Effects of counter-urbanization on Mediterranean rural landscapes

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 is particularly relevant in social-ecological systems with a long history of human land use, such as th...

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Autores: Herrero De Jáuregui, Cristina, Concepción Cuevas, Elena Daniela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:574(262)
502.1
Counter-urbanization
LULC changes
Land-use intensifcation
Rural abandonment
Rewilding
Multifunctional landscapes
Ecología (Biología)
2410.05 Ecología Humana
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spelling Effects of counter-urbanization on Mediterranean rural landscapesHerrero De Jáuregui, CristinaConcepción Cuevas, Elena Daniela574(262)502.1Counter-urbanizationLULC changesLand-use intensifcationRural abandonmentRewildingMultifunctional landscapesEcología (Biología)2410.05 Ecología HumanaContext 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 is particularly relevant in social-ecological systems with a long history of human land use, such as the Mediterranean ones. However, the extent and impacts of this phenomenon are largely unknown, particularly in this region. Objectives We aim to review the state of the issue of counter-urbanization in the Mediterranean region. We focus on the particular determinants and outcomes of this phenomenon in Mediterranean landscapes. Methods We conducted a bibliographic review using the Web of Science. We summarized and classified the main findings in different categories according to the socio-economic drivers of this process and its impacts on the landscape along the land sharing-sparing gradient. Results We found 31 studies that met the criteria to be reviewed and classified them as follows: a first group of studies focused on counter-urbanization as an urban sprawl driver; a second group linked counter-urbanization to rural gentrification. These two groups point to a twofold trend of land intensification or abandonment resulting in land-sparing landscapes. A third group of studies explored the urban–rural migration motivated by economic crisis and rural areas’ role as refugees that support land-sharing landscapes. A fourth group focused on multi-functional, land-sharing landscapes enhanced by rural newcomers. Conclusions Although counter-urbanization can follow the usual path of urbanization and gentrification, it may also constitute an alternative way to reverse the current trends of rural abandonment and land-use intensification in Mediterranean landscapes. Public policies play a major role to drive this movement toward the maintenance or recovery of multifunctional landscapes, and to minimize their undesirable impacts.SpringerUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20232023-08-2920232023-08-29journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103520reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1035202026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effects of counter-urbanization on Mediterranean rural landscapes
title Effects of counter-urbanization on Mediterranean rural landscapes
spellingShingle Effects of counter-urbanization on Mediterranean rural landscapes
Herrero De Jáuregui, Cristina
574(262)
502.1
Counter-urbanization
LULC changes
Land-use intensifcation
Rural abandonment
Rewilding
Multifunctional landscapes
Ecología (Biología)
2410.05 Ecología Humana
title_short Effects of counter-urbanization on Mediterranean rural landscapes
title_full Effects of counter-urbanization on Mediterranean rural landscapes
title_fullStr Effects of counter-urbanization on Mediterranean rural landscapes
title_full_unstemmed Effects of counter-urbanization on Mediterranean rural landscapes
title_sort Effects of counter-urbanization on Mediterranean rural landscapes
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Herrero De Jáuregui, Cristina
Concepción Cuevas, Elena Daniela
author Herrero De Jáuregui, Cristina
author_facet Herrero De Jáuregui, Cristina
Concepción Cuevas, Elena Daniela
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author2 Concepción Cuevas, Elena Daniela
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 574(262)
502.1
Counter-urbanization
LULC changes
Land-use intensifcation
Rural abandonment
Rewilding
Multifunctional landscapes
Ecología (Biología)
2410.05 Ecología Humana
topic 574(262)
502.1
Counter-urbanization
LULC changes
Land-use intensifcation
Rural abandonment
Rewilding
Multifunctional landscapes
Ecología (Biología)
2410.05 Ecología Humana
description 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 is particularly relevant in social-ecological systems with a long history of human land use, such as the Mediterranean ones. However, the extent and impacts of this phenomenon are largely unknown, particularly in this region. Objectives We aim to review the state of the issue of counter-urbanization in the Mediterranean region. We focus on the particular determinants and outcomes of this phenomenon in Mediterranean landscapes. Methods We conducted a bibliographic review using the Web of Science. We summarized and classified the main findings in different categories according to the socio-economic drivers of this process and its impacts on the landscape along the land sharing-sparing gradient. Results We found 31 studies that met the criteria to be reviewed and classified them as follows: a first group of studies focused on counter-urbanization as an urban sprawl driver; a second group linked counter-urbanization to rural gentrification. These two groups point to a twofold trend of land intensification or abandonment resulting in land-sparing landscapes. A third group of studies explored the urban–rural migration motivated by economic crisis and rural areas’ role as refugees that support land-sharing landscapes. A fourth group focused on multi-functional, land-sharing landscapes enhanced by rural newcomers. Conclusions Although counter-urbanization can follow the usual path of urbanization and gentrification, it may also constitute an alternative way to reverse the current trends of rural abandonment and land-use intensification in Mediterranean landscapes. Public policies play a major role to drive this movement toward the maintenance or recovery of multifunctional landscapes, and to minimize their undesirable impacts.
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