Innovations in European rural landscapes
By: edited by Hubert Wiggering ... [et al.].
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berlin; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9783642041716; 9783642041723
Subjects: Rural Land use; Landnutzung; Case studies; Rural development; Ländliche Entwicklung
Description: Rural regions in Europe are evolving under powerful boundary conditions such as globalisation, socio-cultural transformations and climate change, which in turn increases natural hazards. The regional land use and the evolvement of landscapes is increasingly shaped trends and drivers like infrastructural, energy or housing needs, globalised agricultural markets, and consumption habits. To face these challenges and to balance competitiveness with social cohesion, the "InnoLand research and development network" induces and accompanies promising land use innovations at the landscape scale in 10 European rural regions. Based on a common conceptual approach among the InnoLand partners, the development and implementation of new competitive strategies is conducted as a science-practice dialogue with strong commitment to the regional policy design for rural development. With this book, the network partners provide an overview and a comparative analysis of selected experimental regional approaches and give examples for the successful tackling of future opportunities and threats.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.