Tools for legal integration and regeneration of informal development in Greece: A research study in the municipality of Keratea

Potsiou, CA; Dimitriadi, K

dc.contributor.author	Potsiou, CA	en
dc.contributor.author	Dimitriadi, K	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:51:50Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:51:50Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	15381242	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/35679
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dc.subject	Cadastre	en
dc.subject	Informal settlements	en
dc.subject	Legalization	en
dc.subject	Urban planning	en
dc.subject	Urban regeneration	en
dc.subject.other	cadastre	en
dc.subject.other	conference proceeding	en
dc.subject.other	globalization	en
dc.subject.other	informal settlement	en
dc.subject.other	land use planning	en
dc.subject.other	suburban area	en
dc.subject.other	urban development	en
dc.subject.other	urban planning	en
dc.subject.other	urban policy	en
dc.subject.other	urbanization	en
dc.subject.other	Attica	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Keratea	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	Tools for legal integration and regeneration of informal development in Greece: A research study in the municipality of Keratea	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	Unplanned and illegal urban development is a long-existing issue worldwide that has serious economic, social, and environmental impacts. Informal development has been increasing rapidly due to globalization and rapid urbanization. Informal development is occurring in Europe in places that have never had such developments in the past. Unauthorized buildings are not registered, and frequently coordination in administration in terms of land policies, tools, procedures, and information dissemination is not successful. Global lack of relevant information and experience hinders evaluation of the size and impact of current informal urban development. This research focuses on the Greek situation. In Greece, construction without a plan is permitted, under certain regulations, in areas without a city plan. Often than not, however, these regulations are violated, resulting in illegal and informal buildings. Over the years, such buildings were legalized after the unplanned settlements were integrated in an urban regeneration project. The tools used for legal integration and environmental upgrade of unplanned settlements, which usually consist of both illegal and legal buildings in the suburban land, are investigated in this paper. We share here the experience, information, and statistics derived from our original research conducted in cooperation with the local authorities and the private surveying company responsible for urban regeneration in the municipality of Keratea in the greater region of Athens. We present the difficulties encountered in dealing with informal settlements, provide examples, discuss lessons learnt from an analysis of the existing situation, assess the efficiency of the tools used, and evaluate the results achieved. Because similar research and reliable information are not easily available internationally, the recommendations made in this paper may be applicable in countries facing similar problems.	en
heal.journalName	Surveying and Land Information Science	en
dc.identifier.volume	68	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	103	en
dc.identifier.epage	118	en