@conference {12817, title = {Approaching diverse European dynamic pre-industrial landscapes in the volcanically active regions of Greece and Iceland.}, booktitle = {Landmarks and socio-economic Systems: constructing of pre-industrial Landscapes and their Perception by contemporary Societies}, year = {2006}, abstract = {

The evolution of landscapes as natural phenomena is rarely seen in a generation,
but in volcanic regions the landscape is transformed at a tremendously fast rate.
These places are physical bounded and marked by natural phenomena as well as
imbued with cultural meaning. In regions where volcanic activity is dormant, it is
argued that a different cultural association is formed; in this paper the
palaeoenvironmental and volcanic evolution of the sites are analysed in the
volcanically active M{\'y}vatn region (NE Iceland) and on the island of Thera (Aegean
Sea, Greece).
The island of Thera consists of a basement of recrystallized limestones and
metamorphosed rocks. This basement is covered by a sequence of volcanic
formations. The volcanic activity, which started about 1.6 million years ago, is
still active and it is the predominant natural feature of the island{\textquoteright}s topography.
The M{\'y}vatn region is a volcanically active area, straddling the American and
European plates along the North Atlantic ridge. The most recent lava eruption
took place in the 1983 and land areas are constantly changing in response to new
activities.

Few of the questions that the research will approach are:

}, author = {Aldred, O. and Frioriksson, A. and Einarsson, A. and Gournellos, Th. and Vassilopoulos, A. and Evelpidou, N. and Kiriakopoulos, K. and Chartidou, K.} }