000129489 001__ 129489 000129489 005__ 20240104111823.0 000129489 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1002/psp.1797 000129489 0248_ $$2sideral$$a89247 000129489 037__ $$aART-2014-89247 000129489 041__ $$aeng 000129489 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-5450-6312$$aCollantes, F.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000129489 245__ $$aReducing depopulation in rural Spain: The impact of immigration 000129489 260__ $$c2014 000129489 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000129489 5203_ $$aThe attraction of foreign-born immigrants to rural areas in developed countries has aroused growing interest in recent years. The central issue in this study is the demographic impact of immigration in rural Spain, focusing on depopulated areas. The economic and demographic consequences of depopulation have become major concerns, and the arrival of international migrants has come to be seen as a possible solution. The aim of this study is to add to a literature in which qualitative research and local or regional perspectives predominate. The present research draws on quantitative findings for a significant part of Spain. The evidence in this study is principally based on population figures for the last years of the 20th century, a period of low immigration to Spain, and the early years of the 21st century, when the inflow of foreign migrants gathered intensity. We also explore the early consequences of the present economic crisis, which began in 2008. The analysis is based on estimates of native and foreign-born population growth for a range of territorial aggregations. Counterfactual techniques are also used. The results show that the arrival of immigrants has so far contributed substantially to reducing and even halting or reversing depopulation. A further series of analyses concentrates on the potential of rural areas to retain immigrants in the long run. The study also recommends a comprehensive policy approach in this regard. 000129489 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S27$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/ECO2009-07996$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/ECO2012-33286 000129489 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aAll rights reserved$$uhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 000129489 590__ $$a1.781$$b2014 000129489 591__ $$aGEOGRAPHY$$b15 / 76 = 0.197$$c2014$$dQ1$$eT1 000129489 591__ $$aDEMOGRAPHY$$b5 / 25 = 0.2$$c2014$$dQ1$$eT1 000129489 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 000129489 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2256-8898$$aPinilla, V.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000129489 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-2228-7861$$aSáez, L.A.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000129489 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-0716-4713$$aSilvestre, J.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000129489 7102_ $$14008$$2225$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Estruc.Hª Econ.y Eco.Pb.$$cÁrea Economía Aplicada 000129489 7102_ $$14008$$2480$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Estruc.Hª Econ.y Eco.Pb.$$cÁrea Hª e Instituc.Económ. 000129489 773__ $$g20, 7 (2014), 606-621$$pPopulation Space and Place$$tPopulation Space and Place$$x1544-8444 000129489 8564_ $$s875657$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/129489/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yPostprint 000129489 8564_ $$s1058131$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/129489/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yPostprint 000129489 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:129489$$particulos$$pdriver 000129489 951__ $$a2024-01-04-11:10:31 000129489 980__ $$aARTICLE