This Unit carries out research on issues involving Urban Morphology, Urban Design and Planning. More specifically, research focuses on the following topics: Urban Redevelopment and Regeneration, Urban Renewal and Regeneration of historic centres and heritage urban cores, New post-industrial economies & urban landscape transformations, Globalisation and 'Place Identity' in cities, Green Urban Design, Sustainable planning and development & spatial Policies for Greek cities. Economic crisis and the spatial impacts on Greek cities, Planning & Design of Shrinking cities New Technologies and Smart cities, The Lab also supports in terms of both methodology and software, the Syntactic Analysis of Spatial Configuration, as developed by Bill Hiller, UCL; and it has a Space Syntax database including more than 50 Greek cities.
Research in the Lab involves both main research curried out by academic staff and postgraduate students as well as applied funded research programmes. Some of the topics of main research curried by academic staff, postgraduate students and doctorate students are as follows: Post-industrial urban economies and urban landscape transformations Urban redevelopment and Regeneration of declined inner city areas, especially in the case of Greek cities; Green Urban Design and policies for Greek cities; Children and streets: Investigating the spatial choices of children for using streets as playground; Land –use allocation and Planning Legislation in peri-urban space; the case of commerce and services in medium sized Greek cities; New technologies and the impacts on urban morphology; the case of Athens and Attica; Mega events and their legacy in cities; The case of post-Olympics Athens. Place Identity; Urban morphology as a means for place marketing and city branding. Applied funded research programmes curried out in the Lab are listed in other paragraph (see below).
"Transecon" (2001–03) funded by the 5th Framework of Research, EC.
"Local Development Plan of Municipality of Sipiada", Region of Thessaly, Greece, funded by Municipality of Sipiada.
"Urban Morphology and Place Identity in Bilbao, Spain" (2002–03), funded by Department of Planning & Regional Development, University of Thessaly.
"Investigating the creation of a pedestrian network in the centre of the town of Farsala, Greece" (2001), funded by the Commercial Chamber of Farsala.
"Investigating the design of central urban square in Volos, Greece", funded by University of Thessaly, Research Committee.
"The master Plan of the Campus of Faculty of Engineering, University of Thessaly" (1996–97) funded by University of Thessaly, Research Committee.
"Syntactic Spatial Analysis and Urban interventions in the city of Thessaloniki" (2007–09), funded by the Municipality of Thessaloniki.
"Enhancing the Functioning and the Image of Public Open Space in the town of Krinides, Greece", (2002–03), funded by the Municipality of Krinides.
"The historical centre of MyKonos; Documenting problems in conserved heritage buildings and suggesting guidelines for sustainable development" (1997), funded by the Greek Ministry of Planning & Public Works.
Investigating the potential of abandoned industrial building complexes in Volos’ industrial zone for creating a Park of New Technologies" (1996), funded by Prefecture of Magnesia, Greece.
The lab is accommodated in a compartment of 40 sq.m., on the 1st floor of the building of the Department of Planning & Regional Development, Faculty of Engineering, University of Thessaly Campus, Pedion Areos, Volos. The Lab is equipped with four working spaces with PCs, internet access, printers. etc. The Lab also supports in terms of both methodology and software, the Syntactic Analysis of Spatial Configuration, as developed by Bill Hiller, UCL.
International prizes and distinctions.
Citations.
Books and Special Issues in peer-reviewed journals.
On the editorial Boards of peer-reviewed journals.
Organising international conferences.
Distinctions in Design Competitions.
Consultancy in evaluating EC urban programmes.
International collaboration.
Contributing in Life Long Learning.
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Γοσποδίνη
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Αναστασία-Ασπασία
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Διευθυντής
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gospod@uth.gr
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+30 24210 74429
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Κουσιδώνης
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Χρήστος
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Ερευνητής
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kousidon@prd.uth.gr
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+30 24210 74437
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Σαπουνάκης
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Αριστείδης
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Ερευνητής
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sapounakis@gmail.com
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+30 24210 74477
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Γαλάνη
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Βίρνα
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Ερευνητής
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virnagalani@yahoo.gr
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6947188541
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Λεφαντζής
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Μιχάλης
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Ερευνητής
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mlefantzis@yahoo.gr
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6944687598
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Μακροπούλου
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Μαρία
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Υποψήφια Διδάκτορας
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makropoulou@uth.gr
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6947336158
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Τριανταφυλλίδου
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Χρύσα
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Ερευνητής
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xrisa30flld@gmail.com
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Μανίκα
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Στέλλα
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Υποψήφια Διδάκτορας
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st.manika@gmail.com
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6972558632
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Κανακίδου
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Χριστίνα
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Υποψήφια Διδάκτορας
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6945590013
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