The conference titled ‘The Landscape of Siphnos, Contemporary Threats and Prospects’ held all day June 3 in the amphitheater of the Eugenides Foundation south of Athens was focused on that island near the center of the Aegean Sea, but the challenges and opportunities described by the distinguished panel apply to every Greek island, especially those in the midst or on the verge of overtourism.
The main goal of the organizers, the Foundation, the School of Architecture and Engineering of the National Metsovian Polytechnic, and the architecture and engineering departments of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUT) is “the preservation of the uniqueness of Siphnos’ urban and environmental character in the future.”
Urban Planner Monika Themou welcomed the participants as well as Siphnos’ Mayor Maria Nadali and Leonidas Demetriades-Eugenides, President of the Foundation. Both thanked all and spotlighted the crucial issues.
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