ABSTRACT

Abstract This chapter provides evidence for the relatively moderate level of durable patterns and socio-economic segregation in Athens. The level of segregation remained stable, only slightly decreasing during the last two decades, while the patterns of social division were more clearly demarcated in space. Although the level of socio-economic inequality is relatively high, its translation to spatial division continues to be obstructed by a host of parameters – such as the high rate of home ownership and the low rate of residential mobility – inscribed in the residual local welfare state. The segregating impact of the sovereign debt crisis has also been curtailed following the collapse of housing demand.