Prof. Athena Yiannakou

Athena Yiannakou is a Professor Emeritus at the School of Planning and Development, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece. She studied Architecture at AUTh, Faculty of Engineering (Diploma 1979), and studied Regional and Urban Planning at the London School of Economics (LSE, MSc 1981 and Ph.D. 1993). Her primary areas of expertise include Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Regeneration, Land Policy and Planning, European Spatial Planning Systems, City and Crises, Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Transport Infrastructure, and Spatial Development. She has published books and articles in journals, collective volumes, and conference proceedings. She is the co-founder of the planning firm GEOCHOROS Meletitiki SA and has worked for a long time as a professional planner. She has been the project leader of numerous regional and urban plans, urban renewal and regeneration projects, spatial development and spatial impact assessment projects, and environmental projects. She was also awarded in national and international competitions for major urban planning and design projects. She has served in the past as Head of the School of Spatial Planning and Decelopment and as Director of the MSc Programme Spatial Planning for Sustainable and Resilient Development of the School of Spatial Planning and Development, AUTh.