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. future construction sites and unimproved open space 
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. transportation network 
2. 3. The Results of the Photointerpretation 
From the air photograph of 1932 (which shows half of the total area) it is fo- 
und that before the second World War, this area was a farming area with a number 
of country houses distributed in the whole area. 
The first professional activities are found along the basic linear elements of 
the area (Kifissos river, Lenorman Street ). In the southern part of the area 
(on the side of Athens) there is a number of dense single-family residences. 
On the air photographs of 1953 it is shown that the area of study, the greater 
part of which is out of the town plan, has the basic characteristies of a quasi- 
urban area. 
A number of handicrafts and industries has been established. There are enough 
"arbitrary" (illegal constructed) buildings ,and an increase of urban land use 
along the roads appears. 
On the pair of air photographs of 1962, the pressure caused by the growth of 
Athens, is clear. A great part of land consists of "future construction sites" 
(17,8%). Urban land use is the basic characteristic of the area (residential 
and working area is 36%). Urbanisation finds a way out in the area included in 
the town plan since 1938 on both sides of Lenorman Street and extends on the op- 
posite side ofKifissos river, at the Municipality of Peristeri. 
On the pair of air photographs of 1967 (which are used supportively because of 
their small scale) it seems that the area of the Municipalities of Athens and 
Peristeri has taken its definite form after being included in the town plan. In 
the area of study,"cultivated land" is a small proportion (15,72), while ^" fu- 
ture construction sites " have increased (24,6%). The absence of a town plan 
led to land exploitation without building construction except for illegaly esta- 
blished buildings. 
The diagrams are derived from the analysis of the land use maps for the four pe- 
riods. Observation of the diagrams of "cultivated land", "residence", "working 
area", "future construction sites and unimproved open space", "transportation 
network" leads to the following conclusions: 
i) agriculture decreases continously. The rate of decrease for the part included 
in the town plan during 1968-69, is redused after these years. 
ii) residence presents some rate of increasing for the total area. The part in- 
cluded in the town plan in 1938 shows an important increase of residence during 
the 70's. On the contrary, the part included in the town plan during 1968-69, 
shows a stagnation. 
iii) the third diagram ("working area") shows a continuous decrease of this area 
for the 642.000 sq. metres part. On the contrary,this proportion is increasing 
at the remaining area and shows a greater rate during the 70's. 
iv) "future construction sites and unimproved open space" increase during the 
60's, while then decrease during the next years. This fact is of course related 
to the rate of increase (for the same period) of the "working area" and "multi- 
family residence". 
v) the "transportation network" being a basic indicator factor of the develo- 
pment of every area, shows a stable, show rate of increase.. 
The rest six diagrams ("country houses", "uncattered residence", "dense re- 
sidence", "multi-family residence", "open working space", "closed working spa- 
ce") show that: 
i) during the 60's and 70's, the 220.000 sq. metres area presents a continuous 
decrease in the number of country houses, dense and scattered residence and an 
extremely great growth in the number of multi-family residence. In the 642.000 
sq. metres area, the stable proportion of residence during the 70's has been 
caused by the same reasons. 
ii) in the 220.000 sq. metres area, during 1960's and 1970's the "closed working 
space" is continuously decreasing, while the "open working space" is increasing. 
  
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