Prof. Kalliopi Sapountzaki. Professor (Spatial Planning, Disaster/Risk Management and Risk Governance) at the Department of Geography, Harokopio University of Athens (HUA). PhD in Risk Management—Spatial Planning, National Technical University of Athens, 1990. MA in Urban Design, University of Manchester, 1981. Diploma in Architecture, NTUA, 1980. She has been the scientific leader of EC research projects focusing on Risk analysis, Vulnerability, Resilience and Risk Governance. She has published her work in international books and scientific journals, focusing on Risk and Disaster Management, Risk and Territorial Governance, Spatial Planning and Local and Regional (Sustainable) Development. Currently, she is the Dean of the School of Environment, Geography and Applied Economics of HUA. She is a board member of the Society for Risk Analysis - Europe (SRA-Europe) and she has offered lectures as a visiting professor at several universities across Europe.