou K. 2012. An integrated study for the
evaluation of natural and human induced flood causes in small catchments based
on geomorphological – meteorological data and
modeling techniques: The case of the Xerias torrent
(Corinth, Greece). Zeiscrift fur
Geomorphologie.
Vol. 56,
Suppl. 1, 045–067.