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Sustainable Ecotourism through Cutting-Edge Technologies

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  • George Pavlidis

    (Athena Research Centre, University Campus at Kimmeria, GR-67100 Xanthi, Greece)

  • Alexandra Solomou

    (Institute of Mediterranean & Forest Ecosystems, Hellenic Agricultural Organisation “DEMETER”, Terma Alkmanos, GR-11528 Athens, Greece)

  • Spyridoula Stamouli

    (Athena Research Centre, University Campus at Kimmeria, GR-67100 Xanthi, Greece)

  • Vassilis Papavassiliou

    (Athena Research Centre, University Campus at Kimmeria, GR-67100 Xanthi, Greece)

  • Kosmas Kritsis

    (Athena Research Centre, University Campus at Kimmeria, GR-67100 Xanthi, Greece)

  • Chairi Kiourt

    (Athena Research Centre, University Campus at Kimmeria, GR-67100 Xanthi, Greece)

  • Vasileios Sevetlidis

    (Athena Research Centre, University Campus at Kimmeria, GR-67100 Xanthi, Greece)

  • George Karetsos

    (Institute of Mediterranean & Forest Ecosystems, Hellenic Agricultural Organisation “DEMETER”, Terma Alkmanos, GR-11528 Athens, Greece)

  • Panayiotis Trigas

    (Laboratory of Systematic Botany, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, GR-11855 Athens, Greece)

  • Konstantinos Kougioumoutzis

    (Department of Ecology and Systematics, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, GR-15701 Athens, Greece)

  • Katerina Goula

    (Department of Ecology and Systematics, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, GR-15701 Athens, Greece)

  • Nikolaos Proutsos

    (Institute of Mediterranean & Forest Ecosystems, Hellenic Agricultural Organisation “DEMETER”, Terma Alkmanos, GR-11528 Athens, Greece)

  • George Pistikos

    (InDigital SA, Dirfis 31, GR-15235 Vrilissia, Greece)

  • Yannis Theodoridis

    (InDigital SA, Dirfis 31, GR-15235 Vrilissia, Greece)

  • Emmanouil Galanopoulos

    (InDigital SA, Dirfis 31, GR-15235 Vrilissia, Greece)

  • Nikolaos Paraskevas

    (InDigital SA, Dirfis 31, GR-15235 Vrilissia, Greece)

  • Ursula Foskolou

    (InDigital SA, Dirfis 31, GR-15235 Vrilissia, Greece)

  • Michael Papadopoulos

    (InDigital SA, Dirfis 31, GR-15235 Vrilissia, Greece)

Abstract

Tourism is a phenomenon that dates back to ancient times. Ancient Greek philosophers recognised, adopted, and promoted the concept of rest-based tourism. Ecotourism is a particular type of tourism that connects with activities that take place in nature, without harming it, along with the herbal and animal wealth. According to estimates, the global ecotourism industry is currently booming due to various reasons, and it is becoming an important factor of sustainable regional development. This article presents the vision, work, and outcomes of project AdVENt, a project focusing natively in sustainable ecotourism through natural science and technological innovation. AdVENt’s study area includes the National Parks of Oiti (or Oeta) and Parnassus in Central Greece, where there is a remarkable native flora with a high endemism rate integrated with areas of cultural value and national and European hiking routes and paths of varying difficulty.

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  • George Pavlidis & Alexandra Solomou & Spyridoula Stamouli & Vassilis Papavassiliou & Kosmas Kritsis & Chairi Kiourt & Vasileios Sevetlidis & George Karetsos & Panayiotis Trigas & Konstantinos Kougioum, 2022. "Sustainable Ecotourism through Cutting-Edge Technologies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-20, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:2:p:800-:d:722527
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