Our intention in this paper is to analyze what has been the demographic trends and major urban changes experienced by the municipality of Santa Comba (La Coruña), verifying statistically the process of population concentration and the transition from a rural society to one increasingly urban. Although it poses as a local study, the methodology and some of the conclusions drawn from it can be extrapolated total and / or partially to other municipalities.
Keywords:
Population center, councils (council), urban development, PXOM, Xallas, Santa Comba, A Coruña.
Author Biography
José Balsa Barreiro, Universidad de La Coruña
Investigador del grupo de Ingeniería Civil de la Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de la Universidad de Coruña (UDC)., Ingeniero del Instituto. Cartográfico Valenciano (ICV). España
Balsa Barreiro, J. (2011). Evolution of urban and territorial layout of the settlement in a municipality indoor Coruña: the case of Santa Comba (Galicia, Spain). Revista De Urbanismo, (24), Pág. 76–118. https://doi.org/10.5354/ru.v0i24.15498