Marcas territoriales y desarrollo local en la Cataluña interior. Estudio de caso: territoris serens (el Lluçanès)
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So-called «rural restructuring» necessarily entails the transformation of the primary sector
of the economy, which has been the traditional mainstay of the countryside. In recent
years, the rural economy has undergone a clear process of outsourcing, which has to a large
extent been capitalized on by the tourism industry. This has led to the need to rethink
the concept of rurality and build it socially through the internal and external projection of
imageries with the help of place brands. The main aim of this article is to explore how the
Territoris serens spatial brand permits the creation of a competitive image for the Lluçanès
territorial association through the diffusion of stories associated with several intangible
values embodying serenity, the landscape, and hence the territorial identity. The review of
the literature on place brands, the analysis of documents related to Territoris serens and the
organization of a focus group discussion sheds light on the process to transform territories
into brands in order to achieve, with a view to competitiveness, a renewed and postmodern
"sense of place"