Authenticity versus hybridity in rural Greece

Theodoraki, A-M; Theodoraki-Patsi, J; Theodoraki, P-C

dc.contributor.author	Theodoraki, A-M	en
dc.contributor.author	Theodoraki-Patsi, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Theodoraki, P-C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:51:03Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:51:03Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	17433541	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/35323
dc.subject	Authenticity	en
dc.subject	Heritage	en
dc.subject	Hybridity	en
dc.subject	Identity	en
dc.subject	Rehabilitation	en
dc.subject	Representation	en
dc.subject	Rural	en
dc.subject	Serres	en
dc.subject	Sustainable development	en
dc.subject	Traditional architecture	en
dc.subject.other	architectural design	en
dc.subject.other	cultural heritage	en
dc.subject.other	database	en
dc.subject.other	historic building	en
dc.subject.other	reconstruction	en
dc.subject.other	rural development	en
dc.subject.other	sustainable development	en
dc.subject.other	twentieth century	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	Authenticity versus hybridity in rural Greece	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.2495/SDP070251	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/SDP070251	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	The architectural representation of diverse rural settlements in the Serres district (northern Greece) originated from different periods of the 20th century. The history of the region describes authenticity in some cases in contrast with hybridity and heritage development in others. Architectural heritage (in all closely related aspects) is important in restructuring rural space. The local identity, especially, that which emerges from the various historical pathways of each region, constitutes today one fundamental perspective for local sustainable development. Rural development promoting a local identity is related also to the ""third wave"" of development, the ""informational"", contributing to the rehabilitation of architectural heritage in order to promote tourism. Most of the traditional architectural morphology of the Serres district was destroyed during the First World War and later the area had to settle 135,000 Greek refugees from Asia minor in new rural settlements according to the treaties of Neuilly and Lausanne. In the 50% of settlements that have been implemented for the refugees between 1923 and 1940, the ""making"" of the built environment is documented. In Greece, the dichotomy between natural or systematic land distributions is recorded since antiquity. During the Byzantine era and later on during the Ottoman occupation the land management followed natural distributions. The natural distribution for Greece corresponds to the term ""traditional"", a heritage from the period before the 20th century. Systematic distributions were implemented after 1923, when the district became part of Greece and they correspond to the term ""planned"". In the three dimensions, the diversity of architectural elements in the Serres district, describes the inter-crosses between the traditional, the neoclassical symbolism and the modern movement, followed by the current regeneration of the local identity issue in rural areas as initiative for sustainable development. The revival of traditional values questions, once more, authenticity or hybridization, while virtual reconstructions and databases of threatened cultural heritage support the context of the new place making. © 2007 WIT Press.	en
heal.journalName	WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.2495/SDP070251	en
dc.identifier.volume	102	en
dc.identifier.spage	261	en
dc.identifier.epage	272	en