Shrinkage in Portuguese National Policy and Regional Spatial Plans: Concern or Unspoken Word?

This paper aims to assess whether and how current Portuguese national spatial planning policy and regional spatial plans are based on evidence revealing trends and patterns of population decrease and rural and urban shrinkage in Portugal. Firstly, built on a literature review, we identify the conseq...

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Main Authors: Sílvia Sousa, Paulo Pinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being - CinTurs; University of Algarve 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics
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Online Access:http://www.cieo.pt/journal/J_4_2014/article1.pdf