**Meet the editor**

Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis is an Associate Professor, Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics of the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol, and Head of the Remote Sensing and the Geo-Environment Lab. He was born in Pafos, Cyprus. He obtained a First class HND Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Higher Technical Institute (Cyprus)

and a First Class BEng. (Honours) Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Surrey (UK). Diofantos was awarded the Felix Pulzer Memorial Prize (University of Surrey) and National Guard Prize (HTI). He completed his MPhil and PhD in the field of Satellite Remote Sensing from the University of Surrey (UK). His PhD has been sponsored from Thames Water Utilities (UK), ORS and Faculty of Engineering Scholarship (University of Surrey) schemes. Diofantos obtained a distinction MSc award in Real Estate and Property Management (RICS), from the University of Salford (UK). Diofantos is a civil engineer and accredited valuator by profession and member of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ΕΤΕΚ) in both professional areas. In the past, he has worked at the University of Surrey (UK), University of Southampton (UK), and Frederick University (Cyprus) as well in the industrial sector in the fields of remote sensing, geo-information and civil engineering.

Contents

Preface IX

Chapter 2 Remote Sensing for

Chapter 1 Satellite and Ground Measurements

for Studying the Urban Heat Island Effect in Cyprus 1

Silas Michaelides, Filippos Tymvios, Dimitrios Paronis,

Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis, Adrianos Retalis,

Kyriacos Themistocleous and Athos Agapiou

and Irrigation Demand for Annual Crops 25 Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis and Giorgos Papadavid

Management, Documentation and Monitoring 57

Watershed Management: A Case Study from Cyprus 97

The Case Study of Asprokremmos Dam in Cyprus 131 Christiana Papoutsa and Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis

Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis, Dimitrios D. Alexakis, Athos Agapiou, Kyriacos Themistocleous, Silas Michaelides and Adrianos Retalis

Water Quality Surveillance in Inland Waters:

Determining Evapotranspiration

Chapter 3 Remote Sensing for Archaeological Applications:

and GIS Applications for Sustainable

Athos Agapiou, Kyriacos Themistocleous, Dimitrios D. Alexakis and Apostolos Sarris

Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis,

Chapter 4 Integrated Remote Sensing

Chapter 5 Remote Sensing for
