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HISTORY OF ATHENS

The Mid-War Period
Refugees resettlement

 


Refugees in Athens The arrival of refugees from Asia Minor and the Balkans caused the population of Athens to increase dramatically to 460.000 in 1928 and in the entire area, including Athens and Piraeus, to 800.000. The most important problem facing the already exhausted country was the rehabilitation of refugees, most of whom were housed in quickly built shacks on the outskirts of the city.

Government initiatives and international assistance led to a unique (in Greece) housing program that was put in place in areas inhabited by refugees such as Nea Ionia, Kallithea, Neios Kosmos, Nea Smirni, Nikaia and Kaissariani. On several occasions political innovation was matched Refugees camp on the outskirts of mid-war Athenswith advanced architectural ideas in accordance with European modernism.

The refugees enlivened the city’s economy. The availability of inexpensive labor promoted industrial development, which flourished in the mid-war period. Social inequality, however, increased at the same rate. Many refugees settlements, particularly in shanty town areas, were marked by poverty and marginalization. Top

  

   HISTORY OF ATHENS
  ATHENS IN MODERN TIMES
  MID-WAR PERIOD
  REFUGEES RESETTLEMENT

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