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LEKKAS, E., PAPANIKOLAOU, D., NOMIKOU, P., PAPANIKOLAOU, M. (2010). - Urban and land planning of settlements in geodynamically hazardous regions of particular cultural, environmental and natural significance. The case of Oia - Santorini, Greece. International Association for Engineering Geology, 11th IAEG Congress, paper ID No. 147, p. 1257-1264, Auckland.

 

The urban area of the historical municipality of Oia comprises a special environmental unit which combines historical buildings, a characteristic cycladic architecture as well as an impressive geomorphology and geological structure. Because of these features, the municipality of Oia has become a very popular tourist destination and as a result, suitable land use planning for expanding urban development is more than necessary. In this study, we evaluate the geomorphological, geological and geotechnical features of the complex-built area towards the inner side of the caldera, we suggest a microzonation map, and we assess the land use and urbanization suitability.