Traveling the Country: Transportation Challenges and Mobility Management - Archive ouverte HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Chapitre D'ouvrage Année : 2024

Traveling the Country: Transportation Challenges and Mobility Management

Résumé

Territorial fragmentation, abrupt mountain reliefs, insular nature, outermost regions, limited land management capacity, and major shortages in crucial infrastructure: There is a longer list of obstacles to movement in post-war Greece. These elements constitute a basis for a bleak scenario further evidenced by a high number of road accidents, acute traffic congestion, and degraded travel conditions. However, it is often ignored that, as compensation, Greece has been able to set up a highly functional bus network, operate and develop effective airport facilities across the country, and maintain active ferry connections with a great many islands, thus securing access to remote places. The country developed around a mobility model centered almost exclusively on the automotive sector. The efficiency of this “automobile pact” system and its ability to serve a strong demand now hardly needs to be demonstrated. However, the post-1974 crisis years generated side effects, especially impacting urban mobility and inter-city connections. Saturation and crumbling infrastructure are required to rethink the whole system, achieve faster transport, and reach environmental sustainability goals. The analysis will focus on the many advances registered these last years in improving mobility, especially through the angle of regional and international passenger traffic. Surprisingly, there seems to be a global slowdown in internal mobility while external travels show positive momentum.
Fichier non déposé

Dates et versions

hal-04478589 , version 1 (26-02-2024)

Licence

Copyright (Tous droits réservés)

Identifiants

Citer

Régis Darques. Traveling the Country: Transportation Challenges and Mobility Management. The Geography of Greece, Springer International Publishing, pp.317-335, 2024, World Regional Geography Book Series, ⟨10.1007/978-3-031-29819-6_19⟩. ⟨hal-04478589⟩
1 Consultations
0 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Mastodon Facebook X LinkedIn More