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December 2016 Regional Science Inquiry Volume VIII Regional Number 3 Science Regional Inquiry Science Inquiry THE JOURNAL OF THE Hellenic Association of Regional Scientists December 2016 Volume VIII Number 3 RSI J Contribution by: FOUNDATION YEAR 2008 English Edition ISSN: 1791-5961 Print ISSN: 1791-7735 On line H.A.R.S. - RSI J – ΚΠΕ - R ICR – ZRW – GGGR Editorial Board 2016 The Board of the Regional Science Inquiry PROFESSOR JOSE VARGAS HERNANDEZ Departmentt de Mercadotecnia y Negocios HELLENIC ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL SCIENTISTS H.A.R.S. - 2016 Internacionales, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Hon. Managing Editor [H.A.R.S . is a Think Tank of groups of people with EMERITUS PROFESSOR PETER NIJKAMP multidisciplinary work in the fields of Regional Science, PROFESSOR PANAGIOTIS LIARGOVAS Free University Faculty of Economics and Business Department of Economics which occurs with the selfless contribution of Administration, Department of Spatial Economics University of Peloponnese, Tripolis, Greece participants who offer their work to the global scientific Amsterdam, the Netherlands community] PROFESSOR THEODORE PELAGIDIS Hon. Managing Editor Department of Maritime Studies President and Chair, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece EMERITUS PROFESSOR NIKOLAOS KONSOLAS Journals Management Committee (RSI – ΚΠΕ – ICR – ZRW – GGGR) Department of Economic and Regional Development School of Sciences of Economy and Public PROFESSOR EFSTATHIOS TSACHALIDIS Administration, Panteion University of Social and Department of Forestry and Environmental Management Professor Christos Ap. 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