A Nude Calendar to Save a Spanish Hamlet of 16 People: What is the Problem of Rural Flight? EXPLAINED

It is a modern tale faced by almost all countries: people leaving their ancestral towns, hamlets and villages to more urban areas due to a number of reasons. Spain’s Rural Depopulation Problem As word of the calendar spreads, messages from across Spain, where rural depopulation threatens more than half of the country’s surface area, have poured in. “We discovered that we were not alone in this situation.” The success of the calendar has been made all the more poignant for the few remaining residents in Pea Zafra de Abajo by the quarries that surround the hamlet, often leaving remaining residents battling against the constant noise of mining activities and clouds of dust, according to Nicolás. Employers offer lower wages and poorer working conditions to rural migrants, who must compete for limited jobs and are frequently unaware of their labour rights. In the face of rising urban challenges exacerbated by environmental hazards, the authors argue that India requires a new development path that will ensure sustainable livelihoods for rural people while reducing rural-urban migration and thus having a positive impact on cities.