The element of sustainability in the Greek statutory spatial planning system: A real operational concept or a political declaration?

Sapountzaki, K; Karka, H

dc.contributor.author	Sapountzaki, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Karka, H	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:17:15Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:17:15Z
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	0965-4313	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14414
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dc.subject.classification	Planning & Development	en
dc.subject.other	institutional framework	en
dc.subject.other	national planning	en
dc.subject.other	planning practice	en
dc.subject.other	sustainability	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.title	The element of sustainability in the Greek statutory spatial planning system: A real operational concept or a political declaration?	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	This paper focused on the response of the Greek statutory spatial planning system to the concept and principles of sustainability. The query to be answered is the following: Have the structure, institutions, processes and instruments of the planning system been affected by sustainability principles and in what way? Furthermore, are there any public policy results contributing to sustainable development and attributable to spatial planning? Methodological approach is based on cross-examination of a group of assumed sustainability criteria on the one side and recent changes/transformations in the key-factors of the spatial planning system (institutions, processes, instruments) on the otherside. The approach is complemented by reverse direction considerations: in cases of operational processes leading evidently up to sustainability the responsible policy sector is acknowledged and any factual connection to spatial planning is addressed. The main conclusion is that for the time being sustainability objectives in strategic and top-down spatial planning in Greece rather perform the function of a political manifesto and 'legalize' traditional weaknesses than drive real development towards a sustainable course. The chances for operational success are expected slim in the near future and originate mostly from the European Union (EU) political and economic pressures, producing however fragmented, single-dimension (mainly environment conservation) results for which commitment of the involved societies has never been accomplished and confirmed.	en
heal.publisher	CARFAX PUBLISHING	en
heal.journalName	European Planning Studies	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000167971100007	en
dc.identifier.volume	9	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	407	en
dc.identifier.epage	426	en