Acronym: ASA
Funding agency: Onassis Foundation
Total budget: € 105,000
Harokopio University budget: € 105,000
Start date: 10/2014
End date: 12/2022
Project duration: 98 months (in three consecutive phases)
Principal Investigator: Thomas Maloutas
Description: The Athens Social Atlas aims to highlight and critically discuss issues concerning the social geography of Athens through multiple perspectives, especially with regard to the last 20 years. Thus, it includes texts and material concerning the historical composition of the city since the 19th century, its social stratification, its administration, its international economic role, migration groups, housing practices, daily movements of its residents, but also issues focused on specific areas such as Omonia, Anafiotika, Faliriko Delta, Ippokratous Street and others.
Its articles are divided into 15 main thematic categories: History, Social Structure, Politics, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Ethnic Groups, Culture, Built Environment, Planning, Transport, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods and Social Economy. These categories are the main way to group articles that can be searched by the author or by keywords. Reading the atlas follows the logic of a dictionary or an encyclopedia.
The electronic format of the atlas allows for the continuous addition of new articles and the correction/revision of older ones. The Athens Social Atlas is, therefore, a constant and dynamic process of searching for and adding new articles that will make it more and more complete. This process is open to anyone who considers that they can and wants to contribute by writing an article and/or providing relevant material. The proposal submission process is done electronically.
The Atlas is freely accessible (https://www.athenssocialatlas.gr/) in three languages (Greek, English and French). The visibility of the Atlas has now exceeded 900,000 visits. The Athens Social Atlas is the founder of the international network Global Atlas Network (https://www.atlasglobalnetwork.com/) in which participate 9 city atlases and 5 research projects involving 21 other cities.
Atlas material is governed by the terms of use and dissemination “Attribution-NonCommercial Use 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)”
Keywords: Athens,Social dimensions, Spatial structures, Social inequalities, Social changes