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Full Name of the Partner
Eastern Aegean GeoCultural Park, "PYTHAGORAS"
Name of Scientific Coordinator
Dr. Dr. Andreas Vassilopoulos, President of Administrative & Scientific Council
Contact Details
Eastern Aegean Geocultural Park
13 Flias Str. & V.Ipirou Str.,
15125, Maroussi,
Athens, GREECE
Tel.+30 210 8056448
Fax +30 210 8056091
Research Team
Dr. Dr. Andreas Vassilopoulos, President of Administrative & Scientific Council,
vassilopoulos@gcparks.com
Dr. Dr. Niki Evelpidou, General Secretariat of Administrative & Scientific Council,
evelpidou@gcparks.com
Maglaras Ioannis, Mathematician – IT specialist,
maglaras@gcparks.com
Manta Ioanna, Geologist - GIS & Remote Sensing expert,
manta@gcparks.com
Giotitsas Ilias, Geologist - multimedia applications,
giotitsas@gcparks.com
MSc Konstantia Chartidou, Geoarchaeologist - GIS expert,
chartidou@gcparks.com
Dr. Dimitra Leonidopoulou, Geologist – Dynamic Tectonics,
leonidopoulou@gcparks.com
Description
The GeoCultural Park of Eastern Aegean, “Pythagoras” is a non – profit research organization founded in January 2004. Its main tasks are: a) systematically organize, preserve and disseminate GeoCultural Heritage, b) coordinate and fund research and developmental actions.
The organization is supported by numerous public bodies such as the local and regional authorities of the area (Prefectures, Municipalities, Research Institutions and Universities, Associations, Tourist Unions, Museums, etc.), as well as private (industries, information technology companies, tourist agencies, hotels, etc.) and other physical entities. The organizational structure of the park is constituted by Administrative and Scientific council. The developmental activities of this Organization are substantially supported by National funds (mainly by the Ministry of Development, the Ministry of the Aegean, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Periphery of North Aegean, the Periphery of South Aegean), as well as by funds of the European Community.
The Scientific Council (professors from academic institutes in Greece and other European countries) is supported by the following working groups:
WG of Terrestrial and Aquatic Environment
- Geology
- Geomorphology
- Natural Hazards (floods, fires, erosional phenomena, volcanoes etc.)
- Human-induced changes on natural resources
- Qualitative management of natural resources
- Promotion of public awareness on issues of sustainability and biodiversity
- Advise local and regional authorities in all decision-making processes linked to environmental resources
- Environmental data collection, evaluation and assessment
WG of Geonformatics
- computing applications (documentation, analysis and presentation of data)
- algorithms
- satellite images analysis
- spatial databases and GIS
WG of Coastal Zone Management
- protection and the sustainability of inland, coastal, marine waters and integrated river basin-coastal zone management.
- act towards degradation of coastal zone caused either by human induced factors or by natural phenomena
- water resources’ management is in compliance with the local services of spatial planning both in rural and urban landscapes.
WG of Cultural Heritage
- Geoarchaeology
- Preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage
- Link of archaeological studies to employment
- Computing applications on Archaeology (GIS – Remote Sensing – Photointerpretation – Web based material – e-publications)
- Archaeological research
WG of Tourism Studies
- 3 dimensions of sustainable tourism (environmental, economic, social)
- research for the provision of natural resources, for a spatial planning both for the built and the natural environment.
- Networking for sustainable Tourism Development via cooperation of regional factors in Europe
- High-quality tourism products and services
- Information, awareness raising, social participation (events, brochures, posters, web-portals)
The Eastern Aegean GeoCultural Park constitutes a research pole funded by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Development, local and regional authorities. Its main role is to distribute national and European financial resources to the local community. The Park has been involved in numerous projects the last years strengthening the managerial skills of its members along with advancing their technological and research capacities.
The institute cooperates with academic institutes, environmental and cultural organisations within Greece, numerous E.U. countries, Russia, Israel, Egypt, Turkey, and China. The intention of strengthening the co-operation of Universities, technological and research organisations with the local enterprises and the public sector is an effective strategy to contribute to an all-inclusive qualitative development of the area. Within the same perspective, it organizes national and international evetns and meetings promoting research synergies as well as valorizing the geocultural resources of the area.
The institute currently runs more than 10 scientific programs in cooperation with academic/ research institutes, local/ regional authorities and bodies of the public/ private sector. Most of the projects are either bilateral or under European initiatives e.g. INTERREG (MEDOCC –GRINMED, ARCHIMED – BYHERINET & MANWATER, III C – CAVESNETWORK), ESF-COST (Actions C22, 634 & A27), Leonardo Da Vinci (Mobility and Pilot Projects), Bilateral Agreements (Tunisian, Turkish, Cyprian and Icelandic).
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