Research & Publications

Research orientation

The Hellenic Spatial Statistics Lab (HSSL) promotes methodological and applied research in spatial statistics, spatial econometrics, and regional analysis. Particular emphasis is placed on connecting quantitative methods with real questions of spatial development, social and regional inequality, public health, climate vulnerability, and spatial policy.

Main research themes

Spatial statistics and econometrics

Spatial dependence and heterogeneity, spatial weights, spatial regression, spatial panels, Bayesian models, and spatial microeconometrics.

Regional inequality and mobility

Regional convergence and divergence, income inequality, spatial concentration, regional mobility, and development dynamics.

Spatial health and urban resilience

Spatial epidemiology, socio-spatial inequalities in health, urban vulnerability, and resilience to crises.

Climate and spatial planning

Climate vulnerability and risk, adaptation to climate change, and the integration of climate considerations into spatial planning.

Geospatial analysis and cartography

High-resolution spatial data, spatial clustering, thematic cartography, and geospatial visualisation.

Open and reproducible research

Applications in R and Python, open-source code, reusable workflows, and educational resources.

Publications

The dedicated Publications section brings together research outputs associated with HSSL and its team members, using consistent metadata and thematic filters. The most recent publications are displayed automatically below.

View all publications →

Educational and open outputs

HSSL research activities are supported by:

• tutorials in spatial statistics, spatial econometrics, and cartography,
• reproducible code and applied examples,
• interviews and academic conversations,
• presentations of new methods, data sources, and research findings.

The section is progressively enriched with new publications, research findings, and open resources produced by the team.