Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "urban planning"
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City marketing and planning in two Greek cities: plurality or constraints?
(2020)The aim of this paper is to examine the relation between city/urban planning and city marketing / branding procedures through the analysis of Strategic Place Marketing implementation in two Greek cities, Larissa and Kozani. ... -
A cost-effective method for tranquility mapping using open environmental data
(2020)In this study, we propose a cost-effective method for tranquillity mapping using multi-criteria analysis and open geospatial data. We apply this method in an extended zone around a major Greek highway trespassing areas of ... -
Defining a safe design distance from tectonic structures in urban and regional planning
(2020)This study proposed the neotectonics application to urban and regional planning in order to identify high-risk areas by determining fault-related impact zones. This problem requires urgent attention and prompt action because ... -
Determinants of willingness to pay for urban parks: An empirical analysis in Greece
(2022)This paper aims to assess the factors influencing the economic value of the visitor experience in two urban parks in Attica, Greece. Contingent Valuation is applied to estimate the willingness of visitors to pay an entry ... -
Development of a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) for the active forest-urban fires management through location planning of mobile fire units
(2020)Critical time of response constitutes the foundation for effective and timely forest fires management. It is the milestone for strategic and operational fire planning. Aim of the paper is the development of a Spatial ... -
Evaluating the services and facilities of European cities using crowdsourced place data
(2018)Statistics about citizen satisfaction regarding urban facilities and services are required for governing urban areas. Such statistics are often unavailable or outdated. At times, existing statistics are irrelevant to the ... -
Forecasting urban sprawl in Dhaka city of Bangladesh
(2016)Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is expected to be one of the five largest cities of the world by 2025 in terms of population. The rapid urban growth experienced by the city in the recent decades is one of the highest in ... -
Geographies of (in)justice and the (in)effectiveness of place-based policies in Greece
(2022)This paper investigates the policy context of spatial injustice in Greece. Given the polarized nature of the economy and the centralized structure of the public sector, the paper examines whether place-based policies that ... -
Predicting the outcome of plans: Retrospect and prospects of the use of models in planning
(2010)A planner who claims the quality and assets of his or her plans must be able to justify or even prove their anticipated outcomes. In the midst of the conflicting and sometimes contrasting views of how planning should be ... -
Road noise levels in urban environment compared to specification limits. The case of the city of Larissa, Greece
(2020)Greece, as well as other developed countries, is facing the growing problem of road traffic noise. It stands for a severe problem in the urban areas of the country, including the city of Larissa. The root cause is the huge ... -
Setting the grounds for the green infrastructure in the metropolitan areas of athens and thessaloniki: The role of green space
(2018)Green Infrastructure (G.I.) is a sine qua non in contemporary planning. Green spaces can play a vital role in serving as grounds for developing G.I. and promoting environmental, social and economic benefits. In Athens and ... -
The Sikyon Survey Project: A blueprint for urban survey?
(2007)The few examples of archaeological surface survey conducted in ancient urban centers in Greece and the Mediterranean have employed a variety of methods and yielded results of disproportionate breadth and resolution. The ... -
Smart cities as hubs: Connect, collect and control city flows
(2022)Regardless the Smart City (SC) broad scope, which ranges from a service-oriented ecosystem with the use of almost all the emerging technologies to a resilient urban environment, practice shows that the SC is mostly capitalized ... -
Understanding the gap between reality and expectation: Local social engagement and ethnic concentration
(2017)It is widely known that there is a strong relationship between local ethnic concentration and local social engagement. This article attempts to take a step forward by analysing the gap between the real and the expected ... -
Urban open spaces as a commons: The credibility thesis and common property in a self-governed park of Athens, Greece
(2020)Although abandoned, unused or underused urban open spaces can play an important role in urban well-being, the traditional approaches of state management and privatization have failed to revive them, due to the lack of ... -
Using Foursquare place data for estimating building block use
(2017)Information about the land use of built-up areas is required for the comprehensive planning and management of cities. However, due to the high cost of the land use surveys, land use data is out-dated or not available for ...