RT Journal Article
T1 Community resilience in Spanish depopulated rural areas: A systematic review.
A1 López Carlassare, Ana Laura
A1 Palma-García, María de las Olas
K1 Sociología rural
K1 Exodo rural
K1 Psicología comunitaria
K1 Participación ciudadana
AB Research on community resilience has been ongoing for decades. Several studieshave been carried out on resilience in different groups and contexts. However, few address therelationship between community resilience and depopulated rural areas. This study aims to digdeeper into this, considering the concrete impact of population decline in Spain. We carriedout a systematic review of the most relevant contributions. A search protocol was developedand used to consult ten databases. Different combinations of terms such as ‘communityresilience’, ‘rural’, and ‘depopulation’, or related terms, were used. 22 scientific texts wereanalysed. We obtained a set of publications that demonstrate the heterogeneity of researchmethods, approaches and analytical processes applied to the study of this relationship. A mostlyqualitative approach was observed, either as the main technique or complementary todocumentary reviews. The results underscore the complex nature of rural depopulation andrelated constructs. It emphasizes the specific importance of community resilience in theseterritoriesin terms of social capital, endogenous resources, sustainability, economic dynamism,local responsibility and effective governance. The findings identify a scarce mention to socialintervention professions, which should have a more important role due to their core values. Inthe studies reviewed, it appears as an emerging and scientifically relevant area to explore, bothfor investigation and intervention purposes. The strength of a multidisciplinary approach toaddressing the phenomena appears in the discussion as a main potential line of research.
YR 2024
FD 2024-03-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30879
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30879
LA eng
NO López Carlassare AL, Palma García MdlO. (2024). Community resilience in Spanish depopulated rural areas: A systematic review. Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development. 8(4): 3533.
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