In context of the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive, conventional hierarchies and dominant logics in the metropolitan area of Volos, Greece, are challenged indirectly, in a “Trojan-horse” like way. The basic characteristic of the water sector in Volos Urban Area is the...

In the mainstream development debate during recent years, among others, there have been two influential camps opposing each other. The first one identifies the environmental context, the "natural" variable, as the ultimate cause that determines the socio-economic development trajectory of a...