Water Quality and Energy Consumption in Peri-Urban Agriculture: Lessons Learnt from a Real Case Study in a Municipality Close to Athens †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Modern Tools: Water and Energy Issues in Precision Irrigation in Agriculture
2.2. Characteristics of a Peri-Urban Area: Peri-Urban Agriculture and Challenges
2.3. Water Quality Issues in Aspropyrgos
3. Data and Results
Case Study: Precision Irrigation and Water-Energy Nexus in the Pilot Field
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Santi, D.; Papapostolou, C.M.; Ktenidis, P. Water Quality and Energy Consumption in Peri-Urban Agriculture: Lessons Learnt from a Real Case Study in a Municipality Close to Athens. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2023, 26, 183. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026183
Santi D, Papapostolou CM, Ktenidis P. Water Quality and Energy Consumption in Peri-Urban Agriculture: Lessons Learnt from a Real Case Study in a Municipality Close to Athens. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2023; 26(1):183. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026183
Chicago/Turabian StyleSanti, Dionysia, Christiana M. Papapostolou, and Panagiotis Ktenidis. 2023. "Water Quality and Energy Consumption in Peri-Urban Agriculture: Lessons Learnt from a Real Case Study in a Municipality Close to Athens" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 26, no. 1: 183. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026183