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“Open Cinema Map” - Open Data and Digital Ethnography as a Means for Grasping the Evolving Spatial Pattern of Cinemas – Athens Case Study

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Culture, in its various forms, is currently perceived as a key driver for urban development and a sector that lies at the heart of SDGs’ attainment; while various studies around the world demonstrate its power in cities’ flourishing and achievement of sustainability objectives. However, rapid technological and other developments have severely affected certain facets of culture, with cinema being one of the most impacted ones. Τhis paper explores the evolving spatial pattern of this specific cultural sector, which is perceived as a vital part of local urban socio-economic and cultural development and community invigoration. As case study region, the Athens metropolitan area is considered. The proposed methodological approach is grounded in particular types of open and volunteered geographic data, as well as spatial tools. More specifically, data are sourced from the OpenStreetMap platform and supplementary digital sources through digital ethnography; while errors/discrepancies identified in these data are also addressed and resolved. The time span of the cinemas’ spatial pattern exploration in the Athens area is 2005–2022, with specific interest in 2005, 2012, 2019 and 2022 instances. Key findings demonstrate a certain decline of enclosed, single-screen enterprises; a relative stability of open-air, neighborhood and municipal cinemas; and a fragility of multiplexes.

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Dalkavouki, A., Stratigea, A. (2023). “Open Cinema Map” - Open Data and Digital Ethnography as a Means for Grasping the Evolving Spatial Pattern of Cinemas – Athens Case Study. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2023 Workshops. ICCSA 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14105. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37108-0_36

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