期刊名称：Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management
印刷版ISSN：2065-3913
电子版ISSN：2065-3921
出版年度：2017
卷号：12
期号：3
页码：16-31
出版社：Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Academy of Economic Studies
摘要：By reviewing long-term dynamics of urban expansion in a representative southern European city, this study proposes
a long-term interpretation of Mediterranean urbanization as a result of a structural socioeconomic 'crisis' related to
ineffective local governance, weak regional planning and peculiar demographic structures. Athens' expansion
exemplifies the difficult transition of many southern European cities into a new and more convoluted urban
arrangement depending on the intimate relationship between urban structure, urban planning, social attributes,
cultural aspects and economic factors. The article concludes with a discussion on future development paths of the
Mediterranean cities, identifying informality, non-linearity and unpredictability of expansion path as important traits
for reconversion of 'crisis' cities towards more sustainable and competitive growth models.
关键词：Regional planning; Sustainability; Urban sprawl; Local competitiveness; Southern Europe.
