The main objective of this volume is to address a timely and pressing issue in contemporary academic and policy debates on rural development: the dynamics, drivers, and consequences of population decline in rural areas. By focusing on the factors influencing the intensity and spatial variability of depopulation, the book aims to provide a comprehensive analytical framework for understanding how this demographic challenge shapes rural societies and territories. It also seeks to critically examine and synthesise the social, economic, spatial, and political impacts of population decline, highlighting their implications for rural sustainability and cohesion.

The volume will be included in the Research in Rural Sociology and Development book series by Emerald Publishing, which is indexed in Scopus. The series publishes research at the forefront of rural sociology.

The full Call for Chapters with the deadline is available in the following link: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-books/call-chapters-rural-depopulation-europe-challenges-resilience-and-opportunities

The editors invite abstracts of no more than 400 words on topics related to rural depopulation, along with short CVs of the chapter authors. Abstracts should be sent to both Editors: Apostolos G. Papadopoulos at apospapa@hua.gr and Maria Jesus Rivera at mariajesus.rivera@unavarra.es