89817 20221004075834.0 doi 10.3390/su12124926 sideral 118094 ART-2020-118094 eng Garcia-Casarejos, N. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5142-0270 Internships for Higher Education Students to Promote the Local Sustainability of Rural Places 2020 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Sustainability and population have a complex relationship. Popular versions of the first are usually based on the premise of reducing the population. However, in some remote rural areas with a low density, this condition needs to be reconsidered, as it would put the viability of the local community at risk and lead to environmental, economic and, above all, social losses. Although repopulation is impossible, since remote rural areas have an ageing demographic structure and an extremely low fertility rate, we can propose the regeneration of their human, social and relational capital by attracting talent and commitment. To achieve this, the Desafio Programme (Rural Erasmus) enables university students to do internships in companies and institutions in sparsely populated areas, living alongside their residents. Despite being an experimental policy with a narrow scope in statistical terms, the Desafio Programme is an inspiring experience supported by those who have participated in it and contributes to the social and economic regeneration of areas in decline. This is a practical case of applying a sustainable strategy to a rural area in crisis, which can be transferred to many other countries facing a similar problem. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI-FEDER/ECO2016-77-P info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S23-20R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S42-20R-CREVALOR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 3.251 2020 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 124 / 273 = 0.454 2020 Q2 T2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 60 / 125 = 0.48 2020 Q2 T2 GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 30 / 44 = 0.682 2020 Q3 T3 GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 6 / 9 = 0.667 2020 Q3 T3 0.611 2020 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2020 Q1 Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 2020 Q1 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2020 Q1 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2020 Q1 Geography, Planning and Development 2020 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Saez-Perez, L.A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2228-7861 4012 650 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas Área Organización de Empresas 4008 225 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Estruc.Hª Econ.y Eco.Pb. Área Economía Aplicada 12, 12 (2020), 4926 [25 pp] Sustainability (Basel) Sustainability (Switzerland) 2071-1050 679010 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/89817/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 557977 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/89817/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/12/4926 Texto completo de la revista oai:zaguan.unizar.es:89817 articulos driver 2022-10-03-13:21:30 ARTICLE