Local development in the inner rural of Northwest Iberian Peninsula - the contribute of common property through the eyes of stakeholders
- Lopes, J.
- Cristóvão, Artur
- Díaz-Maroto Hidalgo, Ignacio Javier
ISSN: 2171-1216
Year of publication: 2012
Volume: 3
Issue: 3
Pages: 61-76
Type: Article
More publications in: Spanish journal of rural development
Abstract
Commonlands occupy approximately 1 million ha in NW Iberian Peninsula with high average areas (500 ha in north Portugal and 200 ha in Galicia). This work aims to determine the potentialities of the contribution of Iberian Peninsula commonlands to rural and local development, using Participatory Rural Appraisal. The most important contribution of communal lands is related to the environmental aspects. The prominence given by the stakeholders to environmental aspects may indicate that global appreciation is mainly due to the potential of natural resources as a wealth source, while economic and social aspects are more independent of the communities� power and will.