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Urban-Rural Interactions: Towns as Focus Points in Rural Development

By Eveline Leeuwen (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Physica-Verlag Heidelberg
Year
2010
ISBN
3790824062, 9783790824063
DOI
10.1007/978-3-7908-2407-0
LCC
HN380.Z9 C6494 2010
Open Library ID
OL24826760M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1576654 bytes)
Series
Contributions to Economics
Edition
1
Pages
200\188
Topic
Economy
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Regional/Spatial Science; Landscape/Regional and U

Description

Modern Europe has rural roots. Even today, as much as 90 per cent of Europe (EU25) consists of rural areas in which half of the population lives. While different rural areas often face different challenges, the shift from agricultural production towards a multifunctional landscape and the increasing value assigned to environmental values affect all rural areas. The ambition to develop a more diversified rural economy, as well as the bottom-up approach and local focus of many rural policies, require a clear knowledge of the current socio-economic function of towns and town-hinterland linkages. Therefore, the aim of this study is to contribute to the understanding of the current function of towns in Europe in general and in the Netherlands more specifically. By using both micro- and macro-approaches, the multifaceted relationships between town-hinterland and the rural economy are explored at different spatial levels and for different actors, in particular for households, farms and firms.

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