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The School of Rural and Surveying Engineering 鈥� Geoinformatics  of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) co-organized and hosted the international conference titled:
鈥淏uild Back Better the Self-Made Cities: Actions for Formalizing Informal Constructions & Improving the Geospatial Ecosystems, Land Tools & Land Policies.鈥�

The conference took place from June 18 to 20, 2025, in collaboration with:

• UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), via WPLA (Working Party on Land Administration) and REM (Real Estate Market Advisory Group)
• The Ministry of Environment and Energy
• The Ministry of Digital Governance
• The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
• The European Group of Surveyors (EGoS)
• The World Bank

More than 250 participants from 35 countries, including high-ranking government officials, representatives of local authorities, land registry organizations from UNECE member states (such as Greece, Germany, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Bosnia, Malta, Cyprus, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Israel, Spain, and Italy), as well as academics, private sector representatives, students, and researchers, participated in a three-day event of fruitful dialogue and experience exchange. Topics addressed included:

• Progress in formalizing informal constructions and remaining challenges in UNECE countries
• Urban regeneration in the digital age and sustainable development
• Disaster management and monitoring through geospatial technologies
• Upgrading informal urban settlements
• The housing problem and real estate markets
• Land conflict resolution and strengthening urban resilience
• The complexity of permitting procedures and illegal construction
• The contribution of land registries to land management
• Research and educational issues in land administration
• The role of geospatial ecosystems in proper land use
• Enhancing transparency and sustainability in the real estate market
• The use of Artificial Intelligence in geoinformatics
• Protection of cultural heritage from climate change and the role of land registries
• Government policies on the economy, digital governance, spatial and urban planning, cultural heritage protection, and city resilience in the face of climate change and pandemics

The opening ceremony featured greetings from:

• The Rector of NTUA, Professor Ioannis Chatzigeorgiou
• The Dean of the School, Professor Maria Tsakiri
• The President of FIG, Dr Diane Dumashie (United Kingdom)
• Professor Chryssi A. Potsiou, Honorary President of FIG and elected Vice-Chair of the WPLA committee for the upcoming term, along with representatives from institutional partners

A session of particular interest took place on Thursday, June 19, at the Ministry of Digital Governance, with the participation of:

• The Ministers of Environment and Energy, Mr. Papastavrou, and Digital Governance, Mr. Papastergiou
• Deputy Ministers, Mr. Tagaras and Ms. Tsafou
• The President of the Green Fund, Mr. Androulakis
• The President of the Technical Chamber of Greece, Mr. Stasinos,
• And general secretaries from seven Greek ministries, as well as the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Romania

The conference was honored by the presence of distinguished representatives from international organizations, government agencies, universities, research centers, and professional chambers. Central themes of the conference included:

• Collaboration among all involved stakeholders (politicians, local authorities, professionals, academics, students, researchers) aiming for convergence on common goals and the enhancement of social cohesion
• Linking scientific research with policy-making
• The contribution of Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineers to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda

The event concluded with a technical visit and seminar in Santorini, focusing on local challenges related to land management and spatial planning in small island environments under pressure (overtourism, international real estate market and housing, informal construction, rapid development and agricultural activity, natural disaster risk management, climate crisis, etc.)

The visit was followed by a roundtable discussion, aiming to develop a scientific study, and concluded with a tour of the island and a visit to the volcano.