- The Area of Metaxourgeio in Transition; Dynamics and Actors’ Tactics   134 kb by    Makrakis - Karachalios, Chrysostomos | xmakr@planet.gr    Short Outline The area of Metaxourgeio, in the centre of Athens, is in transition. The report seeks to reveal the direction that this central area is heading to and to set a bundle of principles for the regeneration of the area. Abstract The area of Metaxourgeio is located adjacent to Omonoia Square, literally in the centre of Athens. It used to be a labor neighborhood with many industries mixed with working class residences. The area experienced a heavy deindustrialization, especially during the 1970’s, due to the flee or closure of industries. This was accompanied by the decrease and ageing of the local population. Immigrants from all over the world came to replace the previous tenants in the 1990’s. Nowadays, the area is again in transition. The present report is the result of a study that took place during the course of Urban Planning in the framework of the MSc in Urban and Regional Planning at the National Technical University of Athens. It seeks to reveal the direction that this central area is heading to and to set a bundle of principles for the regeneration of the area. In doing so, it traces the changes of land uses during the last 15 years. Furthermore, it examines, in brief, the tactics of the state, as well as the real estate market, by focusing on specific cases, such as the recent design and construction of the area’s central square and a big firm’s housing project that is about to commence. It states that the tactics upheld by the state and the real estate market tend to alter the current socio-economic conditions of the area and they have to be more inclusive with respect to the inhabitants of the area. Keywords deindustrialization, decline, transition Case Study presented on the ISOCARP Congress 2006: Cities between Integration and Disintegration   Click to open the full paper as pdf document   Click to send an email to the author(s) of this paper