Rural development is a frequently discussed topic but there is no consensus how to
measure it. There are number of various criteria, such as economic, social, cultural or …

The paper aims to identify the significant heterogeneity of socio-economic rural development
in Poland by identifying different types of rural areas and clarifying the existing diversity. This …

The classification of rural and urban areas presents an important topic both in scientific
research and in the practice of spatial planning, regional policy making, and territorial …

Urban brownfield remediation and reclamation have attracted much attention, but rural
spaces do not receive the same focus and suffer from the effects these sites have on society …

The variety of post-socialist agricultural transitions in four different rural regions located in
South Bohemia (Czech Republic), with respect to the utilisation of the older premises, is …

Identifying rural, non-rural or urban areas in Slovakia, Central Europe, is a complex task for
extensive transformation of countryside during the last decades. The processes of …

There is fundamental agreement about the environmental benefits of renewable energy
technologies, but unintended consequences arising from their deployment are frequent …

Re-using and regenerating derelict and abandoned areas constitutes an important element
in sustainable land use policy and planning. This paper explores the phenomenon of …

The fall of the Iron Curtain created a vacuum upon which large-scale collectivized
agriculture was largely abandoned. Post-agricultural brownfields emerge in multiple …

Nearly every village in Central and Eastern European countries with heavily collectivized
agriculture has its collective farm premises that encompass substantial parts of the village …