Demographic conditions and territorial development of Torre de Moncorvo (North of Portugal)

Mendonça João

Article ID: 2537
Vol 2, Issue 3, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/ssd.v2i3.2537
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Abstract

The development of some rural areas, such as most municipalities in the Portuguese interior, is completely dependent on the maintenance and retention of their population. The strengthening and qualification of a minimum number of inhabitants are necessary for the local dynamization processes. In this paper, it is proposed a theoretical approach and the data presentation for a case study—the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo in the Douro Valley region (northern Portugal). The main objective of this contribution is to demonstrate that population maintenance is crucial to local development. The social, economic, and territorial aspects are mutually dependent and determine the sustainability and the future dynamics of this kind of rural territory.


Keywords

population; rural areas; sustainability; local development; social development


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