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Facing metaphors as the most complex iconic signs: Toward a synthetic analysis of figuration in Greek street art

Cognitive linguistic and semiotic accounts of metaphors have often discussed the complex phenomenon of metaphor in various ways, often addressing factors such as universality and conventionality, context-sensitivity, cross-cultural variation and creativity, deliberateness and “multimodality”. However, in most cases, such factors are investigated in isolation (cf. Gibbs 2017). Therefore, we propose

Multicriteria Evaluation in Real Estate Land-use Suitability Analysis: The case of Volos, Greece

The integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into real estate analysis has long been considered an interesting interdisciplinary pursuit, but has yet to become mainstream. Despite the increasing academic focus over the last twenty years, this endeavour has mostly been approached from the scientific side of Geography. Inversely, such focus from the real estate sector remains marginal. No

Tourism and Development An Ideational Analysis of a Grassroots Environmental Movement in Corfu, Greece

Tourism as an economic activity has been on the rise for the last decades. For that reason, it is labeled as a vehicle for development and for generating economic growth. While the sector is benefiting local societies it is also the root of societal and environmental problems. For that reason, local societies are mobilizing against the sector and its further development. The aim of this thesis is

Lean warehousing: A case study of a Greek warehouse

Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study is to firstly identify and illustrate the problems within a selected warehouse. This dissertation is based on the 5s lean tool and also aims to develop solutions in order the warehouse to work in a more efficient way. Methodology: For this thesis, the observation method has been chosen as the most suitable way of gathering the necessary data. For 50 da

Approaches to the design of refugee camps : An empirical study in Kenya, Ethiopia, Greece, and Turkey

Purpose: An unprecedented scale of human migration has lead humanitarians to view camps as long-term settlements rather than temporary holding facilities. The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of and identify challenges with this proposed new approach to camp design. Design/methodology/approach: Based on the camp design literature, the authors developed an interview guide and