Rural-Urban Partnerships [electronic resource]: An Integrated Approach to Economic Development /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2013.
Urban and rural areas enjoy different and often complementary assets, and better integration between them is important for socio-economic performance. This report provides a framework to understand the changing relationships between urban and rural areas. It is focused on one approach that can enhance and better manage rural-urban relationships – the use of rural-urban partnerships. Specifically, it documents the characteristics of these partnerships and the factors that can hinder as well as enable rural-urban co-operation. Different governance approaches to manage rural-urban relationships are identified and discussed. Finally, recommendations are provided to help national, regional and local policy makers to build effective and sustainable rural-urban partnerships for better economic development.
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Czech Republic: Prague-Central Bohemia -- Australia: Geelong Region Alliance (G21) – Geelong -- Finland: Jyväskylä and Saarijärvi-Viitasaari – Central Finland -- Germany: Nuremberg Metropolitan Region -- France: Rennes Métropole – Rennes -- Italy: Province of Forlì-Cesena – Emilia-Romagna -- Netherlands: The BrabantStad partnership – Brabant -- Portugal: Castelo Branco – Beira Interior Sul -- Poland: Central Zone – West Pomeranian Region -- Spain: Extremadura -- United States: Lexington metropolitan region – Lexington, Kentucky -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Foreword and Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- Understanding rural-urban partnerships: Context and definition -- Taking a functional region approach to rural-urban partnerships -- Purposes and outcomes of rural-urban partnerships -- Understanding the dynamics of rural-urban partnerships -- A strategy to build effective rural-urban partnerships -- Creating a governance framework for rural-urban partnerships.
Urban and rural areas enjoy different and often complementary assets, and better integration between them is important for socio-economic performance. This report provides a framework to understand the changing relationships between urban and rural areas. It is focused on one approach that can enhance and better manage rural-urban relationships – the use of rural-urban partnerships. Specifically, it documents the characteristics of these partnerships and the factors that can hinder as well as enable rural-urban co-operation. Different governance approaches to manage rural-urban relationships are identified and discussed. Finally, recommendations are provided to help national, regional and local policy makers to build effective and sustainable rural-urban partnerships for better economic development.
Economic development.
Rural-urban relations.