CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Gevorgyan, Lusine |
|---|---|
| Title | Environmental monitoring, data dissemination and use:Case study on Alaverdi town, Armenia |
| Summary | This thesis discusses the current statues of established water and air quality monitoring systems in Armenia. It also aims to analyse the issues related to monitoring data quality, data dissemination and interpretation, as well as it attempts to reveal the current situation of monitoring data utilization in environmental policy and decision-making process in the country. For this purpose, the case of Alaverdi town has been discussed as the most polluted town in Armenia. The research is based on monitoring information collection, review of existing legal framework. It is also supported by the interviews conducted with the professionals involved in monitoring data collection and in policy making. The research shows that there is a certain developed surface water quality monitoring in the country with extensively designed monitoring network, technical capabilities to measure a wide range of chemical and physical indicators and well-developed water quality classification system. The case study on Alaverdi city shows that current atmospheric quality monitoring still remains information poor and monitoring data use is limited in the country. |
| Supervisor | Mnatsakanian Ruben |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/gevorgyan_lusine.pdf |
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