Open AccessForeign Immigration in Spanish Rural Areas and Small Towns: Current Situation and Perspectives
Author(s) -
Ricard Morén-Alegret,
Miguel Á. Solana Solana
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
finisterra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.242
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2182-2905
pISSN - 0430-5027
DOI - 10.18055/finis1559
Subject(s) - immigration , settlement (finance) , rural area , geography , political science , development economics , environmental planning , economic growth , regional science , business , economics , law , archaeology , finance , payment
The authors are currently coordinating a three-year researchproject on the changing settlement patterns and ways of life of foreign immigrant populations located in Spanish rural areas. This article offers a wide academic literature review, highlighting those issues that have been most studied and those under-researched or forgotten. Secondly, it approaches the rural areas where thereis a more significant presence of foreign immigrants, offering relevant data and indicating the main sources of information available for their study. Finally, some considerations that may be useful for carrying out future research are suggested.