Llorent-Bedmar V., Cobano-Delgado Palma V.C., Navarro-Granados M. (2021). The rural exodus of young people from empty Spain. Socio-educational aspects. Journal of rural studies, 01/02/2021, vol. 82, p. 303-314.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.01.014
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.01.014
Titre : | The rural exodus of young people from empty Spain. Socio-educational aspects (2021) |
Auteurs : | V. Llorent-Bedmar ; V.C. Cobano-Delgado Palma ; M. Navarro-Granados |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Journal of rural studies (vol. 82, February 2021) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 303-314 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 05 - DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL ; 5.1 - DéveloppementThésaurus IAMM EXODE RURAL ; JEUNESSE ; MIGRATION ; ZONE RURALE ; ASPECT SOCIAL ; DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL ; EMIGRATION ; RELATION VILLE CAMPAGNE ; ESPAGNE |
Résumé : | The depopulation of rural areas in Spain, a phenomenon that has given rise to what is currently known as empty Spain, has become a serious social problem. The mass exodus of the young to the country's cities poses the main threat to rural sustainability. In this paper, at attempt is made to determine the factors that prompt the young to leave the Celtiberian Highlands, one of the most sparsely populated areas in Southern Europe, and the socio-educational measures that could be taken to avoid this exodus. To this end, a mixed-method approach with a sequential design was employed, in which members of the region's Rural Development Groups were administered a questionnaire and interviewed, whose findings were supplemented by in-situ observations. The young people living in the Celtiberian Highlands are currently facing a series of professional, social and personal challenges that encourage them to emigrate. A worrying feeling of rootlessness and inferiority with respect to urbanites was detected among them. In light of this, it is essential to adopt socio-educational measures that contribute to strengthen their ties to the rural community and to raise their awareness about the serious problems to which depopulation gives rise and the role that they could play to prevent it. |
Cote : | Réservé lecteur CIHEAM |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.01.014 |