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The Challenge Of Preserving Rural Industries And Traditions In Ultra-Peripheral Europe: Evidence From The Canary Islands, Abel Duarte Alonso, Lynnaire Sheridan, Pascal Scherrer

Abel D Alonso

Demographic, economic, environmental, and political changes shape many rural areas and their communities across Europe. As a result, some fundamental aspects of these communities, including traditions, culture, social fabric, and their very raison d'etre, are being tested and threatened by what seem to be irreversible events. Ultraperipheral European regions, including the Canary Islands, are not an exception; in fact, because of their physical isolation from the mainland and other barriers, these regions may be more susceptible to changes. While these dimensions are very important and need to be addressed, to date very few studies have attempted to do so with …