The Environment in the Process of Differentiation of New Social Fractions in Depopulated Areas of Spain: Key environmental considerations in the way from big cities to extreme rural areas

Abstract

Abstract:The environmental factors present a strong relevance in the analysis of the rural areas in the western european countries and United States of America. An aspect with few studies in this research sfere is the relevance of the environmental dimension in the social change in rural areas and in the constitution of new social fractions.The present contribution study, in comparative and conceptual perspective, the environmental considerations in the constitution of new social fractions, associated with counterurbanization process.

Laboratory Life: Twenty Years of Experimental Research with Locals and New Comers in Remote Rural Areas

“…Each person was interpreted as an analytical key. For many years, the study of new comers [44][45][46] in depopulated areas and the resistance processes of farmers in remote rural areas tried to select the right people who represented key types to establish causal relationships in the processes of geographic change and restructuring [47][48][49][50][51][52] . The geographical distance between selected cases suggests the politics of geographical dispersion in fieldwork.…”

“…The rural area is perceived as an ideal environment to continue a professional career. Consequently, one could possibly argue in favor of a degree of association between the emergence of new social groups and the environmental issue, especially in Southern Europe, where these two phenomena are clearly linked [51,52] .…”

“…A special value and originality of the wider geographical area for the social class analysis is a consequence of the research. In southern Europe, where there is less research into the new middle classes and the rural environment with its different characteristics to the north/central European countryside: Lower density and more spatial dispersion of this social group [47,48,51,52] .…”

“…Among the new middle-class groups there is a notable convergence in their consideration of the rural environment as (a) a physical environment, (b) a mixture of different factors and (c) of its influence on the profession [51,52] . The rural environment is a distinction or exclusive factor, particularly in relation to the environment's impact on occupation.…”