Fighting against depopulation in inland Spain. Alternatives from Art, Design and Architecture

The First Industrial Revolution brought about a mass influx of labour force to the cities from the countryside. In Spain, this migratory phenomenon accelerated during the period of development of the 1960s and continues to this day. Unless this is remedied many more villages will disappear in the co...

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Main Authors: José-Luis Baró Zarzo, Javier Poyatos Sebastián, Nydia Martínez Martínez
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Language:English
Published: LetteraVentidue Srl 2020-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.agathon.it/agathon/article/view/213
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description The First Industrial Revolution brought about a mass influx of labour force to the cities from the countryside. In Spain, this migratory phenomenon accelerated during the period of development of the 1960s and continues to this day. Unless this is remedied many more villages will disappear in the coming decades, adding to the many deserted areas found in ‘empty Spain’. Many attempts, albeit half-hearted, have been made to reverse or at least put a stop to this territorial imbalance through economic policies such as support of agricultural activities, funding of entrepreneurship, and restoration of cultural heritage for the promotion of rural tourism. There is also an extensive range of imaginative popular initiatives for the repopulation of these municipalities, appealing especially to young people. This context serves as the starting point for this paper which focuses on the analysis of different strategies for the regeneration and survival of depressed rural villages based on architectural, urban, and artistic approaches in the areas of inland Spain.
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spelling doaj-art-06d0894a1aa649ac84a46f5a2bc9f4b12025-02-02T13:10:43ZengLetteraVentidue SrlAgathón2464-93092532-683X2020-12-01813814710.19229/2464-9309/8132020213Fighting against depopulation in inland Spain. Alternatives from Art, Design and ArchitectureJosé-Luis Baró Zarzo0Javier Poyatos Sebastián1Nydia Martínez Martínez2Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaThe First Industrial Revolution brought about a mass influx of labour force to the cities from the countryside. In Spain, this migratory phenomenon accelerated during the period of development of the 1960s and continues to this day. Unless this is remedied many more villages will disappear in the coming decades, adding to the many deserted areas found in ‘empty Spain’. Many attempts, albeit half-hearted, have been made to reverse or at least put a stop to this territorial imbalance through economic policies such as support of agricultural activities, funding of entrepreneurship, and restoration of cultural heritage for the promotion of rural tourism. There is also an extensive range of imaginative popular initiatives for the repopulation of these municipalities, appealing especially to young people. This context serves as the starting point for this paper which focuses on the analysis of different strategies for the regeneration and survival of depressed rural villages based on architectural, urban, and artistic approaches in the areas of inland Spain.https://www.agathon.it/agathon/article/view/213rural exodusrural heritageland and environmental artmodern architecturerural urbanism
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rural heritage
land and environmental art
modern architecture
rural urbanism
title Fighting against depopulation in inland Spain. Alternatives from Art, Design and Architecture
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title_fullStr Fighting against depopulation in inland Spain. Alternatives from Art, Design and Architecture
title_full_unstemmed Fighting against depopulation in inland Spain. Alternatives from Art, Design and Architecture
title_short Fighting against depopulation in inland Spain. Alternatives from Art, Design and Architecture
title_sort fighting against depopulation in inland spain alternatives from art design and architecture
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rural heritage
land and environmental art
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rural urbanism
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