Relative Humidity and Land Use Changes in an Environmentally Stressed Area (Thriasio Plain – Greece)

In this paper an attempt is made to conjunct the meteorological parameter of Relative Humidity with Established Activities and land use changes we in an environmentally stressed area in Thriasio Plain – Greece. For this purpose relative humidity data from 1958 to 2011 was used. In order to examine the growth of the number of established activities over time and the consequent change in land use a Verhulst equation model and two simple regration models were used. Models results for established activities in the area are marked by a continuous growth, though the rate varies among the different local authorities. In addition, what appears to have played a significant part in the evolution of activities and residential zones of the area is the land surface available in each one of the local authorities.