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Challenges in achieving sustainability in Iberian rural areas and small towns: exploring immigrant stakeholders’ perceptions in Alentejo, Portugal, and Empordà, Spain
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There is growing evidence of international immigration becoming increasingly influential in peripheral areas in
some Southern European countries. Particularly in small localities, where the maintenance of a significant
number of active populations is crucial for social, economic and environmental sustainability, immigration can
be of vital importance for local and regional policy-making. This paper presents the perceptions, experiences and
concerns of various international immigrant stakeholders in Southwest Europe regarding the main challenges in
achieving sustainability. Its focus is on rural areas and small towns in Alentejo Litoral (Southwest Portugal) and
Alt Empordà (Catalonia, Northeast Spain), places where foreign immigration is above the national average.
Using qualitative methods (semi-structured interviews, literature review and participant observation), the main
findings show how immigrant stakeholders’ perceptions of local sustainability are rich, engaged and diverse,
including interesting differences between some Northwest European immigrants and less advantaged immigrants, e.g. Northwest European immigrants (i.e. British, Germans, French, Dutch, Belgians) stress environmental challenges for sustainability much more than the rest. Overcoming some native prejudices, immigrants in
Alentejo Litoral and Alt Empordà also contribute to local knowledge of the ways to achieve dynamic local
societies and economies, as well as conserve natural protected areas and agricultural environments.
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International immigration Stakeholders' perceptions Sustainable development Iberian peripheral areas Portugal Spain Southwest Europe
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Citação
Morén-Alegret, R., Fatorić, S., Wladyka, D., Mas-Palacios, A., & Fonseca, M. L. (2018). Challenges in achieving sustainability in Iberian rural areas and small towns: exploring immigrant stakeholders’ perceptions in Alentejo, Portugal, and Empordà, Spain. Journal of Rural Studies, 64, 253-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.05.005
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Elsevier