1. OS PERFIS TERRITORIAIS DO ALGARVE: ANÁLISE SOCIODEMOGRÁFICA.
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do Carmo, Renato Miguel and Santos, Sofia
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CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) , *URBANIZATION , *SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors , *CLIMATE change - Abstract
The paper draws upon sociodemographical changes of the last two decades in the Algarve region. Two main purposes are: to describe and interpret the meaning of these changes and to confront this analysis with recent studies and with the classical definitions of sub-regional areas. Using the classical perspectives as a starting point we then present the cluster analysis for 1991 and for 2001. Four territorial profiles are presented which reflect two main trends: urbanization and marginalization. Lastly, we focus on a specific municipality – São Brás de Alportel – where strong sociodemographical dynamics have been identified despite its inland localization, enabling a more in-depth analysis and a discussion of the presented trends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011