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The Study area is located in Southeastern coastal Attica, extending along the coast, from the Sou... more The Study area is located in Southeastern coastal Attica, extending along the coast, from the Southeast end of the Metropolitan area of Athens, to the southeastern edge of the Attican peninsula in the historical cape Sounion. The major environmental problems in the area emerge from the uncontrolled continuous construction of residences along the coastline, combined with the insufficiency of the sewer, water supply and waste management networks. The area is ruled by the major physical plan of the whole Attican prefecture. The Greek physical planning legislation places its development axes towards urban adaptation to climate change. This fact, along with the significance of the existence of a sandy coastline, next to the metropolitan area of a Mediterranean Capital, provides an opportunity to redefine elements of the structure of a modern metropolis. This study aims to designate the indispensable projects and infrastructure assessing their impact to the environment implementing ICTs, and to develop a sustainable coastal tourism model. The qualitative homogeneity of the area’s physical and anthropogenic environment constitutes a crucial factor, for the accessibility with the Great Temple of Poseidon in Sounion, in order to express continuity of the Greek history through time. A GIS environment finally is developed, containing all the appropriate digital layers for the above assessment.
The Study area is located in Southeastern coastal Attica, extending along the coast, from the Sou... more The Study area is located in Southeastern coastal Attica, extending along the coast, from the Southeast end of the Metropolitan area of Athens, to the southeastern edge of the Attican peninsula in the historical cape Sounion. The major environmental problems in the area emerge from the uncontrolled continuous construction of residences along the coastline, combined with the insufficiency of the sewer, water supply and waste management networks. The area is ruled by the major physical plan of the whole Attican prefecture. The Greek physical planning legislation places its development axes towards urban adaptation to climate change. This fact, along with the significance of the existence of a sandy coastline, next to the metropolitan area of a Mediterranean Capital, provides an opportunity to redefine elements of the structure of a modern metropolis. This study aims to designate the indispensable projects and infrastructure assessing their impact to the environment implementing ICTs, and to develop a sustainable coastal tourism model. The qualitative homogeneity of the area’s physical and anthropogenic environment constitutes a crucial factor, for the accessibility with the Great Temple of Poseidon in Sounion, in order to express continuity of the Greek history through time. A GIS environment finally is developed, containing all the appropriate digital layers for the above assessment.