THE EVOLUTION OF THE GREEK URBAN CENTERS: 1951-2011

Alexandra Schaffar and Sotiris Pavleas ()
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Sotiris Pavleas: Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly

Region et Developpement, 2014, vol. 39, 87-104

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to study the evolution of urban hierarchies and the nature of urban growth processes in Greece from 1951 to 2011 using data provided by the Greek Statistical Authority. The paper delivers three series of results: firstly, when using an administrative definition of the city, the Greek cities converge towards a middle city-size population; secondly, when taking into account spatial dependence, the sizes of Greek cities still converge but this movement starts in the middle of the period, after 1981. In both cases, the preeminence of the Athens agglomeration slowly decreases; finally, the paper delivers evidence concerning the changes that affect urban demographical trends in Greece over the last decade. These changes can be related to the economic crisis and the profound socioeconomic upheaval that Greece has undergone since the beginning of the 21st century.

Keywords: URBAN GROWTH; URBAN HIERARCHIES; ECONOMIC CRISIS; GREECE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 R10 R12 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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