Naturbanization and Urban – Rural Dynamics in Spain: Case Study of New Rural Landscapes in Andalusia and Catalonia
Published Online: May 27, 2014
Page range: 118 - 160
Received: Feb 01, 2013
Accepted: Dec 13, 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2014-0008
Keywords
Naturbanization, Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) in mountain areas, Urban-rural dynamics, Landscape changes, rural migrations, Sierra Nevada Protected Natural Area (Andalusia), Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park (Catalonia), Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park and Alt Pirineu Natural Park (Catalonia)
© by Marta Pallarès-Blanch
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The early 20th century saw the beginning of a process of urbanizing rural space (Berry, 1976a; 1976b), described as counter-urbanization (Champion, 1989). The creation of Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) has defined some rural spaces, relatively far from large urban metropolitan areas, where the ecological and scenic value is a magnet for urbanization (Prados, 2005). Thus, PNAs make rural areas more attractive to new economic and leisure activities and can promote a more positive type of development that has been called naturbanization (Prados, 2009). We address this topic in six sections: (1) Introduction; (2) Conceptual framework of naturbanization; (3) Methodology to analyse the process of naturbanization; (4) Processes of naturbanization in Andalusia and in Catalonia; (5) Comparative analysis of two case studies, and (6) Conclusions and Recommendations