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.
Beyond the pandemic: Spatial inequalities, health vulnerability, and urban resilience in Attica
Yannis Psycharis, Panayotis Pantazis & Leonidas Doukissas
Cities, 176 (2026), 107161
The first record examines spatial inequalities in COVID-19 mortality across Attica by combining Bayesian disease mapping and spatial econometrics.
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 publications component will be expanded in the next phase using consistent metadata and filters by author, theme, and year.