From Mining Community to Seasonal Visitor Destination: The Transformation of Sotiras, Thasos, Greece
Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: The community of Sotiras on the Greek island of Thasos has experienced two distinctive periods of economic boom during the twentieth century separated by a long period of decline and abandonment. Early in this century, a mining economy flourished, while today the community functions as a haven for seasonal visitors. This paper compares the socio-economic and spatial impacts of both periods via personal interviews and examination of letters of long-time inhabitants of the village. These sources seem to imply that the current growth period is less welcome by the native Sotirans .
Source: European Planning Studies
DOI: 10.1080/713666464
Authors: Mary Caravelis, Russell Ivy
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2161276780