Hara Drinia

• School of Environmental Sciences - University of East Anglia
• Professor (Full) at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

In recent years, multiple efforts to promote geoscience and geoenvironmental awareness have highlighted the need for geoeducation. This article explores the importance of integrating geoeducation into the Greek curriculum for promoting a deeper understanding of geosciences. The method used is primarily based on a mixed-methods approach, covering bo...

Anthropogenic global challenges and environmental pressures are increasingly significant. Developing pro-environmental behavior and geoethics is crucial for enhancing awareness, action capability, and respect for natural systems. UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps) play a vital role in conserving geological and biological diversity while aligning with t...

Museums are called to respond to contemporary challenges and contribute to the formation of more progressive societies. One of the major challenges of our time is climate change and sustainability, and museums could construct cocreated narratives around climate and implement targeted actions for the audiences through their sensorial and affective e...

Two sediment sections are investigated at Cape Arkhangelos, island of Rhodes, where Pleistocene marine sediments crop out in horsts and grabens of a Mesozoic basement. There, hemipelagic sediments characterized by upper bathyal communities are atypically mixed with much shallower faunal components because they were deposited close to rugged coastal...

Museums are called to respond to contemporary challenges and contribute to the formation of more progressive societies. One of the major challenges of our time is climate change and museums could construct cocreated narratives around climate and implement targeted actions for the audiences through their sensorial and affective experiences. More spe...

Human existence and progress hinge on sustainability and resilience, especially in the Anthropocene Era, where the diversity of nature plays a critical role. Central to this endeavor is the realm of geoethics, which not only reshapes the role of geosciences but also fosters the development of ethical behavior and practices in our interaction with t...

This paper explores an innovative educational program designed to protect and promote the geocultural heritage of Minoan Crete. The program applies environmental education and sustainability principles while integrating theater in education, a novel approach that significantly impacts participants’ perspectives. By effectively combining these eleme...

In recent years, the world’s fascination with the geoenvironment has experienced a remarkable surge [...]

This paper explores the efficacy of the geoeducational assessment method (GEOAM) in evaluating the geoeducational potential of geosites. Leveraging a case study involving four geotopes on the island of Samos, Aegean Sea, Greece, this study examines the strengths and limitations of the GEOAM approach, aiming to comprehensively elucidate its efficacy...

The relationship between humans and the environment in the modern world is challenging. UNESCO Global Geoparks are current holistic approaches for protecting and managing geographical areas that emphasise local communities and sustainability. This paper attempts to review the grey literature of Greek universities through their academic repositories...

The goal of our research is to educate students at primary schools in Greece on rapid ongoing natural disasters through the holistic-interdisciplinary science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM)-based method. As a learning tool, an integrated program was designed with a variety of actions and activities aiming to experientially e...

A new assessment method named GEOAM (geoeducational assessment method), that will be a useful tool for highlighting the geoeducational and geoethical value of a geosite, is proposed. This method takes into account, initially, 11 criteria, which are grouped into 8 categories. Each criterion addresses a different aspect of the geosite’s potential for...

In recent years, the concern about geoethics in Greece has begun to grow. This review aims to present the current geoethical thinking in Greece’s educational system through a thorough research of all educational levels’ curricula and the actions developed on this topic in the Greek geoscientific community. In the Greek educational reality, geoeduca...

Geomorphological and sedimentological indicators are often used to reconstruct not only coastal evolution, but also relative sea level changes. In this work, we studied the coastal sediments of Psatha bay (Alkyonides Gulf, Greece) and beachrock outcrops in order to reconstruct the coastal evolution of the area. The drillings analysis included strat...

Climate change is a global issue with implications at many levels. Mitigation and adaptation to its growing impacts are of paramount importance for human livelihoods. Shaping beliefs, attitudes, and values is important in this respect. This shaping takes place mainly during the sensitive childhood years, so the orientation in primary education is p...

The island complex of the Dodecanese is an area rich in geodiversity, due to the intense geotectonic regime resulting from the position of the islands in the southeastern branch of the Greek arc, at the convergence of the two lithospheric plates, the European and the African. In particular, the small island of Kalymnos is characterised by a unique...

Athens, the capital of Greece, is notable for its distinctive environment. Numerous archaeological and historical monuments contribute to the city’s cultural wealth. These cultural monuments should include geological monuments, which are part of Athens’ natural heritage. The Acropolis of Athens is one of the world’s most recognizable and admired mo...

In order to create a cultural landscape, the number of different types of ecomuseums around the world, covering many sites, has recently increased. Their establishment aims at the protection of natural and cultural resources. The north area of Syros Island offers significant opportunities for the development of a museum model that promotes the sust...

In recent years, the interest of society in the geoenvironment is constantly increasing [...]

Citation: Georgousis, E.; Savelidi, M.; Savelides, S.; Mosios, S.; Holokolos, M.-V.; Drinia, H.

Goal of the present paper is to answer the research question: Can the proper use of Microcontroller Board |Systems as educational tools help achieve the goals of Education for Sustainable Development? In order to answer the aforementioned question, a meta-analysis of the qualitative strategy of four recently published relevant papers was utilized....

In this study, the geoeducational value of five geosites, located in the aspiring geopark of the volcanic island of Nisyros, SE Aegean Sea, was assessed by means of two methods: the G-P method of Brilha (2016) and the M-GAM method. The first method takes into account 12 criteria belonging to the educational potential. The M-GAM method, on the other...

The aim of the research is the awakening, participation and alertness of educators and students of Primary Education schools in Greece when it comes to rapid onset Natural Disasters pre-emption. The aim is the alertness of educators, as well as students of school units, so that they are able to face rapid onset natural disasters with prudence and c...

The purpose of this article is to present the results of an environmental education program on “Storm-Tossed Sea Rocks in Pelion Seaside” designed for junior high school students and implemented as a synchronous online educational approach with a main goal to empower students to the values of geoheritage. In order to examine the effectiveness of th...

Goal of the present paper is to answer the research question: Can the proper use of Microcontroller Board |Systems as educational tools help achieve the goals of Education for Sustainable Development? In order to answer the aforementioned question, a meta-analysis of the qualitative strategy of four recently published relevant papers was utilized....

The objective of this paper is to present an educational scenario of a School Activity Program (SAP) of environmental education. The SAP was designed as a prototype, through which it is attempted to empower students with knowledge, attitudes, and values that promote the geoenvironmental sustainability. The scenario was designed to fully implement i...

The island of Kalymnos, located in the Dodecanese island complex in the SE Aegean, is known for its sponge fishing but also for its world-famous climbing fields. Indeed, the island is considered the “Mecca” of climbers. Nevertheless, Kalymnos is characterized by moderate tourist traffic and lack of tourism infrastructure. The planning and developme...

In Greece, the appreciation of industrial buildings is relatively recent, with the legal authorities having recognized their historical value by listing them as monuments. Nineteenth century industrial buildings can be identified as cultural monuments of the past, as well as assist in the reconstruction of urban landscapes. Additionally, individual...

The purpose of this review is, initially, to emphasize the importance of geoenvironmental education for the promotion and preservation of geological heritage and geoethical values, and based on these, to present the current situation in Greece. Geoeducation is a broader component of environmental education which aims to promote the geological herit...

Akrotiri Salt Lake is located 5 km west of the city of Lemesos in the southernmost part of the island of Cyprus. The evolution of the Akrotiri Salt Lake is of great scientific interest, occurring during the Holocene when eustatic and isostatic movements combined with local active tectonics and climate change developed a unique geomorphological envi...

The purpose of this article is to explore the young generation's geocultural consciousness. The research uses the case of Meteora Geomorphes, which have been proposed as a geological heritage site and are known to students for aesthetic, cultural and religious reasons. The sample of the research consisted of third grade Junior High school (Gymnasiu...

Syros Island, Cyclades complex, central Aegean Sea, Greece, is a prime locality for the study of processes active in deep levels of orogens and is world famous for its exceptionally well preserved glaucophane schist-to eclogite-facies lithologies. Glaucophane schists and eclogites are witnesses of one of the fundamental tectonic processes operating...

Οι εκπαιδευτικοί που διδάσκουν μαθήματα που σχετίζονται με τις γεωεπιστήμες σε μαθητές με αναπηρίες όρασης έχουν να αντιμετωπίσουν μια επιπλέον πρόκληση καθώς στην περίπτωση αυτή οι οπτικές αναπαραστάσεις δεν αποτελούν επιλογή. Οι παραπάνω μαθητές ωστόσο ανταποκρίνονται εξαιρετικά καλά σε αισθητήρια ερεθίσματα, τα οποία μπορούν να χρησιμοποιηθούν σ...

Syros Island, Cyclades complex, central Aegean Sea, Greece, is a prime locality for the study of processes active in deep levels of orogens and is world famous for its exceptionally well preserved glaucophane schist-to eclogite-facies lithologies. Glaucophane schists and eclogites are witnesses of one of the fundamental tectonic processes operating...

Στην παρούσα πρόταση διδασκαλίας παρουσιάζονται δραστηριότητες πρακτικής εξάσκησης για έννοιες και μορφές που σχετίζονται με τους ποταμούς. Στόχος τους είναι να αποτελέσουν ένα χρήσιμο εργαλείο-οδηγό για τη διδασκαλία της αντίστοιχης ενότητας του μαθήματος της Γεωλογίας-Γεωγραφίας σε μαθητές γυμνασίου με οπτικές αναπηρίες προκαλώντας ταυτόχρονα το...

Η διδασκαλία της Γεωλογίας παρουσιάζει ιδιαίτερες δυσκολίες όταν εφαρμόζεται σε μαθητές με προβλήματα όρασης καθώς επιβάλλεται η χρήση μη οπτικών αναπαραστάσεων. Προκειμένου να δημιουργηθεί ένα σύνολο προτάσεων διδασκαλίας που αφορούν το μάθημα ¨Γεωλογία-Γεωγραφία¨ στην Α τάξη του γυμνασίου, σε πρώτο στάδιο δημιουργήθηκε μια σειρά από οκτώ εκπαιδευ...

Planktonic foraminiferal biomineralization intensity, reflected by the weight of their shell calcite mass, affects global carbonate deposition and is known to follow climatic cycles by being increased during glacial stages and decreased during interglacial stages. Here, we measure the dissolution state and the mass of the shells of the planktonic f...

Planktonic foraminiferal biomineralization intensity, reflected by the weight of their shell calcite mass, affects global carbonate deposition and is known to follow climatic cycles by being increased during glacial stages and decreased during interglacial stages. Here, we measure the dissolution state and the mass of the shells of the planktonic f...

Παρά τις δυσκολίες που παρουσιάζει η διδασκαλία της έννοιας του γεωλογικού χρόνου, η πρόκληση για τους εκπαιδευτικούς γίνεται ακόμη μεγαλύτερη όταν καλούνται να διδάξουν μαθητές που αντιμετωπίζουν προβλήματα όρασης καθώς στην περίπτωση αυτή οι οπτικές αναπαραστάσεις δεν αποτελούν επιλογή. Το προσβάσιμο εκπαιδευτικό υλικό που παρουσιάζεται σχεδιάστη...

Στην εργασία αυτή επιχειρείται η διερεύνηση της δυνατότητας ολιστικής διεπιστημονικής εκπαιδευτικής προσέγγισης αντικειμένων του STEM και του HASS ως απάντηση στις περίπλοκες περιβαλλοντικές, κοινωνικές και οικονομικές προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζει η ανθρωπότητα. Αναφέρονται στοιχεία τα οποία υποστηρίζουν την αναγκαιότητα της διεπιστημονικής προσέγγ...

Planktonic foraminiferal biomineralization intensity, reflected by their shell calcite mass, affects global carbonate deposition and is known to follow the climate cycles by being increased during glacial stages and decreased during interglacial ones. Here we measure the dissolution state and the mass of the shells of the planktonic foraminifera sp...

This study details new geochemical analysis from an outcrop in Crete to improve understanding of the hydrocarbon potential of the southern margin of the Hellenic Arc along the continental convergent zone of the central Mediterranean Ridge. Seventeen samples were collected from the Late Miocene sub-salt sedimentary succession of Plouti section in ce...

The limited exploitation and low understanding of geological notions, in modern education in physical sciences, motivated the planning of research procedures about the understanding of rock formations, of recognizing rocks, of informing about geological and hydrographic potential, for students of secondary school of Attica, using techniques entaile...

A journal published by the Comitato Glaciologico Italiano, under the auspices of the Associazione Italiana di Geografia Fisica e Geomorfologia and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche of Italy. Founded in 1978, it is the continuation of the «Bollettino del Comitato Glaciologico Italiano». It publishes original papers, short communications, news a...

We herein present an original high-resolution dataset on the Late Pleistocene to Holocene (>15.17 ka BP) benthic foraminiferal record of two continuous sediment cores (DEH 5 and DEH 1), drilled from the shallow (max. depth ∼75 m) semi-enclosed basin of South Evoikos Gulf (central Aegean, Greece). Owing to its particular configuration, this marginal...

New sedimentological, micropaleontological and geochemical data from the Upper Miocene pre-evaporitic sedimentary sequence of the Faneromeni section (Crete Island, eastern Mediterranean) revealed a stepwise restriction of the Mediterranean Sea preceding the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC), which was modulated by a sedimentary cyclicity responding t...

Designing An Educational Scenario Aiming To Teach The Concept Of Geological Time To Secondary Education Students With Visual Disabilities.

1 Na tional and Kapodistrian Uni ver sity of Ath ens, Fac ulty of Ge ol ogy and Geoenvironment, School of Earth Sci ences, Depart ment of His tor i cal Ge ol ogy-Pa le on tol ogy, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15784, Greece. 2 Hel lenic Cen tre for Ma rine Re search, In sti tute of Ocean og ra phy, 46.7 km Ath ens-Sounio Av e nue, 19013 Anavyssos, G...

The oceans' surface layer holds large amounts of dissolved inorganic carbon that is exchanged rapidly with the atmosphere. Carbon enters the ocean mainly through the dissolution of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), and a part of it is converted into carbonate by marine organisms. Calcifying marine organisms include planktonic foraminifers that cont...

The microstructure and geochemical composition of foraminiferal tests are valuable archives for the reconstruction of paleoclimatic and paleoecological changes. In this context, the late Miocene Globigerinoides obliquus shells from Faneromeni section (Crete Island) were investigated through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) imaging, Energy Dispers...

This study provides evidence that ambient seawater density influences calcification and may account for the observed planktonic foraminifera shell mass increase during glacial times. Volumes of weighed fossil Globigerina bulloides shells were accurately determined using X-ray Computer Tomography and were combined with water density reconstructions...

The palaeoenvironmental and palaeoecological reconstruction of the Apostoli Basin (Crete, Rethymnon Region) during early Late Miocene by means of benthic foraminifers is given. Biologically important factors, such as oxygen and nutrient content of sea-water, played a great role in the evolution of the palaeoecosystem. A gradual deepening took place...

Benthic foraminiferai fossil assemblages of the Roufas Section, southern Iraklion Basin, central Crete, were analyzed for the first time. Taxonomic and quantitative analyses were made in order to obtain paleoenvironmental (physical as well biological) information. A data set has been subjected to R- and Q-mode cluster analyses in order to demonstra...

The Messinian pre-evaporitic sedimentary succession of Gavdos island (Metochia section) is a nearly uninterrupted succession of marine sediments, dominated by finely laminated diatomaceous sediments, which are cyclically alternating with marlstone and white limestone beds. The purpose of this study is to analyze in detail the benthic and planktonic...

The Tortonian sediments of Gavdos Island (Greece) contain a rich and diverse echinoidfauna. Clypeasteroid (sand dollars) echinoids are an important component of this fauna and sixteen taxa are recognized. Of these, eleven species are new records for Gavdos Island. The present paper is an annotated species list along with notes on certain aspects of...

The Manassi section in Levkas Island belongs to the Pre-Apulian (Paxos) zone, the most external domain of the Hellenic realm. Its Early Tortonian sediments contain a rich foraminiferal fauna dominated, in numbers of individuals, by planktic species. Its benthic foraminiferal assemblage is characterized by a high number of taxa, with low numbers of...

In the eastern Mediterranean, the island of Crete offers excellent exposures of upper Miocene marine deposits. Three detailed sections of the Tortonian/Messinian sedimentary succession were measured and sampled in three different basins (from west to east: Chania, Heraklion, and Sitia). The biostratigraphic analysis based on planktonic foraminifera...

Marine environmental status can be assessed through the study of bio-indicator species. Here, we monitor natural environmental stress by the occurrence of morphologically abnormal planktonic foraminiferal specimens from a suite of surface sediments in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. We also compare Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) abnormality obse...

Objectives: This study aims to reconstruct the Late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental and palaeoceanographic evolution of Saronikos Gulf (W-Central Aegean), by means of the benthic microfaunal (foraminifera and ostracods). Methods & Results: A 260-cm long sediment core (SAR 39) was recovered from Saronikos Gulf middle shelf, at 140m water depth. The m...

This research aims to investigate the Late Quaternary palaeoceanographic evolution of the Megara basin (NW Saronikos Gulf, W-Central Aegean), as evidenced by the sedimentary record and the contained microfauna. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the impact of the post-LGM sea level change, on the sedimentary palaeoconditions. Other fact...

In the present study, we investigate the Mediterranean–Paratethys connection during the late Miocene in Strymon Basin (North Aegean, northeastern Mediterranean) and compare this onshore sequence with the adjacent offshore Prinos-Nestos sequence, before, during, and after the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). Strymon Basin was a peripheral shallow-wa...

In the field of Palaeontology one has to confront challenging questions regarding palaeoecology and biogeography of fossil communities or the patterns and processes of the phylogeographic evolution of different taxa. In the present work, the evolution of the Western Tethys Ocean is being studied for Lower Miocene of the Mesohellenic Basin (NW Greec...

This research aims to reconstruct the Late Quaternary paleoenvironmental evolution of Saronikos Gulf (W-central Aegean), by means of the benthic foraminiferal record. Saronikos Gulf is typical of many semi-enclosed marine areas in Mediterranean Sea. It is surrounded by the Athens metropolitan area, the Piraeus harbour, and the industrial zone of El...

This research aims to reconstruct the Late Quaternary paleoenvironmental evolution of Saronikos Gulf (W-central Aegean), by means of the benthic foraminiferal record. Saronikos Gulf is typical of many semi-enclosed marine areas in Mediterranean Sea. It is surrounded by the Athens metropolitan area, the Piraeus harbour, and the industrial zone of El...

The Saronikos Gulf is a semi-enclosed embayment situated in the west-central region of the Aegean Sea in the eastern Mediterranean, and covers a total surface area of 1,117 km2. It is a neotectonic basin, divided by a very shallow north–south-oriented platform into a western and an eastern part. The western basin has depths exceeding 400 m, the eas...

Planktonic foraminiferal geochemistry presents a valuable archive for paleoceanographic reconstructions. However in high salinity and carbonate super-saturated settings, precipitation of inorganic calcite onto foraminiferal tests can potentially alter the primary geochemical signal, biasing Mg/Ca ratios and ensuing paleoceanographic reconstructions...

A Pleistocene section, cropping out in the northern Kos Island has been selected for study. The main lithology (clayey sands, sandy marls) of the section is interrupted by a prominent Cladocora bank which allows a proper extraction of its faunal contents and identification at species level. The evaluation of benthic foraminiferal assemblages from t...

Low-diversity scleractinian patch reefs that have been developed, during Early to Middle Tortonian, in Gavdos island are studied, aiming in a better understanding of the time and space relationships of the reef development and the associated basin fill evolution. Gavdos island consists part of a tectonically active setting constituting the southern...

The main objective of this work is to investigate the climatic influence on the sedimentation during mid to late Pliocene in Cyprus island. For this reason, a section located in Pissouri sub-basin, southern Cyprus, was chosen to be studied. The section comprises a nearly uninterrupted succession of marine sediments, dominated by grey marls, which a...

This work involves a preliminary quantitative analysis of benthic foraminifera for the purpose of the determination of palaeoenvironmental parameters (oxygenation, palaeobathymetry) of the depositional environment of the lower part of the typical section of Kalamavka Formation, in Ierapetra Basin, eastern Crete. The sediments of the studied section...

Here, we elucidate the relationship between tectonics and climate and their influence on sedimentation. A number of marine sediment samples were collected from a section located in the northern margin of the Agios Petros Basin (Early Tortonian, Levkas Island, W. Greece) for micropalaeontological analysis, in order to establish and interpret of the...

Foraminifera shell thinning due to the ongoing surface ocean acidification is a topic of increasing interest in paleoceanographic research. As CO2 invades the surface ocean, carbonate ion concentrations [CO ] and pH are lowered. Since it was first shown that the calcification capability of foraminifera is related to changes in ambient seawater [CO3...

New data from the Neogene Boudinar and Arbaa Taourirt basins (northeastern Morocco) provide constraints on the late Miocene evolution of the North Rifian Corridor. The chronostratigraphy of these basins is clarified on the basis of biostratigraphic (planktonic foraminifers, calcareous nannoplankton) and radio-isotope ages. Marine sedimentation in t...

One of the most enigmatic features of long-term Cenozoic climatic evolution, with some analog potential for present/future global climate change, is the last sustained warm and high-atmospheric CO 2 interval in Earth's history, which started after the end of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (5.971–5.332 Ma) in the Mediterranean Sea. We present high-re...

Trace elements incorporated into foraminiferal test carbonate are commonly used as palaeoproxies. For instance, benthic and planktonic Mg/Ca ratios are frequently used for reconstructing bottom and sea surface temperature (SST) changes, respectively. However, over the past few decades it has been shown that the incorporation of Mg²⁺ into foraminife...

AimWe investigated the hypothesis that insular body size of fossil elephants is directly related to isolation and surface area of the focal islands. LocationPalaeo-islands worldwide. Methods We assembled data on the geographical characteristics (area and isolation) of islands and body size evolution of palaeo-insular species for 22 insular species...

Within the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), the Bryant Canyon is exceptional in that rapid sedimentation sustained by high rates of terrigenous sediment delivery and surface marine productivity make this basin an excellent recorder of paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic conditions. We present a new 21-kyr record of sea surface temperature (SST) and local sal...