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Economic Profile: Municipality of Heraklion

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-25T17:39:09Z
dc.date.available2024-10-25T17:39:09Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-25
dc.description.abstractThe municipality of Heraklion is located seaside along the Aegean Sea, on the north coast of the island of Crete. Heraklion is the fourth largest city in Greece, and the administrative capital of Crete and the Heraklion regional unit. The city’s historic center is encircled by Venetian walls, making the entirety of the old town a protected monument. Heraklion has a significant human capital base, owing to the presence of prominent university campuses and research institutions which lead cutting-edge research projects throughout Europe in a number of fields. Key sectors of focus and potential growth for the city include tourism, ICT and biotechnology. Tourism has been on an upward trajectory and is expected to grow in the next years, backed by the realization of strategic infrastructure projects (airport, port, marina) which are expected to expand tourism offerings across target segments and improve the value added of the tourism sector. Significant infrastructures and stakeholders are in place to facilitate increased tourism, with two major airlines and a cruise-style ferry line headquartered in the city. Meanwhile, Heraklion also shows remarkable potential in research and innovation, demonstrated by its top-tier research centers which lead projects across Europe, and its increasing business and economic support infrastructure leading to successful research commercialization particularly in the fields of ICT and biotechnology.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099102424042042278/P18000211437560201b3481b87b895167c5
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42304
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42304
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectMSMEs
dc.subjectRESEARCH AND INNOVATION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectBIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectICT
dc.titleEconomic Profile: Municipality of Heraklionen
dc.typeReport
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okr.crossref.titleEconomic Profile: Municipality of Heraklion
okr.date.disclosure2024-10-25
okr.date.lastmodified2024-10-24T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099102424042042278/P18000211437560201b3481b87b895167c5
okr.guid099102424042042278
okr.identifier.docmidP180002-14375660-ca45-4220-b348-b87b895167c5
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/42304
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34410897
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34410897
okr.identifier.report194284
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okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099102424042042278/pdf/P18000211437560201b3481b87b895167c5.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryGreece
okr.sectorSub-National Government
okr.themeUrban Infrastructure and Service Delivery,Mitigation,Municipal Institution Building,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Public Sector Management,Urban Planning,Climate change,Urban and Rural Development,Adaptation,Public Administration,Urban Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Growth
okr.unitInfra ECA Urban (IECUR)
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