Cyprus and Geology

The event will be dedicated to the memory Ioannis Panagides and his work, co-author of the book,“Cyprus and Geology: Science, Environment, Culture” [in Greek], that was published by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation in 2013 and received an honorary distinction from the Academy of Athens in 2014.

In 2013 the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation published the book By means of panoramic photographs and diagrams, the book describes and presents the genesis and emergence of Cyprus from the sea as well as the geological processes that gave birth to an island of unique geology, topographic features, microclimatological conditions and fertile soil covered with thick forests and a great variety of flora and fauna, rich in water and mineral resources and hydrocarbons. All these elements, together with the island’s geographical position at the crossroads between three continents, have formed the basis for ten thousand years of history, art and civilization.

The book is not addressed only to geoscientists but to many other scientists such as historians, archaeologists, agronomists, mining and civil engineers, hydrologists, doctors for the evolution of medicine and pharmacology in Cyprus, Primary and Secondary Education teachers and University professors as well as everyone who wants to know Cyprus.

Speaker:
Dr Andreas Panayiotou, former Minister of the Interior and former Chairman of Hellenic Bank.

Thursday, 26 January 2017, Andreas Patsalides Hall, 19:00