FORMATION

• Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences (Landscape Ecology). Title: Remote sensing Assessment of the agro-ecosystem state using indicators at the landscape level in Greece.
• Master’s Degree in Agricultural Sciences.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Researcher University of Tuscia, Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy (DAFNE), Viterbo, Italy
• 2010 PARTICIPATION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED: "Integrated management of green landscape areas of the prefecture of Filothei.
• From 2004 up to 2012: researcher at the Agricultural university of Athens, Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental sciences,
• participation in the COST350 Action (Integrated Assessment of Environmental Impact of Traffic and Transport) and COST356 Action (EST-Towards the definition of a measurable environmentally sustainable transport).
• From 1996 to 2004: web designer specialized in the field of Ecology-Agriculture.

LECTURES

• 2012: Agricultural University of Athens. Urban Ecology (under Graduate – 9th semester).

 

PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS/CONFERANCES

• 5th International Scientific Conference on "Energy and Climate Change", Athens, Greece, October 11-12, 2012.
• International Conference of Ecosystems. ICE-2102, Tirana, Albania, June, 1-6, 2012.
• Use of Environmental Performance Indicators in impact assessment of Agriculture on the environment. CEST2011 12th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 8 - 10 September 2011, Rhodes Island, Greece.
• 2011, EEB Agriculture Working Group, Warsaw (Poland) July 13, 2011
• Agriculture (Food Security) Conference, Warsaw (Poland) July 14-15, 2011
• Participation in the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) Conference “Future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)”, Brussels, 30 November 2010 and EEB Working Group meeting, 1st November 2010, “The new cap reform and the use of environmental performance indicators as a tool of the Greening of the future European CAP”.
• Participation in the Gis Workshop in Athens (20th Greek Meeting of Users of Global Information Systems ArcGIS (ArcInfo-ArcView-ArcGIS Server) that took place in Hotel Crowne Plaza in Athens, on 1-3 November 2010.
• Participation in the Cost Action 356 Workshops “Towards the Definition of a Measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST): Integrated Assessment of European Impact of Traffic and Transport Infrastructure” that took place in Paris France 15 March 2010 with the title:” Indicator Assessment for Cultural Heritage”
• VIIth Polish Conference: “The Air Protection – Theory and Practice”, Institute Podstaw ,Zacopane-Poland 13-16 October 2010.
• Participation in the Gis Workshop in Athens (19th Greek Meeting of Users of Global Information Systems ArcGIS (ArcInfo-ArcView-ArcGIS Server) taking place in Hotel Crowne Plaza in Athens, on 18-19-20 November 2009.
• Participation in the Cost Action 356 Workshops “Towards the Definition of a Measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST): Integrated Assessment of European Impact of Traffic and Transport Infrastructure” that took place in Zurich-Switzerland, 2-3 March 2009 and Prague - Czech Republic 22-23 June 2009.
• Participation in the 3rd international meeting EnergyReS ΄09, in Athens-Greece, 19 -22 February 2009.

ORGANISATION OF WORKSHOPS

• COST Action 356 Workshop: “EST Towards the definition of a measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport”, Rhodes Island - Greece, 24-25 September 2009.
• COST Action 350 Workshop: “Integrated Assessment of Environmental Impact of Traffic and Transport Infrastructure – A Strategic Approach-”, Athens – Greece, 9-11 March 2005.

LANGUAGES

• Greek:  excellent level.
• English: excellent level. TOEIC 975/990
• Italian:   excellent level.

OTHER SKILLS

• Micromedia Dreamweaver 8 and Fireworks 8: very good knowledge.
• ArcGIS: very good Knowledge.
• MS Office: good knowledge.
• Ethernet - Internet maintenance: good knowledge.
• Computer hardware maintenance and assembly: very good Knowledge.
• Linux

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Member of the 'Helliniki Etaireia (Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and the Cultural Heritage), non-profit non-governmental organization.
• Participation in activities of the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) regarding the CAP.

PUBLICATIONS

 MANCINELLI R., KARKALIS K., Di FELICE V., and CAMPIGLIA E. Assessment of the state of agro-ecosystem sustainability using landscape indicators. 5th International Scientific Conference on "Energy and Climate Change", 11-12 October 2012, Athens, Greece.

Di FELICE V., MANCINELLI R., KARKALIS K., ARAPIS G. and CAMPIGLIA E. Landscape indicators to evaluate the agroecosystems sustainability: a case study in Greece. International Journal of Ecosystems and Ecology Sciences (IJEES), Vol. 2 (2): 01-08 (2012).

KARKALIS K., MANCINELLI R., Di FELICE V., CAMPIGLIA E. and ARAPIS G. Use of landscape indicators to assess some agroecological aspects of sustainability in Greece. 12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Rhodes-Greece, 8 - 10 September 2011.

LOSTER-MANKA A., KARKALIS K., ARAPIS G.
Study of car emissions in the Athens restriction ring from mid 1980s up to 2007 with a prediction scenario for 2011 with the use of air quality indices. VIITH CONFERENCE „THE AIR PROTECTION – THEORY AND PRACTICE” Zacopane-Poland 13-16 October Poland 2010.

JOUMARD R., KARKALIS K. & CHIRON M.
Description of 49 chains of causalities: Chain 13-Health effects of photochemical, pp. 317-318. In: Indicators of environmental sustainability in transport: an interdisciplinary approach to methods. COST Action 356: “EST Towards the definition of a measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport”. Annex 6. Eds: Joumard R., Gudmundsson H.. 2010.

JOUMARD R., & KARKALIS K.
Description of 49 chains of causalities: Chain 21-Health effects of ozone depletion, pp. 322-323. In: Indicators of environmental sustainability in transport: an interdisciplinary approach to methods. COST Action 356: “EST Towards the definition of a measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport”. Annex 6. Eds: Joumard R., Gudmundsson H.. 2010.

WAEGER P. & KARKALIS K.
Description of 49 chains of causalities: Chain-39. Non-renewable resource use, pp. 338. In: Indicators of environmental sustainability in transport: an interdisciplinary approach to methods. COST Action 356: “EST Towards the definition of a measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport”. Annex 6. Eds: Joumard R., Gudmundsson H.. 2010.

JOUMARD R., WAGER P., ORTEGA PEREZ E., CAMUSO C., PRONELO C., ARAPIS G., KARKALIS K., GOGER T., CHIRON M., DIMOPOULOU S.
Assessment of some indicators within an impact. In: Indicators of environmental sustainability in transport: an interdisciplinary approach to methods.COST Action 356: “EST Towards the definition of a measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport”.Eds: Joumard R., Gudmundsson H. pp. 141-189. 2010.

LOSTER-MANKA A., KARKALIS K. & ARAPIS G.
An example of impact assessment: Athens restriction ring In: Indicators of environmental sustainability in transport: an interdisciplinary approach to methods. COST Action 356: “EST Towards the definition of a measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport”. Annex 2. Eds: Joumard R., Gudmundsson H. pp. 287-291. 2010.

KARKALIS K. & ARAPIS G.
Description of 49 chains of causalities: Chain 14-Loss of crop productivity due to photochemical pollution, pp. 318-319. Chain 15-Ecotoxicity on fauna and flora of photochemical pollution, pp. 321. Chain 19-Eutrophication, pp. 323-324. Chain 22-Ecotoxicity on fauna and flora of stratospheric ozone depletion, pp. 322. Chain 31-Loss of natural habitats due to land take, pp 325-326. Chain 32-Degradation of ecosystems due to land take, pp. 326. Chain 49-Technological hazards, pp 346 in: Indicators of environmental sustainability in transport: an interdisciplinary approach to methods. COST Action 356: “EST Towards the definition of a measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport”. Annex 6. Eds: Joumard R., Gudmundsson H.. 2010.

KEHAGIA F., KARKALIS K. & ARAPIS G.
Description of 49 chains of causalities: Chain 16-Loss of cultural heritage due to photochemical pollution, pp. 319. Chain 18-Deterioration of historical buildings and other cultural assets due to acidification in, pp. 320-32 in: Indicators of environmental sustainability in transport: an interdisciplinary approach to methods. COST Action 356: “EST Towards the definition of a measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport”. Annex 6. Eds: Joumard R., Gudmundsson H.. 2010.

KARKALIS K., KEHAGIA F. & ARAPIS G.
Description of 49 chains of causalities: Chain 33-Modification of outdoor recreation areas, due to land take, pp. 327 in: Indicators of environmental sustainability in transport: an interdisciplinary approach to methods. COST Action 356: “EST Towards the definition of a measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport”. Annex 6. Eds: Joumard R., Gudmundsson H.. 2010.

DIMOPOULOU S., KARKALIS K. & ARAPIS G.
Description of 49 chains of causalities: Chain 34. Loss of cultural heritage due to land take, pp. 327-333 in: Indicators of environmental sustainability in transport: an interdisciplinary approach to methods. COST Action 356: “EST Towards the definition of a measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport”. Annex 6. Eds: Joumard R., Gudmundsson H.. 2010.

KARKALIS K., JOUMARD R., & ARAPIS G.
Description of 49 chains of causalities: Chain 38. Visual qualities of landscape/ townscape, pp. 335-337 in: Indicators of environmental sustainability in transport: an interdisciplinary approach to methods. COST Action 356: “EST Towards the definition of a measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport”. Annex 6. Eds: Joumard R., Gudmundsson H.. 2010.

KARKALIS K., ARAPIS G. & JOUMARD R. 
Description of 49 chains of causalities: Chain 44-Effects on ecosystem health of electromagnetic pollution, pp. 342.Chain 46-Introduction of invasive alien species, pp. 342-344 in: Indicators of environmental sustainability in transport: an interdisciplinary approach to methods. COST Action 356: “EST Towards the definition of a measurable Environmentally Sustainable Transport”. Annex 6. Eds: Joumard R., Gudmundsson H.. 2010.

GOGER, T., MARANDA, K., STEIN, W., KARKALIS, K. & ARAPIS, G.
A proposal for environmental indicators. In: COST Action 350:”Integrated Assessment of European Impact of Traffic and Transport Infrastructure”. Eds: Calderon E., Pronello C., Goger T.. pp.169-274. 2009.

MAVROGIORGOU, D., KARKALIS, K.
“Green light” towards an international treaty for mercury. Hellenic Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage. Vol.33, p.13, January-February 2009.

ARAPIS, G., KARKALIS, K.
The Athens green traffic restriction ring as a tool for the mitigation of the athmospheric pollution in Athens.  Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage. Vol.34, p.34, May-June 2009.

ARAPIS, G. and KARKALIS, K.
COST356 EST - Towards the definition of a measurable environmentally sustainable transport. 3rd international meeting EnergyReS ΄09,  Athens-Greece, 19 -22 February 2009

KARKALIS, K.
Sustainable Develoment and Climate Change: Lectures of Nicholas Stern in Greece. Hellenic Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage. Vol.31, p.12, October-December 2008.

KARKALIS, K. and Arapis, G.
Nutritional efficiency of organic crop production. COST Action 859: Phytotechnologies to promote sustainable land use and improve food safety, WG3 meeting, Lillehammer, Norway 2-4 September 2008

ARAPIS, G. and KARKALIS, K.
(Eco)toxicity of hot particles. NATO Advanced Research Workshop: “Hot Particles Released From Different Sources”, Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine, 7-11 May 2007.

ARAPIS, G., GRYTSYUK, N. and KARKALIS, K.
Cadmium in food crops and impact on human health. COST Action 859: Phytotechnologies to promote sustainable land use and improve food safety, Workshop "Nutrient biofortification and exclusion of pollutants in food plants", Sede Boqer, Israel, 22-25 October 2007.

GOGER, T., MARANDA, K. and KARKALIS, K.
Three sets of indicators for SEA of traffic and transport infrastructures. COST Action 350:”Inegrated Assessment of European Impact of Traffic and Transport Infrastructure”, Final conference, Warsaw Poland, 30 June 2006.