Rural Areas in Transition

2009

Dissemination level (see DoW p. 27-30) PU Public PP Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services RE Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services) CO Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services) Deliverable 8.7 Rural transition experiences after joing the EU: results of the case studies in selected EU15 regions

"The Conference aims to stimulate theoretical and empirical contributions on the proposed theme and brings together economists, sociologists, geographers, agronomists, ecologists, policy makers, rural planners, managers and others, in order to discuss and assess new perspectives in the future rural development plans. We will welcome comparative analyses between structures, strategies and challenges of the economies inside EU and different countries in transition. The objectives of the Conference are: • Evaluation of the effects of EU CAP for 2007-2013 • Analysis and refining common goal systems for agriculture and rural development (determination of specific social needs) in different EU member states, at different stages of development and integration with the EU, or transition countries • Determination of competitiveness of EU agri-food products and best practices identified in rural development • Identification of challenges, opportunities and risks for sustainable rural development in the period 2014-2020 • Dissemination of research • Connection of networks and people. "

2008

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Manheimer Geographisce Arbeiten, 1998

This paper intends to present and discuss the causes and consequences of the land use changes occurring in the area, based in the information from a case-study located in the municipality of Alcoutim. This study has been developed under an European research project regarding Belgium, Denmark and Portugal,“Monitoring and Managing Changes in Rural Marginal Areas: a comparative research”.

2017

Resolution 422 (2017) .............................................................................................................................2 Recommendation 406 (2017) ..................................................................................................................4 Explanatory memorandum ......................................................................................................................6

2021

Resumen: El artículo comienza con un debate sobre el concepto de “contracción” y sus orígenes, fuera del ámbito del desarrollo rural. A partir de ahí, se muestra la distribución de las zonas rurales en contracción en toda Europa. A continuación, se describen los procesos socioeconómicos que impulsan el declive demográfico en las zonas rurales, utilizando tanto la revisión bibliográfica del proyecto ESCAPE como los resultados de sus ocho estudios de caso. Seguidamente, se describe de forma breve la evolución de las intervenciones de la UE para paliar los efectos del declive demográfico, y se hacen algunas observaciones sobre el panorama político/de gobernanza actual. Concluimos considerando cómo una mejor comprensión del problema y del proceso de reducción puede conducir a intervenciones más eficaces, en el contexto de una visión renovada a largo plazo para el medio rural europeo. Este último debe reconocer plenamente el creciente abanico de oportunidades a las que se enfrentan las z...

2015

2012

Rural areas cover most of the European Union and are inhabited by nearly half of its population. They provide living space and a means of livelihood for millions of people, is the source of much of the food, provide a number of basic raw materials for the industry as well as they represent a category of recreation space, attractive to visitors. The specific character of rural areas within the European Union is determined by their social and cultural identity. Each of the rural areas has a unique geographical location, natural resources, history, ethnic structure of the population, religion and traditions, urban network, and economic potential. They are characterized by a distinctive way of life, closer relationships between people, direct contact with nature, which is a symbol of healthy living environment. Understanding their nature goes beyond the narrow framework of agriculture and includes contemporary views on multifunctional agriculture, economic diversification of the farm fo...