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| Gonzalez, Manuela; Sort, J.. |
| The overall objective of the present paper is to identify and analyse the territorial factors that influence the economy and demography of rural areas in Catalonia. The paper begins with a definition of the different rural typologies, and then proposes an innovative methodology combining tools from different disciplines, such as economics, statistics, geography and sociology. The methodology is applied to the 946 municipalities existing in Catalonia today, which visually results in a map of the region. The map obtained allows us to identify rural spaces throughout the territory – including metropolitan and peri-urban rural areas. The next step has been the analysis of the indicators of their socio-economic development contexts in order to identify their... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Rural space; Rural development; Lagging rural economy; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44437 |
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