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The City of Athens is often cited as the ‘Cradle of Western Civilisation’. However, 21st century Athens does not find the responsibility of its ancient heritage particularly easy to bear. The straitened economic circumstances of southern European states such as Greece, Italy and Spain has placed the previously secure legacy of many important historical cities in jeopardy.
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Flannery, J.A., Smith, K.M. (2015). Junk to Park over Ancient Athens. In: Eco-Landscape Design. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07206-7_3
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