The role of inland mid-sized towns and cities in regional development. The case of Andalusia

Abstract

Mid-size towns and cities have certain advantages over large cities and ought to play essential roles in spatial balance. However, in recent times the Public Administration hasallocated more investments to large metropolises, leading to demographic, economic and infrastructural and equipment concentration in these, and mid-size towns and cities consequently relinquishing the leadership that they used to have several decades ago. This article discusses some of the main types of Andalusian mid-size towns and cities on the basis of their location and the different ways that they have developed in recent times.