The Paradox of Neo-Ruralism in Castilla y León, Spain

Urbanites in the Countryside and Rural Dwellers in the City

Bibliographic Data

ID6014635
AuthorsÓscar Fernández-Álvarez (0000-0002-5254-6908, Universidad de León), Miguel González-González (0000-0003-2577-5753, Universidad de León), Sara Ouali-Fernández (0000-0002-4184-0298, Universidad de León)
Year2025
Volume5
Issue2
Pages10-10
Publication date2025-04-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHumans (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2673-9461 • E-ISSN: 2673-9461
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/humans5020010
OpenAlexW4409297238
LanguageES
References cited22

Sustainability is currently seen as the central unifying idea necessary to mobilize collective responsibility to address the set of serious problems and challenges facing humanity, appealing to cooperation and the defense of the general interest. This article analyzes the social sustainability of the rural environment, in order to enhance its value beyond the traditional agricultural activities of the territory. Methodologically, it is based on ethnographic fieldwork through participant observation and in-depth interviews, carried out in the rural environment of Castilla y León. This has allowed us to reflect on the strategies that we have tried to articulate, combine, and relate to achieve rural social sustainability. The conclusions show the need to give political content to the rural space and the elements that derive from it. Political, economic, and social problems cannot be solved only from the local level; they need to create alliances beyond the communities to deal with economic structures that seek continuous growth

Art · Geography · Humanities · Political science · Rural area · French Urban and Social Studies · History · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Rural development and sustainability