Skip to main content Skip to main navigation menu Skip to site footer
  • Register
  • Login
  • Menu
  • Home
  • Current
  • Archives
  • Announcements
  • About
    • About the Journal
    • Submissions
    • Editorial Team
    • Privacy Statement
    • Contact
  • Register
  • Login

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

Opportunities and restrictions for the local-endogenous development in metropolitan areas of high industrial concentration: the case of Thriasio Pedio in Attica
  • Home
  • /
  • Opportunities and restrictions for the local-endogenous development in metropolitan areas of high industrial concentration: the case of Thriasio Pedio in Attica
  1. Home /
  2. Archives /
  3. No. 17 (2012): June /
  4. Articles

Opportunities and restrictions for the local-endogenous development in metropolitan areas of high industrial concentration: the case of Thriasio Pedio in Attica

Authors

  • Manolis Christofakis Regional Development Institute, Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences130 Sygrou Avenue, Athens 17671
  • Maria Tsampra Department of Business Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises, University of Western Greece, G. Seferi 2, Agrinio 30100

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1515/v10089-012-0003-7

Keywords

Greece, Thriasio Pedio, Athens Metropolitan Area, local-endogenous development, industrial districts, local productive systems, innovative and creative milieu

Abstract

This paper investigates the development pattern of the urban area of Thriasio Pedio in the metropolitan region of Attica, which is characterised by a high concentration of industrial activities. The local-endogenous development model is discussed in the theoretical review of the paper, in the sense of the local socio-economic system's capacity to transform, react to external challenges, promote awareness and import specific forms of social regulation at the local level. On this ground, the main question of the paper concerns the nature of the area's development and more specifically, whether or not this is defined by endogenous factors (i.e. the operation of locally embedded production systems) along with predetermined exogenous factors (i.e. the allocation of central/metropolitan activities in Thriasio Pedio). The study is supported by the results of a sampling research in representative economic units of the Thriasio Pedio area. The analysis helped us to see whether the various applications of the local-endogenous development pattern, as defined in the paper, are incorporated into the overall productive system of the area. The prerequisites for the reinforcement of the local endogenous capacity were also identified in this analysis.

References

Amin, A. and Thrift, N. 1995: Globalisation, institutional ‘thichness’ and the local economy. In: Healey, P., Cameron, S., Davoudi, S., Graham, S. and Madani-Pour, A. editors, Managing cities: the new urban context, Chichester: Willey and Sons, pp. 92-108.

Aydalot, P. 1986: Les milieux innovateurs en Europe, Paris: Gremi.

Barquero, A. 1991: Local development, A strategy for job creation, Athens: Papazisis.

Becattini, G. 1990: The Marshallian industrial district as a socio-economic notion. In: Pyke, F., Becattini, G. and Sengenberger, W. editors, Industrial districts and inter-firm cooperation in Italy, Geneva: International Institute for Labour Studies, pp. 37-51.

Benko, G., Dunford, M. and Heurley, J. 1997: Districts industriels: vingt ans de recherches. In: Espaces et Societes, Vol. 88/89, pp. 305-327.

Bennett, R. and Krebs, G. 1991: Local economic development, London: Belhaven.

Broecker, J., Dohse, D. and Ruediger, S. (editing-introduction) 2003: Innovation clusters and interregional competition, Berlin: Springer.

Brusco, S. 1990: The idea of industrial district: its genesis. In: Pyke, F., Becattini, G., and Sengenberger, W. editors, Industrial districts and inter-firm cooperation in Italy, Geneva: International Institute for Labour Studies, pp. 10-19.

Christofakis, M. 2010: Strategic options for tourism impacts on local sustainability: a conceptual approach. In: Local Economy, Vol. 25 (7), pp. 589-601.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02690942.2010.532357

Coffey, S. and Polese, M. 1985: Local development, conceptual bases and policy implications. In: Regional Studies, Vol. 19 (2), pp. 85-93.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595238500185101

Cooke, P. and Morgan, K. 1998: The associational economy: firms, regions and innovation, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Developmental Union of Thriasio Pedio, 2003: Enterprises Census, Eleusina: Developmental Union of Thriasio Pedio.

Gouttebel, J. 2001: Strategies de developpement territorial, Paris: Economica.

Grosjean, N. and Crevoisier, O. 2003: Autonomie differenciee des systemes de production territoriaux. In: Revue d'Economie Regionale et Urbaine, ADICUEER, Vol. 2, pp. 291-315.

Harrison, B. and Storper, M. 1991: Flexibility hierarchy and regional development: the changing structure of industrial production systems and their forms of governance in the 1990s. In: Research Policy, Vol. 20 (5), pp. 343-373.

Isserman, A. 1977: The location quotient approach to estimating regional economic impacts. In: Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 43 (1), pp. 33-41.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01944367708977758

Maier, J. and Obermaier, F. 2001: Creative milieus and regional networks: local strategies and implementation in case studies in Bavaria. In: Schatzland, L. and Revilla, D. editors, Technological change and regional development in Europe, Berlin: Physica-Verlag, pp. 211-232.

Maillat, D. 1998: Innovative milieux and new generations of regional policies. In: Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Vol. 10 (1), pp. 1-16.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08985629800000001

Malecki, E. 1997: Entrepreneurs, networks and economic development: A review of recent research. Advances in entrepreneurship. In: Firm Emergence and Growth, Vol. 3, pp. 57-118.

Markusen, A. 1996: Sticky places in slippery space: a typology of industrial districts. In: Economic Geography, Vol. 72 (3), pp. 293-313.

http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/144402

Mayer, W. and Pleeter, S. 1975: A theoretical justification for the use of location quotients. In: Regional Science and Urban Econonomics, Vol. 5 (3), pp. 343-355.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0166-0462(75)90030-7

NSSG (National Statistical Service of Greece), 2010: Population Censuses 1991 and 2001, Athens: NSSG.

Palazuelos, M. 2005: Clusters: myth or realistic ambition for policy-makers? In: Local Economy, Vol. 20 (2), pp. 131-140.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13575270500053225

Paniccia, I. 2002: Industrial districts, evolution and competitiveness in Italian firms, London: Edward-Elgar.

Papadaskalopoulos, A. 2008: Patterns and policies of regional development, Athens: Dionikos, 2nd edition.

Pratt, A. 2010: Creative cities: tensions within and between social, cultural and economic development. A critical reading of the UK experience. In: City, Culture and Society, Vol. 1 (1), pp. 13-20.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccs.2010.04.001

RDI (Regional Development Institute) and FEIR (Foundation of Economic and Industrial Researches), 2008: Action plan for the spatial and sectoral development of Thriasio Pedio and Western Attica, Athens: Organisation for the Regulatory Planning and Environmental Protection of Athens-Prefecture of Western Attica.

Scott, A. and Storper, M. 1989: The geographical foundations and social regulation of flexible production complexes. In: Wolch, J. and Dean, M. editors, The power of geography: How territory shapes social life, Boston: Unwin Hyman, pp. 21-40.

Theveniaut-Muller, M. 1999: Le developpement local, une reponse politique a la mondialisation, Paris: Desclee de Brouwer.

Tiebout, C. 1956: Exports and regional economic growth. In: Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 64 (2), pp. 160-169.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/257771

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

Downloads

  • PDF

Published

2012-06-01

How to Cite

1.
CHRISTOFAKIS, Manolis and TSAMPRA, Maria. Opportunities and restrictions for the local-endogenous development in metropolitan areas of high industrial concentration: the case of Thriasio Pedio in Attica. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series. Online. 1 June 2012. No. 17, pp. 21-31. [Accessed 7 July 2025]. DOI 10.1515/v10089-012-0003-7.
  • ISO 690
  • ACM
  • ACS
  • APA
  • ABNT
  • Chicago
  • Harvard
  • IEEE
  • MLA
  • Turabian
  • Vancouver
Download Citation
  • Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS)
  • BibTeX

Issue

No. 17 (2012): June

Section

Articles

License

Title, logo and layout of journal Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series are reserved trademarks of Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series.

Stats

Number of views and downloads: 400
Number of citations: 0

Search

Search

Browse

  • Browse Author Index
  • Issue archive

User

User

Current Issue

  • Atom logo
  • RSS2 logo
  • RSS1 logo

Information

  • For Readers
  • For Authors
  • For Librarians

Newsletter

Subscribe Unsubscribe

Tags

Search using one of provided tags:

Greece, Thriasio Pedio, Athens Metropolitan Area, local-endogenous development, industrial districts, local productive systems, innovative and creative milieu
Up

Akademicka Platforma Czasopism

Najlepsze czasopisma naukowe i akademickie w jednym miejscu

apcz.umk.pl

Partners

  • Akademia Ignatianum w Krakowie
  • Akademickie Towarzystwo Andragogiczne
  • Fundacja Copernicus na rzecz Rozwoju Badań Naukowych
  • Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
  • Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
  • Instytut Tomistyczny
  • Karmelitański Instytut Duchowości w Krakowie
  • Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego
  • Państwowa Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Krośnie
  • Państwowa Akademia Nauk Stosowanych we Włocławku
  • Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa im. Stanisława Pigonia w Krośnie
  • Polska Fundacja Przemysłu Kosmicznego
  • Polskie Towarzystwo Ekonomiczne
  • Polskie Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze
  • Towarzystwo Miłośników Torunia
  • Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu
  • Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
  • Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
  • Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika
  • Uniwersytet w Białymstoku
  • Uniwersytet Warszawski
  • Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna - Książnica Kopernikańska
  • Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Pelplinie / Wydawnictwo Diecezjalne „Bernardinum" w Pelplinie

© 2021- Nicolaus Copernicus University Accessibility statement Shop