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Population loss is usually the most relevant indicator of this shrinkage, but many other factors interact in complex ways over time. This paper proposes a multidimensional and spatio-temporal analysis of the shrinkage process in Spanish municipalities between 1991 and 2020. The method is based on the potentiality provided by self-organizing maps. The generated maps group municipalities according to hidden partial correlations among the data behind the variables characterizing the municipalities at different dates. In addition, as the number of map nodes is too big to allow for the detection of distinct types of municipalities, a Ward clustering algorithm is applied to identify homogeneous areas with a higher probability of shrinkage occurring over time. The results indicate that the municipalities with the lowest shrinkage are more stable and have a geographical concentration: they correspond to areas where peripheralization may occur (creation of surrounding districts close to main urban centers) and constitute the hinterland of large functional areas. The results also report a path of decline, with an important increase in the number of municipalities with higher shrinkage values. This approach has important implications for policy making since local governments may profit from shrinkage predictions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijgi11020077","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,19]],"date-time":"2022-01-19T21:01:51Z","timestamp":1642626111000},"page":"77","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Self-Organizing Maps to Evaluate Multidimensional Trajectories of Shrinkage in Spain"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8807-4917","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana","family":"Ruiz-Varona","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Architecture and Technology, Universidad San Jorge, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3071-5819","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Javier","family":"Lacasta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Arag\u00f3n Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1279-0367","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Javier","family":"Nogueras-Iso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Arag\u00f3n Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"514","DOI":"10.1068\/a40139a","article-title":"Urban Population Loss in Historical Perspective: United States, 1820\u20132000","volume":"41","author":"Beauregard","year":"2009","journal-title":"Environ. 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