Assessing the development of Hellenic small islands
Georganta, Athanassia ... [et al.]
The Hellenic Archipelago takes up 11.242 km of our countryys total 15.320 km coastline, consisting of 9.835 islands, islets and rocks, scattered in the Aegean and the Ionian Sea, 228 of which are inhabited. They are mainly divided into seven groups: Northeastern Aegean Islands, Sporades, Evia, Argo-Saronic Islands, Cyclades, Dodecanese and Crete, while many other sole islands and islets exist all-over the territory. The political, social, economical and cultural importance of these islands to Hellas is more than obvious. Considering the fascinating morphology, the diversity of the landscape, the clearness and the safety of the waters, the ideal climate and the short distances between ports and coasts, there is no wonder why the Hellenic Islands gather 58,5% of the countryys lodging establishments and 62,6% of hotel beds. Besides the famous tourist destinations at the big islands, thousands of other smaller islands, islets & rocky islands remain to be explored and the potential of their development to be assessed. This project aims to analyze the legal, technical and financial status of two major island categories, public and private, with a view to their sustainable development.
Event: XXIII International FIG Congress : Shaping the change
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