Elisabete Figueiredo
One Rural, two Visions — Environmental Issues and Images on Rural Areas in Portugal
University of Aveiro
recent years rural areas specially peripheral remote ones become increasingly perceived identified spaces outstanding environmental qualitythis relatively new function rural widely recognized socially institutionally extent strange local residents natural resources environmental aspects mainly perceived utilitarian perspectivethe exteriority measures policies preserve rural environment tends place remote rural areas new subaltern positioncorrespondingly social institutional construction rural areas environmental reserves tends create new ruralurban dichotomy may important repercussions terms future directions rural development processeswe aim discuss abovementioned aspects based empirical evidence two portuguese rural areaswe conclude two different visions rural rural visit rural live conveyed respectively urban residents state local inhabitants