Todo es según el color del cristal con que se mira: un relato de la atracción de lugares en un territorio olvidado en Rumanía
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https://doi.org/10.14422/mig.24199.028Palabras clave:
atractividad del lugar, territorio olvidado, motivaciones de retorno, motivaciones para la permanenciaResumen
Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, la migración hacia zonas rurales aumentó. Las restricciones de movilidad y socialización llevaron a muchas personas a buscar casas más grandes y espacios verdes en zonas rurales, percibidas como más seguras. En estos flujos, los destinos privilegiados suelen estar cerca de grandes áreas urbanas o paisajes escénicos. Sin embargo, se sabe mucho menos sobre la atracción de lugares en zonas periféricas menos populares. Rumanía, un país con grandes disparidades entre zonas rurales y urbanas, también cuenta con contextos rurales diversos y trayectorias de desarrollo desiguales. Basándose en 34 entrevistas con personas que han tenido diferentes experiencias de (in)movilidad en una zona periférica, este artículo pregunta qué hace atractiva a la zona para los residentes. Mediante análisis temáticos, mostramos que la atracción de lugares se construye en la intersección de las características físicas del lugar, las condiciones materiales, los lazos simbólicos y las prácticas cotidianas, contrarrestando las percepciones de la periferia y transformando la periferia en lugares acogedores.
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