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Papers by Karanikolas Nicolas

International Journal of Advanced Research, 2022

Urban regeneration projects, which aim at land redevelopment and land use changes, place a huge i... more Urban regeneration projects, which aim at land redevelopment and land use changes, place a huge impact on the quality of urban environment. Apart from their environmental and aesthetic impact, their positive effects have an economic scale as well. The economic activity of an urban area can be affected by such projects through the increase in the frequency of visits, the consumption due to this increase and the change in real estate values. In particular, commercial values can be affected at a great extent, as the increase in the popularity of an area leads to an increase in revenues and, therefore, increases the demand for commercial properties. This paper examines the economic impact of the seaside urban regeneration, known as NeaParalia, on surrounding commercial values in Thessaloniki, Greece, with the use of hedonic modelling and geographically weighted regression. Findings indicate that, in general, the impact of the seaside regeneration is positive on the demand for commercial...

The aim of this paper is to illustrate an overview of the current AirBnB market in the Greek isla... more The aim of this paper is to illustrate an overview of the current AirBnB market in the Greek island of Mykonos and its place within the entire hospitality real estate market of the island. Global economy has changed its form and functions several times during the years. Sharing economy or collaborative consumption is a new way of economic activity, which basically refers to goods and services sharing. The change from owning to sharing, the wide use of online social networks and electronic markets and the expansion of mobile devices and electronic services have all contributed to the augmentation of sharing economy. The impact of sharing economy on real estate began on 2008, when AirBnB was founded in San Francisco. Nowadays, sharing economy in real estate is very popular not only in USA but internationally too and AirBnB has become one of the most famous short-term lease platforms. Mykonos which is one of the most touristic and popular Greek islands enjoys its own economy. Despite the economic crisis, Mykonos has not been affected in terms of real estate values, hotel room values and holiday expenses. In such an economy, AirBnB has found its place all over the island. This paper aims at mapping the AirBnB phenomenon in Mykonos through the use of GIS, proving that sharing economy is not just targeting markets of lower income or budget and highlighting any geographical patterns in the location of AirBnB properties. Moreover, an analysis on the factors that affect the rental value/day provides an additional insight. It is clearly proven that AirBnB covers any additional need for tourist accommodation successfully even in the high demanding market of Mykonos with over 300 sharing residential facilities, which are described as a shared space, a private room or even an entire house. The paper provides interesting results on the location of each sharing property, the site and property attributes, amenities and services and rental rules, which are all investigated in order to present the Mykonian AirBnB.

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

The beginning of the shift of urban planning towards the creation of urban green spaces has been ... more The beginning of the shift of urban planning towards the creation of urban green spaces has been observed during the 20th century due to the urbanization and the degradation of the environment. The percentage of green areas for the Municipality of Thessaloniki reaches 2.19 m(2)/prs. Therefore, the need for more green spaces despite their size is mandatory. This study, which is based on a sample of 100 people, either working or living in the centre, estimates their willingness to pay (WTP) for more green spaces, the amount that they are willing to pay each month as a municipality and the increase in values that they are willing to accept as a result of the increase of the green spaces. The study is based on two models: a WTP model and a hedonic model for the increase in values. The area of residence, the working area, the education, the outdoor activities, the satisfaction with the existing recreational areas, the amount of payment and the income are the variables entered. Different ...

In Greece, housing has always been an important indicator of the economy as homeownership rates r... more In Greece, housing has always been an important indicator of the economy as homeownership rates remained over 75% for many years. Construction activity increased by 11% during 1991-2000, which in combination with easy and generous loans by banks, increased demand and property values significantly. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, property values remained unjustifiably at high levels for the first 2-3 years into the recession. This stability was followed by a sharp decrease in values reaching a 15-year low. This fact is documented through macroeconomic and housing indices, such as GDP, labour, building permits, house price and money indices. This paper aims at shedding some light on the existing relationship between housing activity and macroeconomic factors. To this objective, building permits, house price, CPI housing and home ownership indexes spanning from the beginning of the recession in 2008 up to date were gathered and analyzed. The results show an interesting interc...

Economic crisis has affected many countries, among which is Greece, creating strong interactions ... more Economic crisis has affected many countries, among which is Greece, creating strong interactions between the main economic factors and other once very vivid sectors. For many years, the real estate sector has been the most active economic sector in Greece as the concept of the best investment choice was the acquisition of a residential property. Moreover, as far as commercial properties are concerned, their rents were high enough to provide a satisfactory income to their owner. This paper investigates which economic factors did actually affect the real estate sector, the decrease of the prices and the inactiveness of the sector all over Greece. The population, the unemployment, the employment, the mean objective tax values, the initial construction cost of properties, the initial construction cost of shops, how many new properties and how many new shops exist are the variables that were entered in the hedonic model for the investigation of their influence on the decrease of the values. The results indicate that the economic crisis affected the real estate sector in many different ways apart from the expected. Unemployment, employment and population are the least influential ones, when the other factors influence the values in many different ways with many different explanations.

Πανελλήνια και Διεθνή Γεωγραφικά Συνέδρια, Συλλογή Πρακτικών, 2010

The main aim of this study is the analytical portray of the demographic and economical data of th... more The main aim of this study is the analytical portray of the demographic and economical data of the Prefecture of Hmathia. The demographic data, the social structure, the economic values as well as the development of these phenomena for a certain period of time are the analyzed data which are geographically described in this research. The application of this methodology has lead to the study and the export of the analyzed results of the prefecture of Hmathia. The primary data for the study derive from the National Statistic Service of Greece and refer mainly to the census of the registered population in the prefecture for the decade 1991-2001. As far as demographic data are concerned, the population, its evolution and its structure are presented through charts and tables when population indices aid at the recording of the ratio of ageing and the dependency rates. Moreover, the concentration-spreading is analyzed through Lorenz curves. As far as the economy is concerned, apart from the active and non-active population, the unemployment and employment rates, special reference is made to the analysis of the productive profile through triangular charts and Lebret figures. Finally, the mapping of the data has been materialized through Geographic Information Systems software so as to increase the accuracy of the inscribed information. The combination of the above aims to result in a complete recording of the prefecture's profile. In this way, a useful geographical tool for the development and special planning of a Prefecture or a specific area is developed.

Social media or social networks influence the way of communicate with each other in every field o... more Social media or social networks influence the way of communicate with each other in every field of private and business interaction. It can be said that Social media are online channels for collecting communication between the members of web community. Today, the necessity of using them as a means of promoting the professionals is widespread. Especially the real estate sector is rather slowly participating this trend. This research paper focuses on the usage of internet and social media in the real estate market. The aim of this paper is to show how the social media contribute to the evolution of the real estate market, in order to welcome this new era of a digital real estate management approach that comes to dominate. In other words, this paper will show how the internet and social media have changed profoundly the perception of consumers and have offered professionals new ways of promoting property and approaching buyers. Moreover, it will be investigated whether this development...

International Journal of Advanced Research, 2022

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Πανελλήνια και Διεθνή Γεωγραφικά Συνέδρια, Συλλογή Πρακτικών, 2010

Φραγκόπουλος Ι., Καρανικόλας Ν., Ν.Κουρκουρίδης Δ. Σερέτης Σ. Η παρούσα εργασία έχει ως αντικείμε... more Φραγκόπουλος Ι., Καρανικόλας Ν., Ν.Κουρκουρίδης Δ. Σερέτης Σ.
Η παρούσα εργασία έχει ως αντικείμενο της, τη διερεύνηση και αποτύπωση των πολιτικών συμπεριφορών των θρησκευτικών ομάδων (μουσουλμάνων και χριστιανών) και των εθνοπολιτισμικών ομάδων (Πομάκων, Τούρκων, Τσιγγάνων) στην Περιφερειακή Ενότητα της Ξάνθης. Μέσα από τη διερεύνηση αυτή επιχειρείται η εξαγωγή συμπερασμάτων και η διατύπωση ερευνητικών υποθέσεων για το πολυσύνθετο ζήτημα των πολιτικών στάσεων της μουσουλμανικής μειονότητας, αλλά και των άλλων εθνο-πολιτισμικών ομάδων της Ξάνθης.
Η συγκρότηση του επιστημονικού αντικειμένου της έρευνας βασίζεται σε: α. σε έρευνα πηγών σχετικά με την πολιτική συμπεριφορά της μειονότητας από το 1923 ως σήμερα (βιβλιογραφική έρευνα, Reports Εθνικών και Διεθνών Οργανισμών) για το σχετικό ζήτημα, β. στα εκλογικά αποτελέσματα των βουλευτικών εκλογών της περιόδου 1974-2016, γ. σε επιτόπια εκτεταμένη κοινωνικό-ανθρωπολογική έρευνα (1996) στους Πομάκους της Π.Ε. Ξάνθης που ανέδειξε τα αρχικά ερευνητικά ερωτήματα σχετικά με την συγκρότηση του Πολιτικού Πεδίου αλλά και σε βραχυχρόνιες επιτόπιες κοινωνικό-χωρικές έρευνες (1996-2016) επικαιροποίησης και ανατροφοδότησης που έχουμε στο μεταξύ πραγματοποιήσει.
Συγχρόνως, η εκλογική και κοινωνική χαρτογράφηση των πολιτικών συμπεριφορών των εθνοπολιτισμικών ομάδων μπορεί αναδειχθεί σε πλαίσιο «ανάγνωσης», κατανόησης των ευρυτέρων κοινωνικοοικονομικών και γεωπολιτικών μεταβολών σε μια ευαίσθητη περιοχή όπως η Θράκη ώστε να ληφθεί υπόψη στο σχεδιασμό πολιτικών και στον προγραμματισμό της ανάπτυξης στην περιοχή.

Λέξεις Κλειδιά: κοινωνική Χαρτογραφία, εκλογικές συμπεριφορές, πολιτικές τάσεις, εθνο-πολιτισμικες ομάδες Τούρκων, Πομάκων, Τσιγγάνων, διαπραγματευτική ψήφος