ISBN: 3540423958
TITLE: Regional Development in Greece
AUTHOR: Konsolas et al.
TOC:

I. The Evolution and Prospects of Regional Policy in Greece 1
1. The Greek Regional Policy of the Period 1950-1985 1
2. The EEC Regional Policy 2
3. 1986-2006: Twenty Years of Operational Programmes 4
3.1. The Evolution of the Main Objectives and Priorities 5
3.2. The Evolution of Means and Processes 6
4. New Trends in Regional Policy and Planning 8
II. Regional Development in Greece: Basic Figures and Trends 11
1. Introduction 11
2. Population Concentration 11
3. Regional Distribution of GDP 13
4. Employment and Unemployment 17
5. Sector Specialization 21
III. Regions and Regional Development Policy
A. Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
1. Development Characteristics 25
1.1. Geomorphology 25
1.2. Demographic Characteristics 25
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 27
1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products 28
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 29
1.6. Education and Health 30
1.7. Infrastructure 30
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 31
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trends) 31
2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role 32
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 32
3. Development Policy 34
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 34
3.2. Development Policies of the Past 34
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 35
B. Central Macedonia
1. Development Characteristics 38
1.1. Geomorphology 38
1.2. Demographic Characteristics 38
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 40
1.4. Production by Sectors and Main Products 41
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 42
1.6. Education and Health 42
1.7. Infrastructure 43
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 44
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trends) 44
2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role 45
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 47
3. Development Policy 47
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 47
3.2. Development Policies of the Past 48
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 49
C. Western Macedonia
1. Development Characteristics 51
1.1. Geomorphology 51
1.2. Demographic Characteristics 53
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 54
1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products 55
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 55
1.6. Education and Health 56
1.7. Infrastructure 57
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 58
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trends) 58
2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role 59
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 59
3. Development Policy 60
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 60
3.2. Development Policies of the Past 60
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 62
D. Epirus
1. Development Characteristics 64
1.1. Geomorphology 64
1.2. Demographical Characteristics 64
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 66
1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products 67
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 67
1.6. Education and Health 68
1.7. Infrastructure 68
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 69
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trends) 69
2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role 70
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 71
3. Development Policy 72
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 72
3.2. Development Policies of the Past 72
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 73
E. Thessaly
1. Development Characteristics 76
1.1. Geomorphology 76
1.2. Demographic Characteristics 76
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 78
1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products 79
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 80
1.6. Education and Health 80
1.7. Infrastructure 81
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 81
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trends) 81
2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role 82
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 84
3. Development Policy 84
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 84
3.2. Development Policies of the Past 84
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 86
F. Ionian Islands
1. Development Characteristics 88
1.1. Geomorphology 88
1.2. Demographic Characteristics 88
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 90
1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products 91
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 92
1.6. Education and Health 93
1.7. Infrastructure 93
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 94
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trends) 94
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 95
3. Development Policy 96
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 96
3.2. Development Policies of the Past 96
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 98
G. Western Greece
1. Development Characteristics 100
1.1. Geomorphology 100
1.2. Demographic Characteristics 100
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 102
1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products 103
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 104
1.6. Education and Health 105
1.7. Infrastructure 105
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 106
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trends) 106
2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role 106
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 1O8
3. Development Policy 108
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 108
3.2. The Development Policies of the Past 109
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 111
H. Sterea Ellada
1. Development Characteristics 113
1.1. Geomorphology 113
1.2. Demographic Characteristics 115
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 115
1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products 116
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 117
1.6. Education and Health 118
1.7. Infrastructure 118
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 119
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trend) 119
2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role 120
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 121
3. Development Policy 121
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 121
3.2. Development Policies of the Past 122
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 123
1. Attica
1. Development Characteristics 125
1.1. Geomorphology 125
1.2. Demographic Characteristics 127
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 127
1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products 128
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 129
1.6. Education and Health 130
1.7. Infrastructure 131
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 132
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trends) 132
2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role 132
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 133
3. Development Policy 134
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 134
3.2. Development Policies of the Past 134
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 135
J. Peloponnese
1. Development Characteristics 138
1.1. Geomorphology 138
1.2. Demographic Characteristics 138
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 140
1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products 141
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 142
1.6. Education and Health 142
1.7. Infrastructure 143
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 144
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trend) 144
2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role 145
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 146
3. Development Policy 146
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 146
3.2. Development Policies of the Past 147
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 148
K. Northern Aegean Islands
1. Development Characteristics 150
1.1. Geomorphology 150
1.2. Demographic Characteristics 152
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 152
1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products 153
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 154
1.6. Education and Health 155
1.7. Infrastructure 156
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 156
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trends) 156
2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role 157
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 158
3. Development Policy 159
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 159
3.2. The Development Policies of the Past 159
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 161
L. Southern Aegean Islands
1. Development Characteristics 164
1.1. Geomorphology 164
1.2. Demographic Characteristics 164
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 166
1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products 167
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 168
1.6. Education and Health 169
1.7. Infrastructure 169
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 170
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trends) 170
2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role 170
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 171
3. Development Policy 171
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 171
3.2. The Development Policies of the Past 172
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 173
M. Crete
1. Development Characteristics 175
1.1. Geomorphology 175 
1.2. Demographic Characteristics 177
1.3. The Region's GDP: Total and by Sector 177
1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products 178
1.5. Employment and Unemployment 180
1.6. Education and Health 180
1.7. Infrastructure 181
2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas 182
2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities
(Indices of Development Trends) 182
2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role 183
2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands 183
3. Development Policy 184
3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects 184
3.2. The Development Policies of the Past 185
3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region 186
IV. Special Areas and Development Policy
1. Metropolitan Centres
1.1. Urban Centres in Greece 191
1.1.1. Developments and Growth Significance 191
1.1.2. Classification of Urban Centres 193
1.2. Metropolitan Centres and Development Strategy 195
1.2.1. Metropolitan Centres and Europe 195
1.2.2. Managing the Urban Cycle of Metropolitan Centres 197
1.3. Action Categories for the Metropolitan Centres 198
1.4. Urban Development Policy 198
2. Mountainous Areas
2.1. The Mountainous Areas in Greece 200
2.1.1. Definitions and Delimitation 200
2.1.2. Geographical Information and Natural Resources 201
2.1.3. Demographical Data 202
2.1.4. Economic Data 204
2.1.5. Developments in Income, Production and Infrastructure 206
2.2. Typology of Mountain Areas and Emerging Trends 207
2.3. Strategy and Action Planning 209
3. Island Areas
3.1. The Island Areas in Greece 210
3.2. The Island Areas in the European Union 211
3.3. Development Strategy for the Island Areas 213
Bibliography 215
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