Regiones e identidades españolas: deriva y proyección post-pandémica

The author analyzes how neoliberalism and the 'tertiarization' of the Spanish economy—specifically the dominance of tourism—have fueled regional inequalities and the rise of peripheral nationalisms. The text argues that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these tensions by exposing the fragility of the tourism-dependent model. To mitigate future conflicts and the impacts of climate change, the author proposes a transition toward a 'degrowth' model, emphasizing the revival of organic agriculture in the interior, the promotion of green industries, and the potential reorganization of Spain into a federal state.

• The Spanish state's identity is characterized as pejorative and lacking the glorifying myths found in countries like France or the UK, which contributed to the rise of peripheral nationalisms in regions such as Catalonia, the Basque Country, Navarre, and Galicia.
• Economic liberalization and the prioritization of the tertiary sector, particularly tourism, have increased disparities between coastal and interior regions, leading to the 'mercantilization' of cities and the erosion of cultural identities through gentrification.
• Political fragmentation in Spain has increased since the 2008 financial crisis, evidenced by the rise of regionalist and nationalist parties in the Congress of Deputies and the growth of VOX as a force opposing peripheral nationalisms.
• The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability of regions heavily dependent on tourism and is expected to increase regional inequalities and tensions between the state and peripheral nationalisms.
• Climate change is projected to worsen territorial inequalities in Spain through prolonged droughts in the south and center, periodic flooding in the east (levante), and mega-forest fires.
• To achieve a sustainable and equitable territory, the author proposes increasing the weight of the primary sector via organic agriculture in the interior, promoting green industries (energy efficiency, solar, wind, and electric transport) based on a 'development without growth' model, and favoring local 'kilometer 0' trade.

APA

Ayuso, I. D. J. (2021). Regiones e identidades españolas: deriva y proyección post-pandémica. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/regiones-e-identidades-espanolas-deriva-y-proyeccion-post-pandemica/

Chicago

Ayuso, Ibai de Juan. Regiones e identidades españolas: deriva y proyección post-pandémica. Green European Journal, 2021. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/regiones-e-identidades-espanolas-deriva-y-proyeccion-post-pandemica/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ayuso2021regiones, author = {Ayuso, Ibai de Juan}, title = {{Regiones e identidades españolas: deriva y proyección post-pandémica}}, institution = {Green European Journal}, year = {2021}, month = feb, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/regiones-e-identidades-espanolas-deriva-y-proyeccion-post-pandemica/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }