161045 20251017144559.0 doi 10.1111/soru.70005 sideral 144242 ART-2025-144242 eng Alonso, María Pilar (orcid)0000-0002-4327-623X How Service Exclusion Affects Rural Depopulation. An Approach Based on Structural Equation Modelling 2025 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted This paper explores the relationship between service exclusion and the depopulation phenomenon. To achieve this, we apply structural equation modelling (SEM) to evaluate the lack of development of primary services (healthcare, education, social services, commerce, restaurants and bars, as well as Internet access) at the municipal level, considering their relationship with population loss and ageing—two of themost defining aspects of depopulation. Additionally, using cluster analysis techniques, we classify municipalities based on their degree of service exclusion, identifying distinct typologies and highlighting the most critical service deficitswithin each group. The study focuses on the Spanish region ofAragon, a striking example of severe rural population loss and pronounced ageing within the European context. Our findings reveal significant heterogeneity in both depopulation patterns and service exclusion. This heterogeneity highlights the need to propose specific rural policy measures adapted to the peculiarities of each territory to contribute to more resilient rural communities. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/LMP07-21 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S41-20R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Gargallo, Pilar Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-1205-1756 Lample, Luis Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-2448-5228 López Escolano, Carlos Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1653-7780 Miguel, Jesús Á. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-1394-9816 Salvador, Manuel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5788-6661 3006 435 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Geograf. Ordenac.Territ. Área Geografía Humana 4014 623 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Economía Aplicada Área Métodos Cuant.Econ.Empres 4002 230 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Contabilidad y Finanzas Área Economía Finan. y Contab. 65, 3 (2025), e70005 [18 pp.] Sociol. rural. SOCIOLOGIA RURALIS 0038-0199 1624622 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/161045/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2389871 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/161045/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:161045 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:13:49 ARTICLE