Urban Development and City Morphology in Spain: Focus on Extremadura

Theme City: Geography

Concept of City

A city has the following features:

  • Inhabitants engaged predominantly in non-agricultural activities.
  • Densely populated urban space.
  • Urbanized economic center.
  • Services with an important hinterland.

According to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), a city has more than 10,000 inhabitants. A municipality is a densely populated area. A city is a nucleus occupied by a town, with activities and buildings that are not agricultural. The surrounding space exerts its

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Urban Development: Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts

Urban Fringe: Industrial Sites, Facilities, and Residential Neighborhoods

The urban fringe forms a large area of nature strips or suburban surroundings of a city and its expansion. In this sector, we can distinguish three main areas:

  • Large industrial sites, looking for very cheap land.
  • Major facilities: supermarkets, leisure or sports centers, etc.
  • Residential neighborhoods, which are basically of four types:
    • Slums or shantytowns.
    • Private housing developments: tower blocks and flats.
    • Social housing.
    • Areas
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Human Settlements: Urban and Rural Dynamics

**Human Settlements: Urban and Rural Dynamics**

**Settlement**

Settlement is the way to take human settlements in space. Types: rural and urban differ in their dimensions and characteristics.

  • Rural settlements include small dimensions, such as villages and towns where the predominant sector is primary.
  • Urban population comprises over-sized settlements, cities, and secondary sectors. The population works in the tertiary sector.

**Factors Influencing Rural Population**

  • Physical: Relief features, the presence
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Economic Evolution in Spain: Franco Era to 1973

Economic Policy During the Franco Regime

After the war, there was a large decrease in population due to fighting (killed and maimed) and repression (prisoners and exiles). Moreover, agrarian and industrial production was much lower than in 1935, gold reserves and foreign exchange disappeared, and the transport network was deteriorating.

The post-war period saw the beginning of autarky, an economic system under which a nation must be able to supply itself and survive, meeting all its needs with minimal

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Spanish Population: Trends, Structure, and Future Projections

**Real Growth**

We define real growth as the actual growth of a population, taking into account both natural and migratory movements. Since 1998, we have experienced a new upward trend, and the Spanish population has increased by 6.1 million people, with the current population exceeding 46 million.

**Uneven Spatial Distribution**

Population density is the demographic indicator that relates the population to the space it occupies. The Spanish population density is 90.9 inhabitants per km2. However,

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Industrialization and Liberal Revolution: 19th Century Economic Shifts

**Industrialization in the 19th Century: A Comparative View**

The industrialization process during the 19th century varied across nations. While not identical, each country’s path was influenced by factors such as resource availability, following the pattern set by England.

**Demographic Shifts**

Population growth was notably faster in Europe, the USA, and regions colonized by Europe. These areas gained prominence in the global population, while Asia and Africa experienced slower growth. These differences

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