This article analyses processes of change undergone by Spanish medium-sized cities during 1981–2011 on the one hand, and 2000–2018 on the other, as they are different sources. We established a classification to show the importance of this type of city starting from the hypothesis that the process is a generalised one in which they behave according to their position in the territory. The dynamics of change are predominantly associated with contexts of economic expansion. The typology was generated based on population and housing variables, which synthesise the role played by economic activity in each city. Additional methodologies were used: firstly, the bibliography on medium-sized cities in different social and cultural contexts was reviewed; secondly, statistical data were selected, compiled and processed using multivariant statistical analyses, and the results mapped. A study of 133 cities was carried out and absolute values and variation rates used to understand the processes of change. As a result, seven representative groups were obtained. The conclusions of the study can be corroborated by different sources.
El presente trabajo analiza los procesos de expansión y delimitación de las áreas urbanas en un grupo de ciudades medias españolas. El objetivo es establecer el alcance territorial y la tipología de municipios afectados. Se han utilizado datos censales a escala municipal, de población y vivienda, desde el año 1981 a 2011. La metodología empleada es el diagrama de dispersión a partir de un modelo que pone en relación cada ciudad con los comportamientos de los municipios situados en su entorno. Se realiza una revisión bibliográfica sobre los procesos de dispersión urbana en diferentes contextos. El ámbito de análisis abarca un radio de 30 km alrededor de cada una de las setenta ciudades peninsulares elegidas que tienen una población entre 50.000 y 300.000 habitantes. Los resultados permiten establecer una propuesta de área urbana e identificar cuatro tipos de municipios en función de las dinámicas de población y vivienda.
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