Peri-Urban Rural Areas in Greece
The Case of Attica
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4446112 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Antonis Moissidis (Panteion University), Marie‐noelle Duquenne (0000-0002-3189-5658, Panteion University), Marie-Noelle Duquenne |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 228-239 |
| Publication date | 1997-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociologia Ruralis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0199 • E-ISSN: 1467-9523 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9523.1997.tb00047.x |
| OpenAlex | W4244015043, W2012504904 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 5 |
This paper examines the competition between traditional and modern farms in peri-urban areas, focusing on the peri-urban region of Athens, by means of a sample survey carried out in that region. On the basis of geographical, social and cultural factors, seven zones have been delimited, allowing a typology of peri-urban farms to be established. The three types of farms are specified: 1) The purely traditional farm which adopts extensive production systems and is in long-term decline. 2) The farm adapted to the peri-urban area. 3) The intensive farm, corresponding to a productionist system of production (mainly greenhouse cultivation). Despite the fact that urban sprawl and high demand for land for non-agricultural uses have caused traditional farms to gradually disappear, in some particular peri-urban areas, such farms have been able to survive intense competition due to certain cultural and social factors. Moreover, the specific geomorphological features of the region explain, to a great extent, why most peri-urban farms in Attica operate in a clearly different way from their northern and western European counterparts
Agriculture · Competition (biology) · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Land use · Peri · Regional science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Typology · Urban sprawl · Urbanization · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Ecology · Medicine · Sustainable Urban and Rural Development · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2022 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |