Abstract

ARMAS QUINTA, Francisco Xosé  and  ARCE, Xosé Carlos Macía. Reflections on the delimitation and definition of rural areas: The design of a rural index for Galicia. Finisterra [online]. 2017, n.106, pp.85-101. ISSN 0430-5027.  https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis9955.

The task of delimiting and defining rural areas has been, and continues to be, a complex one. Indeed, most social researchers admit to there being an absence of a strict, consensual definition of the term. In this article, a review of scientific literature looking at various conceptualisations of rural areas and their possible boundaries is discussed. Together with this, an Index of Rurality for Galicia is proposed, a region in north western Spain with highly diverse rural areas due to major transformations which have taken place since the middle of last century

Keywords : Rural areas; index of rurality; agriculture; pluriactivity; development.

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