Drivers of depopulation and spatial interdependence in a regional context

• Published in: Cities Vol. 114; p. 103217
• Main Authors: Alamá-Sabater, L., Budí, V., Roig-Tierno, N., García-Álvarez-Coque, J.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2021; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Access; Economic conditions; Growth models; Interdependence; Local government; Migration; Municipalities; Population decline; Population growth; Population policy; Rural areas; Rural communities; Rural population; Spatial connections; Territorial development; Urbanization; J18; R11; C21; Migration; Urbanization; Spatial connections; Territorial development; Population decline

There is a growing consensus on the need to propose specific policies to tackle the ongoing population decline in extensive rural areas of Southern Europe. Developing policies to target this issue requires assessment of the spatial, economic and structural conditions that explain why a municipality...