Population imbalances in Europe. Urban concentration versus rural depopulation.

The aim of such project was the analysis of population imbalances in Europe, their challenges, and opportunities, contrasting two different territorial trends: rural areas suffering from depopulation I versus i growing urban areas which increase the concentration of population. The authors support also the idea that a policy only focused on rural areas would fail. Increasingly population are concentrated in urban areas and their surroundings, while rural areas - not all - face depopulation. [Extracted from the article]