The aim of the paper is to analyze and compare the form and land use structure of Euro-Mediterran... more The aim of the paper is to analyze and compare the form and land use structure of Euro-Mediterranean cities by estimating spatial metrics and to present a way of using these metrics to examine whether there is a common typology of urban sprawl. Based on Urban Atlas data (2006), the land use composition in six large urban agglomerations (Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Milan, Athens and Marseille) is analyzed, and the degree of low density development is identified. Certain modifications are applied to the original Urban Atlas data, and spatial metrics are estimated using the FRAGSTATS software. A methodology for evaluating urban sprawl patterns based on five types of spatial metrics, characterizing patch density, size/aggregation, shape, dispersion/contiguity, and mixing, is presented. Moreover, land use change dynamics in the period 2006-2012 are analyzed in order to identify the most recent trends in urban growth. Results are evaluated and a comparison between the cities is presented. The discussion tries to characterize the patterns of urban sprawl, recognizing that, although there are certain similarities, a common typology of urban sprawl is not evident. JEL Classification R110, R140
In this work the documentation and classification of monuments
based on common characteristics in... more In this work the documentation and classification of monuments based on common characteristics in architecture and painting is examined, aiming at the protection and promotion of common cultural heritage. A comparative study was elaborated between Greek and Serbian monasteries in the Byzantine period. The fields and parameters of the study were set by historical data. The operations of a Geographical Information System were used to define the relations between Greek and Serbian monasteries and to classify the Serbian monuments by field of research: architectural typology, exterior decoration and painting style. The comparative study resulted in the consolidation of the selected monasteries into two cultural routes. It is concluded that the identification and documentation of common cultural heritage through intercultural data and information technology can advance the exchange of knowledge, technologies, practices and policies and the establishment of a common strategic plan for the safeguarding and promotion of common cultural heritage.
The geometric documentation of characteristic parts of the walls of the Sarantapicho Acropolis an... more The geometric documentation of characteristic parts of the walls of the Sarantapicho Acropolis and Erimokastro Acropolis in Rhodes, Greece, in accordance with GIS modeling and analysis operations are utilized to accomplish the mapping of building materials, decay patterns and conservation interventions of both investigated sites. Ortho-rectified images as base-maps and the building materials and decay data, comprised the spatial and attribute data sets. Building materials and decay data were collected after the application of non-destructive testing and evaluation techniques in situ and analytical techniques in lab after sampling. The result was the development of thematic maps of building materials and decay. Moreover, using geoprocessing analysis the thematic map of conservation interventions was produced incorporating attribute data from both building materials and decay themes. This multidisciplinary approach provides the basis for the compatibility assessment of conservation in...
In this work, diagnostic strategies involving the application of in-situ non-destructive testing ... more In this work, diagnostic strategies involving the application of in-situ non-destructive testing and in-lab techniques, GIS modeling and analysis operations were utilized for planning of materials and conservation interventions at the walls of Erimokastro Acropolis Rhodes. Polarized optical microscopy mercury porosimetry, scanning electron microscopy, determination of total soluble salt content, fibre-optic microscopy, ultrasonics and infra-red thermography were used to characterize the building materials and their ...
This paper draws attention to the socio-spatial diversity of immigrant groups in Athens by invest... more This paper draws attention to the socio-spatial diversity of immigrant groups in Athens by investigating their changing hierarchical position in both society and space. The varying demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the immigrant population generate hierarchies of immigrant groups, which are reflected in intricate ways in the residential distribution of immigrants in the metropolitan area. Diversity seems to be interconnected with hierarchically unequal social positions, and these positions are in turn interconnected with the transformation of the spatial hierarchy in the Greek capital. This hierarchical diversity is expressed by a spatial typology of immigrants’ locations in Athens. The paper ultimately explores how this typology tends to alter the urban social ecology (in terms of socio-ethnic composition of distinct spatial clusters) and the urban structural dynamics (in terms of interactions between different ethnic and social groups) in an increasingly unequal city.
The purpose of the paper is to identify and study collective initiatives which take place at the ... more The purpose of the paper is to identify and study collective initiatives which take place at the neighbourhood level in Athens nowadays. These initiatives aim to confront the on-going critical financial, social and political situation. In Greece, this crisis occurred with a huge national debt and with the imposition of severe austerity measures. This newfound condition could only but have serious repercussions on the everyday quality of life in a dense city, which now faces new challenges due to rising social issues. The rapidly increasing numbers of the unemployed and of persons under the poverty level compose Athens’ new social landscape, while the urban policies currently promoted intensify economic inequality, social exclusion and socio-spatial segregation.
Based on field research the paper will present collectively organized initiatives that try to maintain or upgrade living conditions in neglected central neighbourhoods, mostly by providing food and shelter facilities for the affected population. The paper also investigates to what extent these local initiatives can be successful and/or whether it is necessary to connect them to a wider attempt to provide comprehensive alternatives to the current national economic and social policy.
Athens only quite recently, since the late 1980s, has become a immigrant-receiving city. In
this... more Athens only quite recently, since the late 1980s, has become a immigrant-receiving city. In
this context Africans have a considerable visibility in the center of Athenian Metropolis.
Since their first years in the destination city - Athens, they tried to belong and bond with the
area that was “pointed out for them” as a neighborhood, in order to feel as comfortable as
possible in a new, unfriendly environment.
This paper draws attention to the socio-spatial diversity of immigrant groups in Athens by invest... more This paper draws attention to the socio-spatial diversity of immigrant groups in Athens by investigating their changing hierarchical position in both society and space. The varying demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the immigrant population generate hierarchies of immigrant groups, which are reflected in intricate ways in the residential distribution of immigrants in the metropolitan area. Diversity seems to be interconnected with hierarchically unequal social positions, and these positions are in turn interconnected with the transformation of the spatial hierarchy in the Greek capital. This hierarchical diversity is expressed by a spatial typology of immigrants’ locations in Athens. The paper ultimately explores how this typology tends to alter the urban social ecology (in terms of socio-ethnic composition of distinct spatial clusters) and the urban structural dynamics (in terms of interactions between different ethnic and social groups) in an increasingly unequal city.
This article explores how primary features of occupational restructuring, such as the feminizatio... more This article explores how primary features of occupational restructuring, such as the feminization of employment and migration, and changes in patterns of residential mobility of Greek and migrant women since the 1990s have contributed to shaping new forms of sociospatial segregation in Athens. We examine changes in the occupational structure and in segregation indices from 1991 to 2001. Findings suggest that new gender and ethnic divisions in the occupational structure combine with residential mobility and introduce strong tendencies towards spatial fragmentation. Intra-urban and migratory flows reflect diversified occupational trajectories among women and contribute to shaping the socioeconomic profile of the destination areas: (a) migrant domestic and unskilled service workers locate to central city and suburban areas; (b) Greek managers and professionals, move to ‘upper-class suburbs’; (c) small Greek entrepreneurs and independent workers sprawl to peri-urban areas; (d) salespersons and clerks move to inner suburban areas.
The aim of the paper is to analyze and compare the form and land use structure of Euro-Mediterran... more The aim of the paper is to analyze and compare the form and land use structure of Euro-Mediterranean cities by estimating spatial metrics and to present a way of using these metrics to examine whether there is a common typology of urban sprawl. Based on Urban Atlas data (2006), the land use composition in six large urban agglomerations (Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Milan, Athens and Marseille) is analyzed, and the degree of low density development is identified. Certain modifications are applied to the original Urban Atlas data, and spatial metrics are estimated using the FRAGSTATS software. A methodology for evaluating urban sprawl patterns based on five types of spatial metrics, characterizing patch density, size/aggregation, shape, dispersion/contiguity, and mixing, is presented. Moreover, land use change dynamics in the period 2006-2012 are analyzed in order to identify the most recent trends in urban growth. Results are evaluated and a comparison between the cities is presented. The discussion tries to characterize the patterns of urban sprawl, recognizing that, although there are certain similarities, a common typology of urban sprawl is not evident. JEL Classification R110, R140
In this work the documentation and classification of monuments
based on common characteristics in... more In this work the documentation and classification of monuments based on common characteristics in architecture and painting is examined, aiming at the protection and promotion of common cultural heritage. A comparative study was elaborated between Greek and Serbian monasteries in the Byzantine period. The fields and parameters of the study were set by historical data. The operations of a Geographical Information System were used to define the relations between Greek and Serbian monasteries and to classify the Serbian monuments by field of research: architectural typology, exterior decoration and painting style. The comparative study resulted in the consolidation of the selected monasteries into two cultural routes. It is concluded that the identification and documentation of common cultural heritage through intercultural data and information technology can advance the exchange of knowledge, technologies, practices and policies and the establishment of a common strategic plan for the safeguarding and promotion of common cultural heritage.
The geometric documentation of characteristic parts of the walls of the Sarantapicho Acropolis an... more The geometric documentation of characteristic parts of the walls of the Sarantapicho Acropolis and Erimokastro Acropolis in Rhodes, Greece, in accordance with GIS modeling and analysis operations are utilized to accomplish the mapping of building materials, decay patterns and conservation interventions of both investigated sites. Ortho-rectified images as base-maps and the building materials and decay data, comprised the spatial and attribute data sets. Building materials and decay data were collected after the application of non-destructive testing and evaluation techniques in situ and analytical techniques in lab after sampling. The result was the development of thematic maps of building materials and decay. Moreover, using geoprocessing analysis the thematic map of conservation interventions was produced incorporating attribute data from both building materials and decay themes. This multidisciplinary approach provides the basis for the compatibility assessment of conservation in...
In this work, diagnostic strategies involving the application of in-situ non-destructive testing ... more In this work, diagnostic strategies involving the application of in-situ non-destructive testing and in-lab techniques, GIS modeling and analysis operations were utilized for planning of materials and conservation interventions at the walls of Erimokastro Acropolis Rhodes. Polarized optical microscopy mercury porosimetry, scanning electron microscopy, determination of total soluble salt content, fibre-optic microscopy, ultrasonics and infra-red thermography were used to characterize the building materials and their ...
This paper draws attention to the socio-spatial diversity of immigrant groups in Athens by invest... more This paper draws attention to the socio-spatial diversity of immigrant groups in Athens by investigating their changing hierarchical position in both society and space. The varying demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the immigrant population generate hierarchies of immigrant groups, which are reflected in intricate ways in the residential distribution of immigrants in the metropolitan area. Diversity seems to be interconnected with hierarchically unequal social positions, and these positions are in turn interconnected with the transformation of the spatial hierarchy in the Greek capital. This hierarchical diversity is expressed by a spatial typology of immigrants’ locations in Athens. The paper ultimately explores how this typology tends to alter the urban social ecology (in terms of socio-ethnic composition of distinct spatial clusters) and the urban structural dynamics (in terms of interactions between different ethnic and social groups) in an increasingly unequal city.
The purpose of the paper is to identify and study collective initiatives which take place at the ... more The purpose of the paper is to identify and study collective initiatives which take place at the neighbourhood level in Athens nowadays. These initiatives aim to confront the on-going critical financial, social and political situation. In Greece, this crisis occurred with a huge national debt and with the imposition of severe austerity measures. This newfound condition could only but have serious repercussions on the everyday quality of life in a dense city, which now faces new challenges due to rising social issues. The rapidly increasing numbers of the unemployed and of persons under the poverty level compose Athens’ new social landscape, while the urban policies currently promoted intensify economic inequality, social exclusion and socio-spatial segregation.
Based on field research the paper will present collectively organized initiatives that try to maintain or upgrade living conditions in neglected central neighbourhoods, mostly by providing food and shelter facilities for the affected population. The paper also investigates to what extent these local initiatives can be successful and/or whether it is necessary to connect them to a wider attempt to provide comprehensive alternatives to the current national economic and social policy.
Athens only quite recently, since the late 1980s, has become a immigrant-receiving city. In
this... more Athens only quite recently, since the late 1980s, has become a immigrant-receiving city. In
this context Africans have a considerable visibility in the center of Athenian Metropolis.
Since their first years in the destination city - Athens, they tried to belong and bond with the
area that was “pointed out for them” as a neighborhood, in order to feel as comfortable as
possible in a new, unfriendly environment.
This paper draws attention to the socio-spatial diversity of immigrant groups in Athens by invest... more This paper draws attention to the socio-spatial diversity of immigrant groups in Athens by investigating their changing hierarchical position in both society and space. The varying demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the immigrant population generate hierarchies of immigrant groups, which are reflected in intricate ways in the residential distribution of immigrants in the metropolitan area. Diversity seems to be interconnected with hierarchically unequal social positions, and these positions are in turn interconnected with the transformation of the spatial hierarchy in the Greek capital. This hierarchical diversity is expressed by a spatial typology of immigrants’ locations in Athens. The paper ultimately explores how this typology tends to alter the urban social ecology (in terms of socio-ethnic composition of distinct spatial clusters) and the urban structural dynamics (in terms of interactions between different ethnic and social groups) in an increasingly unequal city.
This article explores how primary features of occupational restructuring, such as the feminizatio... more This article explores how primary features of occupational restructuring, such as the feminization of employment and migration, and changes in patterns of residential mobility of Greek and migrant women since the 1990s have contributed to shaping new forms of sociospatial segregation in Athens. We examine changes in the occupational structure and in segregation indices from 1991 to 2001. Findings suggest that new gender and ethnic divisions in the occupational structure combine with residential mobility and introduce strong tendencies towards spatial fragmentation. Intra-urban and migratory flows reflect diversified occupational trajectories among women and contribute to shaping the socioeconomic profile of the destination areas: (a) migrant domestic and unskilled service workers locate to central city and suburban areas; (b) Greek managers and professionals, move to ‘upper-class suburbs’; (c) small Greek entrepreneurs and independent workers sprawl to peri-urban areas; (d) salespersons and clerks move to inner suburban areas.
Most approaches of compactness/openness-sprawling of contemporary cityspaces seem to focus either... more Most approaches of compactness/openness-sprawling of contemporary cityspaces seem to focus either on urban form and land use structure or simply on the spatial impact of the changing social landscape of the post-fordist era. In this paper we seek to explore the composite effects of “the production of space” in peri-urban areas of the Wider Athens Area. It has been well documented that the Athenian cityspace is changing rapidly. Marked changes are evident in the transformation of both the social and the build-up landscape of the Athens Wider Urban Region. While the bulk of the population and of the build up area is still concentrated in the central urban areas and their immediate neighbours, giving the impression of territorial compactness, there are strong indications of a reshaping expansion process. This process is filtered through economic sectoral restructuring, a highly standardized and commodified housing market as well as large scale ‘regeneration’ –‘revitalization’ infrastructure projects. The main research and policy question is whether these changes lead to increasing or diminishing social segregation and/or territorial cohesion. What are its main characteristics, similarities and contrasts to the West-European and North-American examples?
Urban analysis’ emphasis and its resulting categorizations are often related solely to differentiation of either the prevailing ‘densities’ and ‘land use mix’ or ‘where people live’, or on the occupational/sectoral restructuring of the urban labour force. The paper argues for an alternative way of looking at and of analysing socio-spatial differentiation in contemporary cityspaces. It focuses on an often-ignored component of urban development: the modes of articulation of the ‘occupational’/‘land use’ mix. The main argument, derived from a geographical ‘production of space’ approach, is that urban development is characterised by (gives rise to) considerable local differentiation in modes of articulation of the labour and land markets. This differentiation is the driving force of the reshaping of contemporary urban structures.
More specifically on the demand side, local variety of residents’ socio-economic profile is related to wider changes in the occupational/sectoral composition of the urban labour force. On the supply side, investigation focuses on local specificities of land use dynamics. The mode of articulation of the supply and demand forces is investigated via a characteristic case-study of peri-urban settlements in the Wider Athens Area. This case study serves as illustration of the particularities of the development path of areas regarding social and territorial cohesion of the urban formation.
The paper shows that the peri-urban areas include ‘fractals’ of the more compact cityspace of the Athenian urban area.‘Fractals’ of petty-trade and leisure activities, new industrial neighbourhoods, lower strata residential areas, higher-level strata ‘isolation’ zones. The Athenian ‘exopolis’ is not only ‘the city turned inside-out’ but it is also part of the ‘city turned outside-in’.
Abstract Urban analysis quite often focuses either on the qualitative and organizational characte... more Abstract Urban analysis quite often focuses either on the qualitative and organizational characteristics of residential space and/or on the characteristics of 'production'space and/or social segregation. Our approach stresses the geographical dimensions of the urban structure and focuses on the production of urban space. The paper looks at “periurban sprawl” and elaborates the changing of land use structure and the emerging local socio-spatial segregation patterns.
The central theme of the paper is the social and spatial changes brought about by the second home... more The central theme of the paper is the social and spatial changes brought about by the second home settlement development using as a case study of the Evoikos coastal area in Greece. It is a subject with limited international experience, it supports the need for a change of focus on the issue of time planning, and the applied methodology is useful for comparative research in Europe.
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based on common characteristics in architecture and painting is
examined, aiming at the protection and promotion of common
cultural heritage. A comparative study was elaborated between
Greek and Serbian monasteries in the Byzantine period. The fields and
parameters of the study were set by historical data. The operations of
a Geographical Information System were used to define the relations
between Greek and Serbian monasteries and to classify the Serbian
monuments by field of research: architectural typology, exterior
decoration and painting style. The comparative study resulted in the
consolidation of the selected monasteries into two cultural routes. It is
concluded that the identification and documentation of common
cultural heritage through intercultural data and information
technology can advance the exchange of knowledge, technologies,
practices and policies and the establishment of a common strategic
plan for the safeguarding and promotion of common cultural
heritage.
Based on field research the paper will present collectively organized initiatives that try to maintain or upgrade living conditions in neglected central neighbourhoods, mostly by providing food and shelter facilities for the affected population. The paper also investigates to what extent these local initiatives can be successful and/or whether it is necessary to connect them to a wider attempt to provide comprehensive alternatives to the current national economic and social policy.
this context Africans have a considerable visibility in the center of Athenian Metropolis.
Since their first years in the destination city - Athens, they tried to belong and bond with the
area that was “pointed out for them” as a neighborhood, in order to feel as comfortable as
possible in a new, unfriendly environment.
based on common characteristics in architecture and painting is
examined, aiming at the protection and promotion of common
cultural heritage. A comparative study was elaborated between
Greek and Serbian monasteries in the Byzantine period. The fields and
parameters of the study were set by historical data. The operations of
a Geographical Information System were used to define the relations
between Greek and Serbian monasteries and to classify the Serbian
monuments by field of research: architectural typology, exterior
decoration and painting style. The comparative study resulted in the
consolidation of the selected monasteries into two cultural routes. It is
concluded that the identification and documentation of common
cultural heritage through intercultural data and information
technology can advance the exchange of knowledge, technologies,
practices and policies and the establishment of a common strategic
plan for the safeguarding and promotion of common cultural
heritage.
Based on field research the paper will present collectively organized initiatives that try to maintain or upgrade living conditions in neglected central neighbourhoods, mostly by providing food and shelter facilities for the affected population. The paper also investigates to what extent these local initiatives can be successful and/or whether it is necessary to connect them to a wider attempt to provide comprehensive alternatives to the current national economic and social policy.
this context Africans have a considerable visibility in the center of Athenian Metropolis.
Since their first years in the destination city - Athens, they tried to belong and bond with the
area that was “pointed out for them” as a neighborhood, in order to feel as comfortable as
possible in a new, unfriendly environment.
Urban analysis’ emphasis and its resulting categorizations are often related solely to differentiation of either the prevailing ‘densities’ and ‘land use mix’ or ‘where people live’, or on the occupational/sectoral restructuring of the urban labour force. The paper argues for an alternative way of looking at and of analysing socio-spatial differentiation in contemporary cityspaces. It focuses on an often-ignored component of urban development: the modes of articulation of the ‘occupational’/‘land use’ mix. The main argument, derived from a geographical ‘production of space’ approach, is that urban development is characterised by (gives rise to) considerable local differentiation in modes of articulation of the labour and land markets. This differentiation is the driving force of the reshaping of contemporary urban structures.
More specifically on the demand side, local variety of residents’ socio-economic profile is related to wider changes in the occupational/sectoral composition of the urban labour force. On the supply side, investigation focuses on local specificities of land use dynamics. The mode of articulation of the supply and demand forces is investigated via a characteristic case-study of peri-urban settlements in the Wider Athens Area. This case study serves as illustration of the particularities of the development path of areas regarding social and territorial cohesion of the urban formation.
The paper shows that the peri-urban areas include ‘fractals’ of the more compact cityspace of the Athenian urban area.‘Fractals’ of petty-trade and leisure activities, new industrial neighbourhoods, lower strata residential areas, higher-level strata ‘isolation’ zones. The Athenian ‘exopolis’ is not only ‘the city turned inside-out’ but it is also part of the ‘city turned outside-in’.