Sustainable Ecotourism through Cutting-Edge Technologies

George Pavlidis, Alexandra Solomou, Spyridoula Stamouli, Vassilis Papavassiliou, Kosmas Kritsis, Chairi Kiourt, Vasileios Sevetlidis, George Karetsos, Panayiotis Trigas, Konstantinos Kougioumoutzis, Katerina Goula, Nikolaos Proutsos, George Pistikos, Yannis Theodoridis, Emmanouil Galanopoulos, Nikolaos Paraskevas, Ursula Foskolou and Michael Papadopoulos
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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

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 2, 1-20

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.

Keywords: ecotourism; sustainable development; artificial intelligence; augmented reality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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