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Camarero Rioja, Luis Alfonso

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    Rural Spain. Social Landscapes at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
    (Taylor and Francis Group, Routledge, 2025) Camarero Rioja, Luis Alfonso; Oliva, Jesús; Sampedro, Rosario
    Spain’s rural environment has a rich historical heritage and a diversity of cultures and natural resources which are the product of a long social and historical evolution. Since the middle of the last century, its populations, habitats, and economies have changed from subsistence peasant communities to an increasingly diverse and hybridized social environment. This chapter will examine that transformation, which is the result of global socioeconomic trends, population movements, and changes related to the increasing interdependence between rural and urban areas, which has had dramatic effects on the social structure of rural Spain. At the outset of the third decade of the 21st century, the overall picture of rural Spain is that of a territory out of balance. Most small villages have experienced a process of severe decline in demographic and social aspects; ageing, masculinization, and the loss of social capital characterize the most recent trends. In recent years, the expression “Empty Spain” has become commonplace and reflects the concerns about this disappearing rural world. However, this declining rural world paradoxically coexists with dynamic and vibrant rural areas that are being profoundly transformed as the relationship between rural and urban territories and their populations becomes imbricated. The mobility of the population – migrations, seasonal displacements, or daily commuting – has increased considerably. Population flows are broader and more intense than in the past, and they are significantly transforming the demographic potential and the social composition of rural societies, as well as the nature of local economies and labor markets. The traditional urban-rural differentiation is dissolving, whilst the postmodern “cultural turn” redefines the countryside as a good place to live. The resignification of rurality is supporting new activities, attracting new residents, and turning rural Spain into a diversified space. The arrival of foreign labor and immigrants to rural areas, which has intensified since the beginning of this century, has reinforced this trend. Although the 2008 economic recession halted this population entry process, diversity remains one of the most notable characteristics of the new Spanish rurality.
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    The Immobilities of Non-automobile Residents of Rural Spain
    (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023) Camarero Rioja, Luis Alfonso; Oliva, Jesús; Pino Artacho, Julio Alfonso del
    Many rural areas in the interior of Spain remain remote regions that are deeply disconnected from public transport networks. These regions, with population densities of fewer than 25 inhabitants per square kilometer, undergo intense depopulation and economic decline and are demographically considered to be semi-deserted. In addition, these territories have an aging population, scattered settlements, a lack of local services, as well as accessibility problems, which pose fundamental challenges for their future. The daily lives of the inhabitants of these regions revolve almost exclusively around private automobile use. This chapter addresses the mobility of the rural population in remote areas based on the findings of fieldwork conducted in 11 of these inland, depopulated, and mountainous regions. Data were collected through in-depth interviews (n = 75) with a selected group of informants, social agents, and the local population. Our analysis pays special attention to mobility in relation to access to welfare resources by the most vulnerable groups: the elderly, dependent people, and immigrants. The results show the crucial role played by mobility for rural sustainability and territorial cohesion, as well as the need to consider the risks and opportunities derived from the transition to older societies and new paradigms of accessibility.