Browsing by Subject "Eurasia"
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Accessibility and development prospects: The web implications for local economy extroversion in Greece
(2007)In the contemporary age of access the role of "immaterial networking" has been highly reinforced, driving the emergence of the internet as an essential tool for the social and economic daily routine. The main spatial and ... -
Agricultural and water resources development in Thessaly, Greece in the framework of new European union policies
(2009)The main challenges that inter-relate sustainable development with water resources management are to secure water for all humanity and for food production as well, to protect the ecosystems, to manage risk, to create public ... -
Alternative management of waste of electrical and electronic equipment in Greece
(2006)Recycling of Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in Greece is in the primary stage. Whilst recycling programs in general and for WEEE in particular, are common in other countries such as the UK, Netherlands, ... -
Can capital markets respond to environmental policy of firms? Evidence from Greece
(2007)In this study we attempt to evaluate the stock value of Greek firms, which apply systems of environmental management in the light of systemic risk. Risk is examined empirically with the help of conditional volatility models ... -
Climate change effects on drought severity
(2008)This paper evaluates climate change effects on drought severity in the region of Thessaly, Greece. The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) has been used for estimation of drought severity. A geographical information ... -
Conservation policies for protected areas (wetlands) in Greece: A survey of local residents' attitude
(2004)This study was carried out in 32 communities neighbouring four Ramsar wetlands in Northern Greece. In particular, it concerns the study of local residents' attitude regarding the ways of management and exploitation of the ... -
Cross-border cooperation in southeastern Europe: The enterprises' point of view
(2003)This article examines the current status, limits, prospects, and policies of cross-border cooperation in the border zone of Albania, Bulgaria, FYROM (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), and Greece on the basis of a ... -
Cultural clusters in the post-industrial city: The Greek experience
(2007)This paper is concerned with cultural economies in the post-industrial city and examines the phenomenon of cultural and leisure clusters in Greek cities. In the first part, the paper discusses the key-role of cultural ... -
Culture and leisure cluster in the post-industrial city: The case of Metaxourghio in Athens
(2008)During the last years globalisation has greatly changed the financial features and structure of post-modern cities. Urban space is subject to continuous transformations; superstructures, whose aims are to increase the ... -
The demographic departemental disparities in Greece: Convergence or divergence?
(2004)The objective of this article gives prominence to the demographic disparities at regional level in Greece for the post war period as well as to the changes through the last decades that tend to decrease them, ending at the ... -
Derelict building installations and infrastructures in Greek Spa Towns: The case of Kamena Vourla and Ypati
(2008)The evolution of thermal tourism in Greece has caused the construction of numerous imposing building complexes, installations of treatment (spa centers) and hotels (around important thermal springs), which formed the initial ... -
Distribution of common genotypes of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Greece, in relation to life cycle and host plant
(2007)Microsatellite genotyping was used to identify common clones in populations of the Myzus persicae group from various hosts and regions in mainland Greece and southern Italy and to compare their distribution and occurrence ... -
Economic aspects of urban green space: A survey of perceptions and attitudes
(2009)Urban green space constitutes a crucial element of all cities. It affects the overall physical and built environment of the city, making cities attractive places not only to their own citizens, but also to external visitors ... -
Economical and social aspects: Evaluation of incorporation potential in municipal wastewater reuse procedure in Greece
(2006)It is the objective of this study to evaluate the incorporation potential of economic and social factors in municipal wastewater reuse procedure, aiming at determining whether it is worthwhile for a municipality to construct ... -
Environmental geochemical research for the levels and the sources of toxic metals in the agricultural soils of dimitraeleftherion and platycampos region, Thessaly, Greece
(2007)The contents of eleven elements (Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, As, V, Cr and Mg) have been assayed in the agricultural soils of Dimitra-Eleftherion and Platycampos region (Thessaly, Greece). One hundred twenty two top soil ... -
Environmental policy and spatial planning in Greece. Institutional aspects
(2004)The integration of the environmental dimension into sectoral and regional policies constitutes a dominant concern of the current EU strategy for sustainable development. Thus, physical planning as an instrument of environmental ... -
Evaluating demand management aspects of urban water policy. The city of Volos case, Greece
(2004)This paper examines the perspectives of the implementation of a demand-oriented policy concerning residential water use, which covers almost 70% of urban water. Water demand, water pricing policy, as well as building ... -
Evaluating the implementation of an Olympic Education Program in Greece
(2005)The aim of this study was to develop an instrument for evaluating how an education program has been implemented. Such evaluation can provide insight into the effectiveness of a program. Examined here was the Olympic Education ... -
Evaluation of current policy about protected areas in Greece
(2007)Environmental protection currently constitutes an issue of vast importance worldwide. Greece has countersigned a large number of international conventions regarding the protection of the environment, while Greek legislation ... -
Evaluation of the bikeability of a Greek city: Case study "City of Volos"
(2009)Driving a bike in a Greek city is not an easy case. There are no bicycle facilities available and the bicyclists and the car drivers are not used to each other in mixed traffic situations. The primary goal of the study was ...