Evolution of the Alento River Basin SES

Editor's note 10Mar14: Source D132-5.1.

Three principal periods have been identified in the evolution of the Alento River Basin SES since the mid-20th century.

Migration and efficiency imperative transition (1950 to 1970)

This covers the immediate post-war period until the end of the 1970s. The Alento area experiences rural out-migration towards booming industrialized centres but also, towards the end of the period, sees the dramatic reorganization of the agriculture sector in terms of modernization, size and economic weight in the local economy.

Local off-farm jobs period (1980 to 2000)

This time is marked by the growth and consolidation of the tourism industry responding to the demands of the mass tourism market. Of significant impact to the agricultural sector in this period are the changes to water resource availability through the construction of a series of dams in the area which also boost other industries and the construction industry in particular.

Land abandonment transition (2000 to date)

This is characterized by the beginning of a structural crisis in the olive sector which has reached an alarming state of decline and whose problems are further aggravated by the Single Common Market's reform of subsidies with the introduction of the Single Farm Payment Scheme.

Migration and efficiency imperative transition (1950 to 1970)
Local off-farm jobs period (1980 to 2000)
Land abandonment transition (2000 to date)

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