The battlefield for (Sustainable) rural development: The case of Lake Plastiras, central Greece

dc.contributor.author	Koutsouris, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:48:45Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:48:45Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	00380199	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2008.00465.x	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/4251
dc.subject.other	bottom-up approach	en
dc.subject.other	development project	en
dc.subject.other	participatory approach	en
dc.subject.other	rural development	en
dc.subject.other	sustainability	en
dc.subject.other	tourist destination	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Karditsa	en
dc.subject.other	Plastiras Lake	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Thessaly	en
dc.title	The battlefield for (Sustainable) rural development: The case of Lake Plastiras, central Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1111/j.1467-9523.2008.00465.x	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	This article aims at providing an understanding of knowledge aspects involved in the development of the Lake Plastiras area of Greece (a designated 'less favoured area'). The area, through the implementation of development, projects, such as LEADER, has become a major tourism destination. Following the identification of the main actors in the area, their views, as well as their underlying knowledge regarding local development, are analysed. Contradictory approaches to local development subsequently emerge and the dynamics of various actors and the knowledge forms they use in rural projects are reviewed. It is argued that an approach to local development based on expert and managerial knowledge is not compatible with sustainable local development. This approach is contrasted with bottom-up, multi-stakeholder processes, showing that stakeholders are able to co-construct the issue and its solutions only through participatory action but that this entails changes in perspectives and practices. © Journal compilation © 2008 European Society for Rural Sociology.	en
heal.journalName	Sociologia Ruralis	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.volume	48	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/j.1467-9523.2008.00465.x	en
dc.identifier.spage	240	en
dc.identifier.epage	256	en