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Tag Archives: Greece
The intangible value of Piraeus
Why COSCO wants all of Piraeus, not only the containers By Costis Hadjimichalis[1] What exactly did the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF)[2] and the Greek government sell to COSCO at the shockingly low amount of 280.5 million Euro at once … Continue reading
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Tagged COSCO, Costis Hadjimichalis, economic development, Greece, Pireaeus, Place Development, ports, privatisation, urban planning
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LECTURE ANNOUNCEMENT: DEBT CRISIS AND LAND DISPOSSESSION IN GREECE AS PART OF THE GLOBAL “LAND FEVER”
Prof. Costis Hadjimichalis, (Department of Geography, Harokopio University Athens) Monday, 22nd June 2015, 6 PM Think & Drink Colloquium, Humboldt University, Berlin Room 002: Universitäts Strasse 3b, 10117 Berlin ___________________ LECTURE: The exploitation of land, but also of natural elements … Continue reading
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Tagged Costis Hadjimichalis, debt crisis, Greece, Humboldt University, land dispossession, lecture, Think & Drink
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WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PHOTO OF ENGLISH TOURISTS AND REFUGEES? EVERYTHING.
by Ares Kalandides The above photo and headline appeared in the Daily Mail on May 27th 2015 causing an understandable uproar. A Greek site retorted almost instantly with an entry titled “Brits turn Greek island into disgusting hellhole for refugees” … Continue reading
Notes from a research trip to Crete (3 of 3)
By Jonas Rehmet (you can read part 1 here and part 2 here) As I return on my travel to the North-side of the island and continue to the West of the island, I visit many more agritourism entities that … Continue reading
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Tagged agritourism, Crete, Greece, Regional Development, rural areas, tourism
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Notes from a research trip to Crete (2 of 3)
By Jonas Rehmet (You can read Part 1 of this post here) On the way to my next stop in the Lassithi region, I pass by many unfinished building along the road and the former coastal fisher village Chersonisos which today … Continue reading
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Tagged agritourism, Crete, Greece, Regional Development, rural areas, tourism
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Notes from a research trip to Crete (1 of 3)
by Jonas Rehmet I am sitting in a half-empty airplane to my childhood’s holiday destination, Crete, going through papers, notes and documents on Crete and agritourism. While the stewardess collects the remains of my breakfast with the typical omnipresent smile … Continue reading
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Tagged agritourism, Crete, Greece, Regional Development, rural areas
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Stop the destruction of the Greek shoreline
by Ares Kalandides How many times have we heard sarcastic remarks about armchair activism on social media, belittling the politics of Facebook or Twitter? And it is true that for most, that’s the sum total of their activism. A like. … Continue reading
Stop the destruction of the Mediterranean shoreline
by Ares Kalandides The Greek government has prepared a disastrous bill which will presented before the Greek Parliament within the next few weeks. Here are the main points summed up by Aliki Chapple (http://alikichapple.tumblr.com/post/84417435707/main-points-of-shoreline-development-bill-summarised) : 1. All restrictions on the space that can … Continue reading
“Culture is economy” – or maybe not?
by Ares Kalandides On 20th of February 2014, the Greek Minister of Culture and Sports Mr. Panos Panagiotopoulos delivered the opening speech of the EU conference ‘Financing Creativity’ in Athens. The aim of the conference was to address models of … Continue reading
Is the Greek Tourism Image in the German Market in Crisis? (Part 2)
By Jonas Rehmet (part 1 is here) When I was a little boy (a long time ago) my parents used to take me to Naxos, an island of unrivaled beauty – at least that is how I always used to … Continue reading
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