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

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 sphere 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.