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**Chapter 2**

**Abstract**

development, tourism

created and subsequently existed [2].

**1. Introduction**

The Most Meridional Border

in Europe. Demographic and

*José Manuel Naranjo Gómez, Jacinto Garrido Velarde,* 

Between 38°50′30"N/7° 04'35 W and 37°10′13"N/7°23′38"W has located the southernmost border of Europe, which stands apart from Portugal and Spain, which separates part of Portugal and Spain, making it one of the furthest from the central European area. A feature of this Spanish-Portuguese border stretch is that it is closely linked to the Guadiana River, one of the major waterways that cross the Iberian Peninsula from east to west. In 1998, the Albufeira Convention was signed, promoting Iberian cooperation at a scientific and technical level to strengthen the links of communication and collaboration at the technical level - the challenge of shared management of the waters and international basins that affect both countries. The Convention presented challenges and objectives on which the competent administrations have been working since then. Another peculiarity of this territory, except in a few situations, is its low population density. Therefore, knowing the demographic and environmental changes of the municipalities bordering the 'Raya' (common name as the border is known in these areas) constitutes valuable informa-

*José Martín Gallardo, José Manuel Jurado Almonte,* 

tion that leads to the territorial management of these peripheral areas.

**Keywords:** cross-border, low population density, sustainability, landscape,

In a world that is increasingly global and dwarfed both in distance and socioeconomically, it is the cultural and economic interactions of the border territories that ensure the relations, continuity, and prosperity of its inhabitants [1]. The way of interpreting borders has evolved following the processes of geopolitical events that questioned them because alterations were caused in the context in which they were

Research in various disciplines, from anthropology to geography, through economics, history, and even environmental matters, has revealed the constant flows that occur in border areas [3–5]. These movements are especially more palpable in third world countries, where the central power is less evident and it is the local powers that take the initiative and interact on both sides of the border [6]. In any

*Julian Mora Aliseda and José Cabezas Fernández*

Environmental Changes

### **Chapter 2**
