Deconstructing the Urban Scenography of Socialist Realism: Post-war reconstruction of Warsaw between 1949-56

Architecture is used by political leaders to seduce, to impress and to intimidate. This ongoing romance of power and arts is a theme that has been known for centuries. 2019 marked a 70th anniversary of the introduction of Socialist Realism doctrine in Polish architecture, art and culture in general. That dictate lasted only seven years (1949-56)...

Ilissos and Kifissos rivers – Greece: Influence of human factors on basins’ evolution: A sociohydrological point of view

The aim of this thesis was to investigate the evolution of Ilissos and Kifissos river basins in Athens, Greece and the ways this evolution was influenced by specific human factors. The dynamics of the human-water interactions have been studied in the frame of sociohydrology and the central key was to study the impact society had on the...