WITH a deluge of foreign visitors fuelling seemingly non-stop development on once pristine Greek islands, local residents and officials are beginning to fight back, moving to curb a wave of construction that has started to cause water shortages and is altering the islands’ unique cultural identity.
Tourism is crucial in Greece, accounting for one-fifth of the country’s economic output, and communities on many islands depend on it.
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