Protection and Revealing of Traditional Settlements and Cultural Assets, as a Tool for Sustainable Development: The Case of Kythera Island in Greece
Preserving and highlighting cultural heritage is directly related to sustainable development. The adaptive reuse of cultural heritage buildings and traditional settlements can be a core issue in the implementation of a circular economy strategy, especially in remote areas. In this framework, the cur...
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| author | Anastasia Vythoulka Ekaterini T. Delegou Costas Caradimas Antonia Moropoulou |
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| description | Preserving and highlighting cultural heritage is directly related to sustainable development. The adaptive reuse of cultural heritage buildings and traditional settlements can be a core issue in the implementation of a circular economy strategy, especially in remote areas. In this framework, the current study focuses on Kythera, an isolated Greek island. For the analysis of the study area, research in local archives and communication with the municipality and local stakeholders was conducted, while questionnaires addressed to Kythera’s residents and visitors were developed and processed. Thus, both the special features of the island and the needs of the local community were identified, leading to the proposal of three adaptive reuse schemes at a different scale and within a different management model. The first scheme is focused on the institution of “Eghorios Periousia” and proposes the adaptive reuse of the island’s English Schools as focal points for the promotion of Kythera’s identity. The second scheme focuses on the smaller declared traditional settlements and proposes the adaptive reuse of their housing stock as an affordable permanent residence solution. The third scheme focuses on the abandoned neighborhood of Mavrogiorgiannika in the traditional settlement of Karavas and proposes its adaptive reuse as agritourism accommodation facilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15874722beba4255b668c094c1be25032023-11-23T09:10:45ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2021-12-011012132410.3390/land10121324Protection and Revealing of Traditional Settlements and Cultural Assets, as a Tool for Sustainable Development: The Case of Kythera Island in GreeceAnastasia Vythoulka0Ekaterini T. Delegou1Costas Caradimas2Antonia Moropoulou3School of Chemical Engineering, Zografou Campus, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 9 Iroon Polytechniou Str., 15780 Athens, GreeceSchool of Chemical Engineering, Zografou Campus, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 9 Iroon Polytechniou Str., 15780 Athens, GreeceSchool of Architecture, Patision Campus, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 42 Tositsa & Patision Str., 10682 Athens, GreeceSchool of Chemical Engineering, Zografou Campus, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 9 Iroon Polytechniou Str., 15780 Athens, GreecePreserving and highlighting cultural heritage is directly related to sustainable development. The adaptive reuse of cultural heritage buildings and traditional settlements can be a core issue in the implementation of a circular economy strategy, especially in remote areas. In this framework, the current study focuses on Kythera, an isolated Greek island. For the analysis of the study area, research in local archives and communication with the municipality and local stakeholders was conducted, while questionnaires addressed to Kythera’s residents and visitors were developed and processed. Thus, both the special features of the island and the needs of the local community were identified, leading to the proposal of three adaptive reuse schemes at a different scale and within a different management model. The first scheme is focused on the institution of “Eghorios Periousia” and proposes the adaptive reuse of the island’s English Schools as focal points for the promotion of Kythera’s identity. The second scheme focuses on the smaller declared traditional settlements and proposes the adaptive reuse of their housing stock as an affordable permanent residence solution. The third scheme focuses on the abandoned neighborhood of Mavrogiorgiannika in the traditional settlement of Karavas and proposes its adaptive reuse as agritourism accommodation facilities.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/12/1324remote areas developmentisland developmentEghorios Periousiaheritage managementadaptive reusecircular economy |
| spellingShingle | Anastasia Vythoulka Ekaterini T. Delegou Costas Caradimas Antonia Moropoulou Protection and Revealing of Traditional Settlements and Cultural Assets, as a Tool for Sustainable Development: The Case of Kythera Island in Greece Land remote areas development island development Eghorios Periousia heritage management adaptive reuse circular economy |
| title | Protection and Revealing of Traditional Settlements and Cultural Assets, as a Tool for Sustainable Development: The Case of Kythera Island in Greece |
| title_full | Protection and Revealing of Traditional Settlements and Cultural Assets, as a Tool for Sustainable Development: The Case of Kythera Island in Greece |
| title_fullStr | Protection and Revealing of Traditional Settlements and Cultural Assets, as a Tool for Sustainable Development: The Case of Kythera Island in Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protection and Revealing of Traditional Settlements and Cultural Assets, as a Tool for Sustainable Development: The Case of Kythera Island in Greece |
| title_short | Protection and Revealing of Traditional Settlements and Cultural Assets, as a Tool for Sustainable Development: The Case of Kythera Island in Greece |
| title_sort | protection and revealing of traditional settlements and cultural assets as a tool for sustainable development the case of kythera island in greece |
| topic | remote areas development island development Eghorios Periousia heritage management adaptive reuse circular economy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/12/1324 |
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