Chapter 8 Green politics in Greece at the time of fiscal crisis

Abstract

Over the summer of 2007, Greek forest wild fires made international news. In June, the flames consumed a large part of the Mt Parnitha's National Park, close to Athens, sending thousands of Athenians out into an unprecedented demonstration, demanding immediate protective measures and tougher legislation. By early September, the blazing infernos around the country had destroyed 670,000 acres of forest, olive groves and farmland while the death toll stood at 77 people.

Citation

Botetzagias, I. (2011), "Chapter 8 Green politics in Greece at the time of fiscal crisis", Leonard, L. and Botetzagias, I. (Ed.) Sustainable Politics and the Crisis of the Peripheries: Ireland and Greece (Advances in Ecopolitics, Vol. 8), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 161-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2041-806X(2011)0000008011