Socio-spatial Disparities and the Crisis: Swimming Pools as a Proxy of Class Segregation in Athens
Initially considered a ‘luxury’ good and now becoming a more popular and diffused landmark,
the spatial distribution of residential swimming pools reflects the socio-spatial structure
in Mediterranean cities, offering a kaleidoscopic overview of class segregation and
economic disparities. The present study hypothesizes that economic downturns, resulting
in alternative phases of social polarization and mixing, affect the spatial distribution of
pools. To verify this assumption, the spatial distribution of pools in Athens, Greece—a city