Context Counter-urbanization, or the reverse migration from the city to the countryside, is a
well-known demographic trend associated with rural restructuring since the 1980s. Counter …

Urbanization can be considered as a metaphenomenon, resulting from synergies by which,
on a multiscalar level, unity and diversity merge with each other (Morin, 2011). The “urban” …

Nuevas actividades innovadoras han generado interacciones entre las áreas rurales de los
Pirineos y Barcelona con ventaja para las actividades turísticas. El objetivo de este estudio …

In a peripheral rural area like the Pyrenees, it is necessary to promote local resources, which
can be converted in value-added activities with comparative advantages in relation with …

Counterurbanization scholarship in Canada is dominated by micro-scale case studies, most
recently conducted in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). In this article, a …

The paper discusses the concept of the quality of life and its measuring. It tries to explain its
peculiarities in the rural space considering different levels of education, professional …

Naturbanization relates protected natural areas (PNAs) to demographic and economic
change, territorial impacts, and the residential function. The purpose of this paper is to …

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) open up new possibilities for
development in rural and mountain areas. ICTs are analysed as a factor attracting business …

Los procesos de naturbanización explican cómo la presencia de un espacio protegido
estimula los procesos de urbanización en su área de influencia. Este artículo investiga las …

This chapter explores the socio-environmental effects of urbanization and rural-to-urban
migration in Latin America, focusing on the case of La Calera, Colombia. In a region where …