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Spanish rural vocabulary: Words and phrases used in the rural areas of Spanish-speaking countries, often related to agriculture, livestock, crafts, and landscapes. Acequia: An irrigation canal, Aldea: a small village, Huerta: a fertile garden—examples of Spanish rural vocabulary.
4 mar 2024 · Vocabulary related to town and rural life includes words such as 'aburrido/a' (boring), 'calle' (street), 'ciudad' (city), 'campo' (countryside), 'plaza' (square), 'pueblo' (village/town), 'tráfico' (traffic), 'vivir' (to live), and 'zona peatonal' (pedestrian area).
During the last two decades, rural areas in Spain have been funded by the European Programs (LEADER2 and PRODER3) promoting new initiatives to keep and increase local populations. Other regions in Europe such as South Italy have benefited from this.
Learn new words for describing cities, villages and landscape in Spanish with LatinoSchools.
Several studies have been carried out on resilience in different groups and contexts. However, few address the relationship between community resilience and depopulated rural areas. This study aims to dig deeper into this, considering the concrete impact of population decline in Spain.
Rural gap, socio-economic processes and regional disparities in Spain Prof Luis Camarero and Prof Jesús Oliva have conducted several research projects on the demographic and socioeconomic transformations of southern European rural areas. Here, we take a closer look at the idea of the ‘rural gap’, seen as a cumulative effect of different
Spain one of the countries with the highest percentage of urban population within the entire European Union (EU). Of these, 25% live in urban agglomerations of over one million inhabitants and 17% in the largest cities, while rural areas, which occupy more than two thirds of the territory, present a notable demographic gap.
