Proceedings (Feb 2024)

Rural Infrastructure Using Dry-Stone Walling, an Asset for Sustainable Development in a Regional and Local Context

  • Evangelia Stathopoulou,
  • Eleni Theodoropoulou,
  • Antony Rezitis,
  • George Vlahos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2024094053
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 94, no. 1
p. 53

Abstract

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In this study, dry-stone walling was assessed by the public to map perceptions on the recognition, durability, appeal, food production aspects, biodiversity advocacy, and other characteristics and functions of dry-stone walling. The survey’s goal was to define how informed the public is about the functions performed by dry-stone walling. The answers were expected to reveal whether the returns of dry-stone walling are widely acknowledged by the public, what the key factors are for the dissemination of these profits, and if there is solid ground for the reintroduction of dry-stone walling as a cutting-edge choice for new projects.

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