Title: An overview of urban-rural land use interactions in Greece

Authors: Serafeim Polyzos, Olga Christopoulou, Dionysios Minetos, Walter Leal Filho

Addresses: Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, Volos, 38334, Greece. ' Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, Volos, 38334, Greece. ' Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, Volos, 38334, Greece. ' TuTech Innovation, Harburger Schlossstrasse 6-12, D-21079 Hamburg, Germany

Abstract: Purpose: The present paper focuses on investigating the principal land use changes in Greece from 1971–1991 and attempts to uncover possible interactions between urban, rural and forest uses. Findings: The interactions do not remain stable in their direction (positive or negative) and importance (high of low) for the two time periods that have been investigated. Practical implications: The correlation analysis can provide useful insights concerning the proximate and underlying causes of land use change. Originality/value: There are no papers investigating land use changes in Greece in the prefectural administrative level covering the whole country.

Keywords: land use changes; land use theories; urban sprawl; correlation analysis; Greece; urban-rural land use; urban land use; rural land use; forest land use; land use interaction.

DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2008.018330

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 2008 Vol.7 No.3, pp.276 - 296

Published online: 15 May 2008 *

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