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A New Spatial Criteria Method to Delimit Rural Settlements towards Boundaries Equity: Land Use Optimization for Decision Making in Galicia, NW Spain

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  • Vasco Barbosa

    (Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía 140013, Colombia
    Prometheus, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Praça Gen. Barbosa 44, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
    Department of Sociology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2000-2199, South Africa)

  • Inés Santé-Riveira

    (Department of Agroforestry Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, LaboraTe, 27002 Lugo, Spain)

  • Rafael Crecente-Maseda

    (Department of Agroforestry Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, LaboraTe, 27002 Lugo, Spain)

  • Carlos Díaz Redondo

    (Agency for Rural Development of the Xunta de Galicia (AGADER), Lugar da Barcia, 56. Laraño, 15897 Santiago de Compostela, Spain)

  • Juan Porta Trinidad

    (Computer Architecture Group, Universidade da Coruña, CITIC, 15071 A Coruña, Spain)

  • Jorge Parapar López

    (Computer Architecture Group, Universidade da Coruña, CITIC, 15071 A Coruña, Spain)

  • Ramón Doallo Biempica

    (Computer Architecture Group, Universidade da Coruña, CITIC, 15071 A Coruña, Spain)

  • José Ambrósio Ferreira Neto

    (Department of Rural Economics, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, Brazil)

Abstract

Rural settlements (RS) are a reality of rural areas. They consist of cluster of buildings and ways of life mainly associated with activities related to agriculture. As economic policies applied in rural development have evolved, the physical delimitation of rural areas has become more important because such areas are recipients of financial support, which depends on an area’s characteristics. Thus, it is necessary to formulate a new spatial approach for RS delimitation. The objective of this study is to define spatial criteria for identification and delimitation of the RS to recognize the morphological context of each RS. With respect to methodology, RS in the community of Galicia, Northwestern Spain were studied, and factors for spatial characterization were defined according to experts’ evaluations. Subsequently, spatial restrictions and conditions were identified for the delimitation of boundaries. The criteria that this research proposes reveal numerically adjustable factors that can recognize and interpret the morphological characteristics of each RS, which is also evidenced by the results of RS delimitations. It can be concluded that the numerically defined criteria associated with a spatial operation allow the adaptation to the morphological characteristics of any RS, as well as spatial equity by recognizing the differentiation of building structures and land uses of each RS, rather unlike the criteria defined by the law.

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  • Vasco Barbosa & Inés Santé-Riveira & Rafael Crecente-Maseda & Carlos Díaz Redondo & Juan Porta Trinidad & Jorge Parapar López & Ramón Doallo Biempica & José Ambrósio Ferreira Neto, 2022. "A New Spatial Criteria Method to Delimit Rural Settlements towards Boundaries Equity: Land Use Optimization for Decision Making in Galicia, NW Spain," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-19, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:11:y:2022:i:6:p:800-:d:826683
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