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Spatial planning in transition in Greece: a critical overview

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  • Marilena Papageorgiou

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Greece is a country undergoing major changes in its course towards recovering from the recession and meeting the desirable economic standards. Over the past years, a series of legislative acts have reformed not only the sectoral policies and guidelines for the development of the main economic sectors of the country, but also the spatial planning policy and system, which in the period of just two years (between 2014 and 2016) underwent a double reform (Laws 4269 and 4447). Planning procedures became more ‘favourable’ to investments and the market’s needs. However, despite this early shift towards a more flexible and neoliberal approach, competitiveness and economic growth have not yet been achieved, whilst spatial planning is still ‘on hold’, leading to further entrepreneurial hesitancy and to a further delay in meeting the State’s requisite economic goals. The paper aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion regarding the future of spatial planning in Greece, in view of achieving economic stability and prosperity. The paper concludes that a suitable spatial planning model for Greece should prioritize public interest and territorial justice, in a way that it will not asphyxiate or discourage private sector initiatives that are so needed for the economic recovery.

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  • Marilena Papageorgiou, 2017. "Spatial planning in transition in Greece: a critical overview," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(10), pages 1818-1833, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:25:y:2017:i:10:p:1818-1833
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2017.1344194
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    1. Avgi Vassi & Konstantina Siountri & Kalliopi Papadaki & Alkistis Iliadi & Anna Ypsilanti & Efthimios Bakogiannis, 2022. "The Greek Urban Policy Reform through the Local Urban Plans (LUPs) and the Special Urban Plans (SUPs), Funded by Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-22, August.
    2. Miranda Dandoulaki & Miltiades Lazoglou & Nikos Pangas & Konstantinos Serraos, 2023. "Disaster Risk Management and Spatial Planning: Evidence from the Fire-Stricken Area of Mati, Greece," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-24, June.
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