Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), 27th, 28th and 29th April 2022
Population imbalances in Europe: challenges of urban concentration versus rural depopulation
This project studies population imbalances in Europe, their challenges and opportunities, by contrasting two different territorial subjects: rural areas suffering from depopulation versus growing urbanization areas with a high concentration of population.
Objectives:
To describe the settlement paths of population in Europe and their growth dynamics; to detect through economic and social models the factors conditioning these dynamics; to know the socioeconomic challenges in terms of services and infrastructure as well as the opportunities for a better cohesion between these two territorial realities; and to describe relations between rural areas and cities.