Abandoned or Degraded Areas in Historic Cities: The Importance of Multifunctional Reuse for Development through the Example of the Historic Commercial Triangle (Emporiko Trigono) of Athens

This article investigates the problem of changing land uses in historical city centers, a problem which often leads to the alteration of their historical, architectural and functional physiognomy, as well as the loss of their inhabitants. It also discusses the importance of land management and proposes a multifunctional reuse model for sustainable development in abandoned or degraded areas in historic cities. This problem is found in historical centers nowadays, especially in the European South, and many theoretical texts and urban studies deal with the issue. Taking under consideration the case of the Historical “Commercial Triangle” of Athens, this article presents the results of an extensive field work, which led to the mapping and analysis of the neighborhood’s special identity. Subsequently, these results lead to the presentation of the problems caused by the dominating uses of recreation and tourism, which suppress the traditional existing commercial uses and the residency. It concludes by proposing preservation strategies for the reuse and development of the area and emphasizes the importance of a management plan aiming towards the preservation of the historical character of the commercial center and its sustainable development. The work presented in this paper is based on an assignment produced in 2020 for the purposes of the post-graduate course “Protection and Preservation of a historical urban center or settlement”, which is part of the post-graduate program “Protection of Monuments” in the School of Architecture, NTUA.

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O PAPEL DA INTERNACIONALIZAÇÃO ACADÊMICA NA PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO BRASILEIRA

Revista Prática Docente ◽

10.23926/rpd.2526-2149.2018.v3.n2.p781-797.id279 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 781-797

Author(s):

Stella Maris Wolff da Silva ◽

Maria Rosa Chitolina ◽

Ivan Rocha Neto

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Graduate Program ◽

Scientific Information ◽

Scientific Journals ◽

University Reform ◽

Graduate Course ◽

Post Graduate ◽

National Education ◽

Higher Education Internationalization ◽

Selection Of

Resumo: O artigo pretende analisar a criação, institucionalização e expansão da pós-graduação brasileira a partir da promulgação da Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional (LDB) e da reforma do ensino superior. Igualmente, discorrerá a respeito dos esforços que as Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) têm envidado na busca de sua internacionalização acadêmica. Durante a pesquisa, foram levantadas publicações referentes à LDB, Reforma Universitária, e internacionalização da pós-graduação brasileira com as seguintes fases de seleção: 1- Trabalho aleatório na internet para a identificação de informações científicas da área da educação; 2- Cruzamento de palavras-chave, por exemplo, reforma universitária; internacionalização da educação superior; internacionalização e globalização; 3- Identificação de periódicos científicos cujo conteúdo enunciasse a internacionalização da pós-graduação stricto sensu brasileira. A proposta da pesquisa, após a seleção das publicações, foi a de compilar e dar-lhes coesão no empenho de qualificar a pós-graduação diante da era atual.Palavras-chave: Educação. Internacionalização. Pós-graduação brasileira. Abstract: The article intends to analyze the creation, institutionalization and expansion of the Brazilian post-graduate course after the promulgation of the Law of Guidelines and Bases of National Education (LDB) and the reform of higher education. It will also discuss the efforts that the Higher Education Institutions (IES) have been making in the pursuit of their academic internationalization. During the research, publications related to LDB, University Reform and internationalization of the Brazilian post-graduate program were collected with the following selection phases: 1- Randomized work on the Internet to identify scientific information in the area of education; 2 - Crossing of keywords, for example: university reform; internationalization of higher education; internationalization and globalization; 3- Identification of scientific journals whose content enunciated the internationalization of the stricto sensu Brazilian post-graduation. The research proposal, after the selection of the publications, was to compile and give them cohesion in the effort to qualify the graduate before the current era.Keywords: Education. Internationalization. Brazilian Post-graduation.

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Is it worth doing fieldwork with this organisation? A method for considering context before conducting fieldwork research in Sport for development and peace.

10.31236/osf.io/7426v ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Tegwen Gadais ◽

Laurie Décarpentrie ◽

Andrew Webb ◽

Marie Belle Ayoub ◽

Mariann Bardocz-Bencsik ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Research Method ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Field Work ◽

Limited Resources ◽

Limited Time ◽

Sport For Development ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Cost ◽

Existing Data

Much has been written about sport as a tool for development and peace. But more research on Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) organizations, is needed to better understand their actual contributions to the UNs sustainable development goals. Yet, the unstable, risky, and restricted contexts in which many NGOs and SDP agencies operate often leaves researchers struggling to find effective yet feasible methods through which to examine agencies in these fields. Indeed, conducting field work on and with SDP agency often implies allocating significant quantities of researcher’s limited time, funding, and other vital resources. And as limited resources need to be invested wisely, SDP researchers will clearly need to prepare their fieldwork. Nevertheless, there are but a handful of methodological papers that address the question of how to prepare for SDP field work. In other words, the question of how we know if it is worthwhile, and safe enough, to proceed with SDP field work remains. Building on previous research, the purpose of this study is to raise important ontological and epistemological questions about what can be known about a given context, before setting off on fieldwork. We further explore the use of the Actantial Model as a research method for analyzing existing data before deciding whether to conduct fieldwork in complex and frequently insecure situations. In other words, will the cost (material, temporal, financial, and physical) of conducting fieldwork be worth it? By applying the Actantial Model, with the specific aim of informing decisions regarding subsequent fieldwork, to one specific case, contributions regarding the pertinence of conducting fieldwork are provided.

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