Εξειδίκευση τύπου :	Άρθρο σε επιστημονικό περιοδικό
Τίτλος:	A Lost Macedonian Ecosystem: The Land Reclamation and Politicisation of the Philippi Marshes in Interwar Greece
Δημιουργός/Συγγραφέας:	[EL] Βλάχος, Γιώργος[EN] Vlachos, George
Ημερομηνία:	2025
Γλώσσα:	Αγγλικά
ISSN:	09673407
DOI:	10.3197/096734023X1686992423483
Περιγραφή:	The article focuses on the land reclamation of the Philippi Marshes in eastern Greek Macedonia during the interwar period, in order to demonstrate the political implications of hydraulic engineering projects. It is argued that the land reclamation was not simply a technical project, but a tool for the Greek state to extend its grip across its northern frontiers and impose land management policies that aligned with its political goals. The article is divided into three parts. The first reconstructs the ecosystem and the interaction between the adjacent communities and the marshland. The second gives the historical context for the reclamation, and the third speculates on the course of the state’s land-management policies, hypothesising that these were an attempt to appease the radicalised communist and socialist threat in the area. The article adds to recent historiography exploring the dimensions involved in grand technical …
Τίτλος πηγής δημοσίευσης:	Environment and History
Τόμος/Κεφάλαιο:	31
Τεύχος:	1
Σελίδες:	65-87
Θεματική Κατηγορία:	[EL] Πολιτικές Επιστήμες[EN] Political Sciences [EL] Νεότερη Ελλάδα[EN] Modern Greece
Λέξεις-Κλειδιά:	Philippi Marshes Political ecology Interwar Greece Hydraulic projects Land policy
Ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση στον εκδότη (link):	https://doi.org/10.3197/096734023X16869924234831
Εμφανίζεται στις συλλογές:	Τομέας Νεοελληνικών Ερευνών - Επιστημονικό έργο