Thessaloniki has existed for over twenty-three centuries. Today it is the second largest city in
Greece after Athens. This City Profile aims to identify and present the milestones in the city's …

This paper explores a new perspective on trade fairs, examining their expected impact on
the sustainable development of the host city. To study this impact, the paper examines the …

Urban regeneration has been at the forefront of urban planning and development in
European cities for many decades and is strongly connected to property-led development …

There have been two events in the planning at Athens over the last twenty years: the
Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Greek debt crisis (2008–2018). We analyse here …

Over the last two decades, spatial planning has been in constant transformation composing
a narrative that acknowledges the complex and dynamic nature of cities. This implies the …

Coastal cities are complex and ever-changing social, spatial, economic, and environmental
systems. The equilibrium in such systems is challenged, while resilience is described as …

Since 2012, Greece has been experiencing an inflow of wide streams of refugees and
immigrants who are fleeing from the countries of the East Mediterranean, Asia and North …

New development around public transport stations has long been seen as the main
alternative to low-density urban sprawl and car dependent land use patterns. Less attention …

Nowadays, cities are called upon to address contemporary challenges and disturbances
that arise from climate change and economic crisis; as a result, there has been great …

This dissertation is written as part of the MSc in Environmental Management and
Sustainability at the International Hellenic University. Environmental degradation has long …