Production modes, urban-rural relations, and rural transport north pelion vis-à-vis volos,: Greece

Abstract

The production structure of the rural space in the Volos area is changing, and the archaic pre-capitalist production modes become subordinate to capitalism via various mechanisms. This production articulation reflects at varying degrees in the changing social structure of the three villages investigated in the chapter and their relations with the city of Volos (Greece). These settlements become transitory hybrid spaces, developing still close but novel types of relationships with Volos, especially in the socioeconomic sphere. These changes are already happening and are bound to challenge local transport futures. Under this rationale, the chapter investigates the behavioural patterns of people, emerging during this transitional period, in terms of mobility. On this basis, it develops several proposals of possible realistic ways to face the upcoming challenges. © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Elisabetta Vitale Brovarone, Giancarlo Cotella, and Luca Staricco.