Papers by Nikos Karadimitriou
GreeSE – Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe, Mar 1, 2021
This paper, first time in the Greek literature, measures and maps multiple deprivation in Athens ... more This paper, first time in the Greek literature, measures and maps multiple deprivation in Athens in 2001 and three years into the economic crisis, in 2011, capturing the effects of two decades of urban development. We find that the spatial distribution of multiple deprivation in Athens, follows a centre-periphery as well as an east-west division that has persisted through time, and deepened during the decade of the 2000s. These divisions are linked to the political construction of the Athenian space, the way that the state has historically shaped how the city developed during the postwar period and has responded to the sovereign debt crisis since 2009. We argue that given the scale and persistency of multiple deprivation it is about time to reconsider the role of Greek urban regeneration policies that are implemented within a politically controlled and fragmented field of planning, without openly addressing redistribution and equity concerns.
Planning Practice, 2018
Defining what ‘urban regeneration’ is and what interventions and policies that term encompasses i... more Defining what ‘urban regeneration’ is and what interventions and policies that term encompasses is not straightforward. The term has been applied equally to any significant redevelopment of rundown urban sites, as well as to complex sets of strategies to tackle structural social and economic urban problems. As with most practice-based policy fields, the definition of what ‘urban regeneration’ is, has been built over the years, as understandings of what the urban problems that need regeneration solutions are, have evolved and changed.
This paper explores the role that land plays in the process of large-scale urban development, wit... more This paper explores the role that land plays in the process of large-scale urban development, with a particular focus on England. In doing so, it looks at the role that both strategic and non-strategic land can play in the process. It considers the current context and identifies the need for new development models to come forward. The paper proposes one means by which public-sector land, a ‘common estate’ to the extent that assets are held indivisibly by various public-sector organisations for the provision of goods and services, could be better deployed to help address the housing delivery challenges faced.
Sustainability
This paper examines the role that two Public Value Capture (PVC) mechanisms could play in providi... more This paper examines the role that two Public Value Capture (PVC) mechanisms could play in providing a source of funding for urban infrastructure in the case of two coastal areas in France and Greece. High development pressures in those areas have been exacerbated in recent times by the growing ‘informality of desire’. Therefore, in a context of climate change the two case study areas face the dual challenge of an increasing ‘investment gap’ and increasing vulnerability. Although the estimated costs are still based on approximate calculations, they are substantive. Using primary and secondary data, as well as analysis of the legal and policy framework, the paper shows that ‘informality of desire’ is not only tolerated but actually incentivised in both countries. This leads to substantial short-term financial benefits for private developers and property owners but also some gains for local authorities and central governments. However, the value captured via the legalisation fees and p...
Land, 2021
This paper presents the spatial distribution of multiple deprivation in Athens, and links these s... more This paper presents the spatial distribution of multiple deprivation in Athens, and links these spatial patterns to the city’s urban development trajectory and the way housing is accessed. Multiple deprivation was measured as the combined concentration of disadvantageous employment situation, access to education and housing conditions. A principal components analysis was utilized for 20 variables from the three said domains. Two components were identified as statistically significant. The analysis covered approximately 3000 urban spatial analysis units (URANU), using data from the population censuses of 1991, 2001 and 2011. The findings unveil that from 1991 to 2011, multiple deprivation in the urban periphery as well as in city center areas worsened. Conditions in many (but not all) working-class areas in the west of Athens, as well as in middle class suburbs in the east, improved or did not get worse. If compared to the urban development trajectory of the city, this distribution m...
GreeSE Papers Hellenic Observatory Discussion Papers, 2021
This paper, first time in the Greek literature, measures and maps multiple deprivation in
Athens ... more This paper, first time in the Greek literature, measures and maps multiple deprivation in
Athens in 2001 and three years into the economic crisis, in 2011, capturing the effects of
two decades of urban development. We find that the spatial distribution of multiple
deprivation in Athens, follows a centre-periphery as well as an east-west division that has
persisted through time, and deepened during the decade of the 2000s. These divisions are
linked to the political construction of the Athenian space, the way that the state has
historically shaped how the city developed during the post-war period and has responded to
the sovereign debt crisis since 2009. We argue that given the scale and persistency of
multiple deprivation it is about time to reconsider the role of Greek urban regeneration
policies that are implemented within a politically controlled and fragmented field of
planning, without openly addressing redistribution and equity concerns
Land, 2021
This paper presents the spatial distribution of multiple deprivation in Athens, and links these s... more This paper presents the spatial distribution of multiple deprivation in Athens, and links these spatial patterns to the city’s urban development trajectory and the way housing is accessed. Multiple deprivation was measured as the combined concentration of disadvantageous employment situation, access to education and housing conditions. A principal components analysis was utilized for 20 variables from the three said domains. Two components were identified as statistically significant. The analysis covered approximately 3000 urban spatial analysis units (URANU), using data from the population censuses of 1991, 2001 and 2011. The findings unveil that from 1991 to 2011, multiple deprivation in the urban periphery as well as in city center areas worsened. Conditions in many (but not all) working-class areas in the west of Athens, as well as in middle class suburbs in the east, improved or did not get worse. If compared to the urban development trajectory of the city, this distribution means that the historical East–West socio-economic division is getting less pronounced, whereas an important center–periphery dynamic is emerging. The filtering and sorting process of the housing market could explain those trends. It appears that the most affected populations are those outside the Greek family-centered and homeownership-based model of access to housing.
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 2016
An exploration of the role that land plays in the development process for large-scale sites. Buil... more An exploration of the role that land plays in the development process for large-scale sites. Building upon the notion of a 'Greater London Estate' it suggests the establishment of a 'Greater National Estate' and/or 'Garden City Estates' as a new model for the release of public-sector land (ISSN: 1752-9638).
is Senior Lecturer at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL. He specialises in housing and urban r... more is Senior Lecturer at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL. He specialises in housing and urban regeneration, particularly mixed use urban development projects in terms of planning policy, business strategy, value capturing and risk/return allocation between stakeholders. He has done research for and advised IFIs, research funding institutions and national, regional and local government organisations in the context of housing and regeneration projects, urban social sustainability and the smart cities agenda.
Journal of Property Investment & Finance, 2005
More than 50 years after its foundations were laid, the UK planning system is undergoing yet anot... more More than 50 years after its foundations were laid, the UK planning system is undergoing yet another overhaul. However, surprisingly little research has been done on evaluating its economic efficiency. What are the system's objectives? What are the costs and benefits accrued in ...
Sustainable Brownfield Regeneration, 2007
The range of actors involved in brownfield regeneration fluctuates with the scale and complexity ... more The range of actors involved in brownfield regeneration fluctuates with the scale and complexity of individual sites or regeneration areas, but it is often substantial. They 'come to the table' with an equally disparate range of goals, demands, perceptions, requirements, resources, ...
Planning Practice and Research, 2012
ABSTRACT This paper recounts our experiences of community participation, student education and st... more ABSTRACT This paper recounts our experiences of community participation, student education and stakeholder learning in Poland, based on the ‘Gardens of Art’ (GoA) workshop that the authors and several other colleagues run in the summer of 2009. Twenty years after the fall of the communist regime the country's planning system finds itself gridlocked by impasses between planners and civic society resulting, as we argue, from the lack of effective formal and informal consultation mechanisms. The ‘Gardens of Art’ workshop offered an opportunity to demonstrate in practice how such impasses could be overcome in an incremental way which takes into account the local sensitivities about and expectations from public participation as well as the local understanding of the role of planning and planners.
Planning Practice and Research, 2012
This paper recounts our experiences of community participation, student education and stakeholder... more This paper recounts our experiences of community participation, student education and stakeholder learning in Poland, based on the ‘Gardens of Art’ (GoA) workshop that the authors and several other colleagues run in the summer of 2009. Twenty years after the fall of the communist regime the country's planning system finds itself gridlocked by impasses between planners and civic society resulting, as we argue, from the lack of effective formal and informal consultation mechanisms. The ‘Gardens of Art’ workshop offered an opportunity to demonstrate in practice how such impasses could be overcome in an incremental way which takes into account the local sensitivities about and expectations from public participation as well as the local understanding of the role of planning and planners.
The Ashgate Research Companion to Planning Theory. Conceptual Challenges for Spatial Planning, 2010
A Planner's Encounter with Complexity, 2010
Urban Studies, 2007
Summary. This paper presents a conceptual framework for the examination of land redevelopment bas... more Summary. This paper presents a conceptual framework for the examination of land redevelopment based on a complex systems/networks approach. The agents and networks involved in property development can be seen as constituents of structures that perform complex processes. ...
This paper will present a conceptual framework for the examination of land redevelopment based on... more This paper will present a conceptual framework for the examination of land redevelopment based on a complex systems/networks approach.
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Papers by Nikos Karadimitriou
Athens in 2001 and three years into the economic crisis, in 2011, capturing the effects of
two decades of urban development. We find that the spatial distribution of multiple
deprivation in Athens, follows a centre-periphery as well as an east-west division that has
persisted through time, and deepened during the decade of the 2000s. These divisions are
linked to the political construction of the Athenian space, the way that the state has
historically shaped how the city developed during the post-war period and has responded to
the sovereign debt crisis since 2009. We argue that given the scale and persistency of
multiple deprivation it is about time to reconsider the role of Greek urban regeneration
policies that are implemented within a politically controlled and fragmented field of
planning, without openly addressing redistribution and equity concerns
Athens in 2001 and three years into the economic crisis, in 2011, capturing the effects of
two decades of urban development. We find that the spatial distribution of multiple
deprivation in Athens, follows a centre-periphery as well as an east-west division that has
persisted through time, and deepened during the decade of the 2000s. These divisions are
linked to the political construction of the Athenian space, the way that the state has
historically shaped how the city developed during the post-war period and has responded to
the sovereign debt crisis since 2009. We argue that given the scale and persistency of
multiple deprivation it is about time to reconsider the role of Greek urban regeneration
policies that are implemented within a politically controlled and fragmented field of
planning, without openly addressing redistribution and equity concerns
Temesgen T. K., Eyana SM., Yoseph S.