Projet pour le développement économique de la région de l'Olympe. Projet de station de ski

Abstract : Project for the economic development of the Mount Olympus region : a ski resort. Based on a study of economic development possibilities for the Mount Olympus region, this article puts forward a new tourism development plan involving the creation of a ski resort on the south-west slopes of the mountain. It describes its characteristics, the philosophy behind this development, and the successive construction phases.Résumé : A partir d'une étude pour le développement économique de la région de l'Olympe, cet article propose un nouveau plan d'aménagement touristique avec la création ď une station de ski sur les pentes sud- ouest du massif. Il présente ses caractéristiques, sa philosophie, les tranches successives de construction.Blanas N. Projet pour le développement économique de la région de l'Olympe. Projet de station de ski. In: Revue de géographie alpine, tome 82, n°1, 1994. pp. 75-80

Effective computer technology for teaching support in information systems undergraduate education

Most of the faculties of a modern University today are frequent or heavy users of Computer Technology. The mini-mainframe culture is established and reinforced by the traditional computer centre in older established universtities as a result of Jong entrenched attitudes related to needs and experiences that originated in the days where the computer science and engineering faculties played a major role in computer technology aquisition. In the newer institutions, in a completely different organisational environment, a computer centre might not even exist. Tight budgets and associated politics in attracting funds, do not allow easily accepted exceptions to the norm for any Division, School, or Faculty.</div

Καλές πρακτικές για τον πολεοδομικό σχεδιασμό σε πόλεις της Ευρώπης. Μελέτη περίπτωσης στον Δήμο Ιωαννίνων

131 σ.Σκοπός της παρούσας εργασίας είναι η διερεύνηση του πολεοδομικού σχεδιασμού και ειδικότερα η παρουσίαση και ανάλυση των σχεδίων τύπου master plan που χρησιμο-ποιούνται σήμερα ως εργαλείο πλαίσιο, για την πολεοδομική οργάνωση των Ευρωπαϊκών πόλεων. Όντας αδύνατο να τοποθετηθούν σε κοινό παρονομαστή, λόγω της ποικιλίας των συστημάτων σχεδιασμού ανά χώρα, αλλά και της διαφοράς μεγέθους και ρόλου μεταξύ των πόλεων, αναλύονται γενικότερα τα σχέδια που χρησιμοποιούνται για να δώσουν τις κατευθύνσεις για τον σχεδιασμό σε κάποιες Ευρωπαϊκές πόλεις, και οι σύγχρονες τάσεις στις οποίες κατευθύνονται. Στην προσπάθεια σύγκρισης τους με εργαλεία τέτοιου τύπου στην Ελλάδα, γίνεται μία ανάλυση των Ρυθμιστικών σχεδίων και των Γενικών Πολεοδομικών Σχεδίων τα οποία χρησιμοποιούνται σήμερα ως κατευθυντήρια εργαλεία σχεδιασμού των ευρύτερων Μητροπολιτικών περιοχών και των δήμων αντίστοιχα. Έτσι, παρουσιάζεται το περιεχόμενό τους και αναλύονται κάποια ισχύοντα Ρυθμιστικά και Γενικά Πολεοδομικά Σχέδια στις ελληνικές πόλεις, καθώς και τα προβλήματα που αντιμετωπίζει σήμερα ο σχεδιασμός στην Ελλάδα με τις επιπτώσεις τους στην σημερινή πραγματικότητα στις πόλεις. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, παρουσιάζεται και σχολιάζεται ο σχεδιασμός στην πόλη των Ιωαννίνων, και προτείνεται ενδεικτικά ένα master plan, προσπαθώντας να ενσωματώσει τις νέες αντιλήψεις και κατευθύνσεις για τον σχεδιασμό στην ευρύτερη περιοχή της πόλης.Aim of present work is the investigation of urban planning, and more specifically the presentation and analysis of masterplan type projects, that used today as frame tool, for the urban organisation of European cities. Being impossible to be put in common denominator, due to the variety of country-specific treatment planning systems and the difference between the size and role of cities, this work generally analyzes the strategic plans that are used in order to give directions for the planning in certain European cities, and the modern tendencies in which they are directed. In an effort of comparison with tools of such type in Greece, this study makes an analysis of the Regulatory Plans and the General Urban Plans which are used today as guiding design tools of wider metropolitan areas and municipalities respectively. Thus, their content is presented, and current Regulating Plans and In general Urban Plans in the Greek cities are analyzed, as well as the problems that the planning system in Greece faces today, with their repercussions in the current reality in the cities. In this frame, the planning in the city of Ioannina is presented, and an indicatively master plan is pro-posed, trying to incorporate the new perceptions and directions for the planning in the wider region of city.Κωνσταντίνος Ν. Μπλανά

Development and utilization of human resource in the municipalities of Greece: The case of Trikala municipality

Chronic pathology suffering from the Greek government, especially local government and the reform imposed by the local municipalities program of Kallikratis combined with the economic crisis and the troika are the main reasons occupying this research and how through internal forces can municipalities find their way to a viable future. This work focuses on two levels. Firstly it records the current status of human resource in the Municipality of Trikala as well as it proposes a reorganization and restructuring of the foundations and management of human resources in this municipality aiming to a full utilization of capacities and skills. For this reason, the theory of human resources management with special thematic section on the development of human resources were examined in combination with the institution of local government in Greece. Particular attention was given to the introduction of the Kallikratis program and its impact within institutional, organizational, administrative, economic, and social level. Finally, this work tried to study the current status of human resource, especially in municipalities merged into a new municipality of Kallikratis program and how the new assessment system has helped to develop their abilities and skills. Moreover, what would be an ideal model for training and development of employees and what criteria exist for the relocation of employees in the proper position without conflicts. Ending and adding to this latter, what kind of conflicts were grown and how to handle them as well as to study motion reorganization of human resource for better utilization of capacities and skills. © 2014, Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research. All rights reserved

A comparison between 2-D and off-line 3-D ultrasound in the assessment of fetal anatomies: A prospective analysis of 1007 cases

Purpose: To evaluate the use of three-dimensional off-line ultrasonography (3D) as an alternative for examining fetal anatomy and nuchal translucency (NT) in the 1st trimester of pregnancy. Method: A Prospective study of 1007 low risk singleton pregnancies at 11 to 14 weeks of gestation. The gestational age, NT and fetal anatomy (10 anatomic features) were evaluated by off-line three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography after the standard two-dimensional (2D) examination. The results of the two methods were compared using the 2D as a gold standard. Results: In some of the evaluated parameters the 3D method approximates the conventional 2D results. These parameters are the crown-rump length (CRL), the skull-brain anatomy (96.8%), the spine (89.7%), the upper (91.1%) and lower limbs (87%) and the fetal abdomen (98.5%). Some of the anatomic features revealed statistically significant differences in favor of the 2D examination such as the nasal bone (70.6% with the 3D), the stomach (79.6%) and the urinary bladder (59.6%). The NT was measured with the 3D in 87.5% of cases; although in only 60% values were accurate to the corresponding 2D. Conclusion: The off-line assessment of 3D ultrasound volumes can accurately date gestation and satisfactorily visualize fetal anatomy in about 75% of cases. Yet it seems insufficient for the 1st trimester examination, although with modifications and improvements it might serve a potential screening tool especially for areas with difficult access to advanced prenatal diagnosis. © 2012-IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved