• PhD, Dept of Environment, University of the Aegean, Greece
  Thesis title: “The influence of social capital on the effectiveness of environmental policy”
• MSc in Environmental Policy and Management, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Greece
  Thesis title: ‘Economic valuation of coastal water quality based on citizens’ perceptions’
• BA in Sociology, Panteion University of Social and Political Studies, Athens, Greece (including 7 months as Erasmus student at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain)

Dr Nikoleta Jones holds a BA in Sociology and an MSc in Environmental Policy and Management. Her PhD thesis was titled ‘The influence of social capital on the effectiveness of environmental policy’. Before coming to Birmingham she taught for 2 years at the Department of Environment of the University of the Aegean in Greece.

Environmental Policy, Research Methods, Statistics

Research interests

Environmental Policy, Environmental Sociology, Economic Valuation of Environmental Goods

Publications

Jones N., Clark J.R.A., Panteli M., Proikaki M., Dimitrakopoulos P.G. 2012. Local social capital and the acceptance of Protected Area policies: An empirical study of two Ramsar river delta ecosystems in northern Greece. Journal of Environmental Management, 96 (1), 55-63 (Impact Factor: 3.245)

Halkos G.E., Jones N. 2012. Modeling the effect of social factors on improving biodiversity protection. Ecological Economics 78 , 90-99 (Impact factor: 2.713)

JonesN., Gleridou C., Dimitrakopoulos P.G., Evangelinos I.K. 2012. Investigating social acceptability for public forest management policies as a function of social factors. Forest Policy & Economics 14, 148-155 (Impact Factor: 1.482)

Jones N., Panoriou E., Thiveou K., Roumeliotis S., Allan J., Clark J.R.A., Evangelinos I.K. 2012. Investigating benefits from the implementation of Environmental Management Systems in a Greek university. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, In press DOI: 10.1007/s10098-011-0431-8 (Impact factor: 1.753)

Jones N., Evangelinos K., Iosifides T., Tsigianni K.E., Thivaiou K., Mpiliraki A Students’ perceptions on environmental management of HEIs and the role of social capital: A case study in the University of the Aegean, In press. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education.

Jones N., Clark J., Tripidaki G., 2012. Social Risk Assessment and social capital: A significant parameter for the formation of climate change policies. The Social Science Journal, 49 (1), 33-41 (Impact Factor: 0.358).

Jones N., Panagiotidou K., Spilanis I., Evangelinos K.I., Dimitrakopoulos P.G., 2011. Visitors' perceptions on the management of an important nesting site for loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta): the case of Rethymno coastal area in Greece. Ocean and Coastal Management, 54 (8), 577-584(Impact Factor: 1.333)

Jones N., Iosifides T., Evangelinos I.K., Florokapi I., Dimitrakopoulos P.G., 2011. Investigating Knowledge and Perceptions of Citizens of the National Park of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology. 19 (1), 25-33 (Impact Factor: 0.965).

Jones N., Halvadakis C.P., Sophoulis C.M. 2011. Social capital and household solid waste management policies: A case study in Mytilene, Greece. Environmental Politics, 20 (2), 264-283 (Impact Factor: 1.398)

Jones N., Evangelinos K., Gaganis P., Polyzou E., 2011. Citizens’ perceptions on water consumption policies and the role of social capital. Water Resources Management , 25 (2), 509-522 (Impact Factor: 2.054)

Polyzou E., Jones N., Evangelinos I.K., Halvadakis C.P. 2010. Willingness to pay for drinking water quality improvement and the influence of social capital. Journal of Socio-Economics, 40, 74-80 (Elsevier. JEL listed, Scopus)

Dimitrakopoulos P.G., Jones N., Iosifides T., Florokapi I., Lasda O., Paliouras F., Evangelinos K. 2010. Local Attitudes on protected areas: Evidence from three Natura 2000 wetland sites in Greece. Journal of Environmental Management, 91, 1847-1854 (Impact Factor: 3.245)

Jones N. 2010. Investigating the influence of social costs and benefits of environmental policies through social capital theory. Policy Sciences. 43 (3), 229-244 (Impact Factor: 2.278)

Jones N., Evangelinos I.K., Iosifides T., Halvadakis P.C., Sophoulis C.M. 2010. Social factors influencing perceptions and willingness to pay for a market-based policy aiming on solid waste management, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 54(9), 533-540 (Impact Factor: 1.759)

Jones. N. 2010. Environmental activation of citizens in the context of policy agenda formation and the influence of social capital, The Social Science Journal, 47, 121-136 (Impact Factor: 0.358)

Roumeliotis S. & Jones N. 2010. Volunteerism in the context of environmental Non Governmental Organizations in Greece, International Journal of the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 4(12), 27-34

Jones N., Sophoulis C.M., Iosifides T., Botetzagias I., & Evangelinos I.K. 2009. The influence of social capital on environmental policy instruments, Environmental Politics, 18(4), 595-611 (Impact Factor: 1.398)

Jones N., Malesios C., & Botetzagias I. 2009. The influence of social capital on willingness to pay for the environment among European citizens, European Societies, 11(4), 511-530 (Impact Factor: 0.683)

Evangelinos I.K., Jones N., & Panoriou E. 2009. Challenges and opportunities of sustainability in regional universities: A case study in Mytilene, Greece, Journal of Cleaner Production, 17, 1154-1161 (Impact Factor: 2.727)

Evangelinos I.K. & Jones N. 2009. An analysis of social capital and environmental management of Higher Education Institutions. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 10(4), 334-342 (Scopus, Environmental Abstracts)

Jones N., Sophoulis C.M., Malesios C. 2008. Economic valuation of coastal water quality and protest responses: A case study in Mitilini, Greece. Journal of Socio-Economics, 37(6), 2478-2491 (Elsevier. JEL listed, Scopus)

Jones N., Malesios C., Iosifides T. & Sophoulis C.M. 2008. Social capital in Greece: Measurement and comparative perspectives. South European Society and Politics, 13 (2), 175-193 (Impact factor: 0.271)

Jones N. 2006. The role of social capital in environmental policy and management, International Journal of the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 1(3), 163-168.

Conferences

Koerth J., Jones N., Vafeidis A.T., Koukoulas S., Dimitrakopoulos P. 2012. Adaptation to coastal flooding on household level: Two case studies from Denmark and Greece. 2^nd Nordic International Conference, Climate Change adaptation. Research meets decision- making. Helsinki, Finland, 29-31 August, 2012.

Jones N., Evangelinos K., Polizou E. 2009. Willingness to pay for drinking water quality improvement and the influence of social capital. 1st Pan-Helleninc Conference of Applied Economic,University ofThessaly, 26-28 November 2009.

Roumeliotis S. & Jones N. 2009. Volunteerism in Greek Environmental NGOs. 4th International Conference of the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 8-11 July, Athens.

Jones N., Malesios C., Sophoulis C.M. 2007. Social capital and public policy formation: An emphasis on Greek regions. Conference of the International Sociological Association RC26 Design for All, Inclusion, Social Economy, Sustainable Communities, Molyvos, June 12-17, 2007.

Jones N., Malesios C., Botetzagias I. 2007. Individual social capital and willingness to contribute money for the environment. 8^th European Sociological Association Conference Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society,Glasgow,September 3-6, 2007.

Jones N., Botetzagias I., Sophoulis C.M. 2007. Social capital and sustainable management of natural resources. International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics, Skiathos,June 24-28, 2007, pp. 2803-2808.

JonesN. 2007. The influence of social capital on the effectiveness of local environmental policies. Conference Civil society, Environment and Sustainable Development,PanteionUniversity, November 2007.

Chapter in volumes

Jones N. 2011. Social capital and environmental policies in Greece. In Liam L., Botetzagias I. (Eds.) Sustainable Politics and the Crisis of the Peripheries, Ireland and Greece. Series Advances in Ecopolitics, vol. 8, Emerald Books.

Jones N., Proikaki M., Dimitrakopoulos P.G. 2011. Social capital indicators and environmental policies for protected areas. In: Baird C.M. (ed.) ‘Social Indicators: Statistics, Trends and Policy Development’. Nova Science Publishers, New York (ISBN: 978-1-61122-841-0)

Jones Ν., Evangelinos Κ. (2009). Social capital and environmental behavior in the University of the Aegean. In: Dimitriou A., Xanthakou G., Liarakou G., Kaila M. (Eds), Environmental Education: Issues of theory, research and applications (In Greek).