Regional Development in Greece

This book is based on the Regional Section of the Development Plan 2000-2006, prepared by the Regional Development Institute according to the Greek Ministry of National Economy's directions and available data. The different development proposals coming from the Country's Regions were also taken into account. The information contained in the Regional Development Institute's database and the conclusions of the studies made by the Institute's collaborators were also used. The thematic maps in this edition were also produced by the Regional Development Institute's GIS (Geographical Information System) laboratory. The Development Plan 2000-2006 was submitted by the Ministry of National Economy to the European Union in September 1999 and represents the basis for the 3rd Community Support Framework's acceptance. The book is organized into four parts. Part one contains six chapters reflecting the evolution of the Greek and European Regional Policy, as well as the trends for the coming period. More specifically, the first part refers to: the Greek Regional Policy of the 1950-1985 period, the EEC Regional Policy, the twenty years of Operational Programme (1986-2006), the evolution of the main objectives and priorities for this period, the evolution of means and processes and the new trends in Regional Policy and Planning. In the second part, the basic figures and trends of Regional Development in Greece are analysed. Specifically, we refer here to the population concentration, the regional distribution of GDP, the employment and unemployment rates and the sector specialisation.

I. The Evolution and Prospects of Regional Policy in Greece.- 1. The Greek Regional Policy of the Period 1950-1985.- 2. The EEC Regional Policy.- 3. 1986-2006: Twenty Years of Operational Programmes.- 3.1. The Evolution of the Main Objectives and Priorities.- 3.2. The Evolution of Means and Processes.- 4. New Trends in Regional Policy and Planning.- II. Regional Development in Greece: Basic Figures and Trends.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Population Concentration.- 3. Regional Distribution of GDP.- 4. Employment and Unemployment.- 5. Sector Specialization.- III. Regions and Regional Development Policy.- A. Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographic Characteristics.- 1.3. The Region’s GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Infrastructure.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role.- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- B. Central Macedonia.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographic Characteristics.- 1.3. The Region’s GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sectors and Main Products.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Infrastructure.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role.- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- C. Western Macedonia.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographic Characteristics.- 1.3. The Region’s GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Infrastructure.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role.- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- D. Epirus.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographical Characteristics.- 1.3. The Region’s GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Infrastructure.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role.- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems. Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- E. Thessaly.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographic Characteristics.- 1.3. The Region’s GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Infrastructure.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role.- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- F. Ionian Islands.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographic Characteristics.- 1.3. The Region’s GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Infrastructure.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- G. Western Greece.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographic Characteristics.- 1.3. The Region s GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Infrastructure.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role.- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems. Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. The Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- H. Sterea Ellada.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographic Characteristics.- 1.3. The Regions GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Irifrastructure.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role.- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems. Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- I. Attica.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographic Characteristics.- 1.3. The Region’s GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Infrastructure.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role.- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- J. Peloponnese.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographic Characteristics.- 1.3. The Region’s GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Infrastructure.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role.- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- K. Northern Aegean Islands.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographic Characteristics.- 1.3. The Region’s GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Infrastructure.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role.- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. The Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- L. Southern Aegean Islands.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographic Characteristics.- 1.3. The Region’s GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products /.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Infrastructure /.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role.- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. The Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- M. Crete.- 1. Development Characteristics.- 1.1. Geomorphology.- 1.2. Demographic Characteristics.- 1.3. The Region’s GDP: Total and by Sector.- 1.4. Production by Sector and Main Products.- 1.5. Employment and Unemployment.- 1.6. Education and Health.- 1.7. Infrastructure.- 2. Prefectures, Urban Centres and Special Areas.- 2.1. Prefectures and Intra-regional Disparities (Indices of Development Trends).- 2.2. Urban Centres and their Development Role.- 2.3. Mountainous Areas and Islands.- 3. Development Policy.- 3.1. Problems, Potential and Prospects.- 3.2. The Development Policies of the Past.- 3.3. The New Development Strategy for the Region.- IV. Special Areas and Development Policy.- 1. Metropolitan Centres.- 1.1. Urban Centres in Greece.- 1.1.1. Developments and Growth Significance.- 1.1.2. Classification of Urban Centres.- 1.2. Metropolitan Centres and Development Strategy.- 1.2.1. Metropolitan Centres and Europe.- 1.2.2. Managing the Urban Cycle of Metropolitan Centres.- 1.3. Action Categories for the Metropolitan Centres.- 1.4. Urban Development Policy.- 2. Mountainous Areas.- 2.1. The Mountainous Areas in Greece.- 2.1.1. Definitions and Delimitation.- 2.1.2. Geographical Information and Natural Resources.- 2.1.3. Demographical Data.- 2.1.4. Economic Data.- 2.1.5. Developments in Income, Production and Infrastructure.- 2.2. Typology of Mountain Areas and Emerging Trends.- 2.3. Strategy and Action Planning.- 3. Island Areas.- 3.1. The Island Areas in Greece.- 3.2. The Island Areas in the European Union.- 3.3. Development Strategy for the Island Areas.