NATURBANIZATION - NEW IDENTITIES AND PROCESSES FOR RURAL-NATURAL AREAS

"In Naturbanization. New Identities and Process for Rural-Natural Areas a new concept is proposed. Naturbanization as the transfer and expansion of urban process to areas far from centres of urbanization is linked to the existence of natural resources, environmental and aesthetic landscapes. The book is the starting point of the analysis of naturbanization in National Parks located along the European Union borders. National Parks declarations have made them more accessible, which inevitably has brought conflicts. The contributions aim to conceptualize the territorial consequences of urbanization processes on rural areas close to and/or inside protected areas (i.e., rural-natural areas), and reveal geographical interpretations about naturbanization processes in a way that different models of economic development and planning policies can be compared." Naturbanization. New Identities and Process for Rural-Natural Areas contains several case studies, and will be invaluable to academics and policy makers interested in human-geographical, socioeconomical, political and environmental effects of naturbanization.