30 years ago my Greek friend told me they have to park firetrucks in the woods around Athens because because they are always catching fire: They have laws where they can't build in those woods around Athens for some reason or another but if there's a fire - those rules change & they can build. But this was the case of people burning their own land. This was how Athens kept growing. It's probably the most sprawling of the ancient cities.
30 years ago my Greek friend told me they have to park firetrucks in the woods around Athens because because they are always catching fire: They have laws where they can't build in those woods around Athens for some reason or another but if there's a fire - those rules change & they can build. But this was the case of people burning their own land. This was how Athens kept growing. It's probably the most sprawling of the ancient cities.
This is true. Many Greek forests are protected until they aren't forests any more.
Greece wildfires: 79 people arrested for arson
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66612781