Dimitris Theodossopoulos
Biographic Data
| ID | 3833070 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dimitris Theodossopoulos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dimitris |
| FAMILY NAME | Theodossopoulos |
| SIGNATURE | THEODOSSOPOULOS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Edinburgh College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9179-6950 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Troubles with Turtles
The people of Vassilikos, farmers and tourist entrepreneurs on the Greek island of Zakynthos, are involved in a bitter environmental dispute concerning the conservation of sea turtles. Against the environmentalists' practices and ideals they set their own culture of relating to the land, cultivation, wild and domestic animals. Written from an anthropological perspective, this book puts forward the idea that a thorough study of indigenous cultures…
Enhancing fieldwork learning experiences for the architectural conservation curriculum
Purpose Fieldwork in architectural conservation education is a proven practice to develop skills in documenting current conditions and start methodological engagements with a site's architectural and historical values. It is a vehicle to generate intensive learning experiences in comprehensive degrees or short courses. Review of the practice within conservation education is not extensive and the purpose of this paper is to reflect on enhancing pe…
Experiencias intensivas de trabajo de campo como herramienta pedagógica para la conservación patrimonial en ciudades marginalizadas
El trabajo de campo en la educación para la conservación del patrimonio arquitectónico se considera principalmente una herramienta para documentar la condición actual y desarrollar habilidades relevantes como metodología comprometida con los valores arquitectónicos, culturales e históricos de un sitio. Sin embargo, su pedagogía, en ausencia de un amplio debate, puede enriquecerse mediante la revisión de experiencias en Geografía y Arquitectura, d…
Reconstituting historical stratigraphy
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test critical conservation approaches through conceptual architectural interventions that integrate the evolution of a significant urban building, the Temple of Dagan in Ugarit, the capital of an important Bronze Age civilisation in Syria, with the pre-existing phases of the site and offer a paradigm for the presentation of the city’s evolution. This reflection aims to investigate how far the remaining fabr…
Nineteenth-century housing preventive conservation in Edinburgh and its Western European context
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how comprehensive the management of common repairs in the nineteenth-century urban housing in Edinburgh is in the European context. The city experienced a variety of approaches since the 1970s to repairs of exposed decorative elements and the envelope, whose condition is exacerbated by inappropriate interventions and climate change. Design/methodology/approach The debate is framed in practice in Wes…
Social Anthropology
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Social Anthropology
Nineteenth-century housing preventive conservation in Edinburgh and its Western European context
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how comprehensive the management of common repairs in the nineteenth-century urban housing in Edinburgh is in the European context. The city experienced a variety of approaches since the 1970s to repairs of exposed decorative elements and the envelope, whose condition is exacerbated by inappropriate interventions and climate change. Design/methodology/approach The debate is framed in practice in Wes…
Reconstituting historical stratigraphy
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test critical conservation approaches through conceptual architectural interventions that integrate the evolution of a significant urban building, the Temple of Dagan in Ugarit, the capital of an important Bronze Age civilisation in Syria, with the pre-existing phases of the site and offer a paradigm for the presentation of the city’s evolution. This reflection aims to investigate how far the remaining fabr…
Enhancing fieldwork learning experiences for the architectural conservation curriculum
Purpose Fieldwork in architectural conservation education is a proven practice to develop skills in documenting current conditions and start methodological engagements with a site's architectural and historical values. It is a vehicle to generate intensive learning experiences in comprehensive degrees or short courses. Review of the practice within conservation education is not extensive and the purpose of this paper is to reflect on enhancing pe…
Experiencias intensivas de trabajo de campo como herramienta pedagógica para la conservación patrimonial en ciudades marginalizadas
El trabajo de campo en la educación para la conservación del patrimonio arquitectónico se considera principalmente una herramienta para documentar la condición actual y desarrollar habilidades relevantes como metodología comprometida con los valores arquitectónicos, culturales e históricos de un sitio. Sin embargo, su pedagogía, en ausencia de un amplio debate, puede enriquecerse mediante la revisión de experiencias en Geografía y Arquitectura, d…
Troubles with Turtles
The people of Vassilikos, farmers and tourist entrepreneurs on the Greek island of Zakynthos, are involved in a bitter environmental dispute concerning the conservation of sea turtles. Against the environmentalists' practices and ideals they set their own culture of relating to the land, cultivation, wild and domestic animals. Written from an anthropological perspective, this book puts forward the idea that a thorough study of indigenous cultures…
Geography (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Architecture (2 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · History (2 works) · Originality (2 works)