As a result of a well-debated set of transformations, rural areas are increasingly perceived
as consumption rather than productive places, mainly associated to leisure and tourism. This …

The role of tourism in the revitalization of rural peripheral areas has been highlighted both in
academic and political discourse, with tourism entrepreneurs, particularly local hosts, being …

Along with the well-documented transformations of rural areas in the last few decades, the
social views, representations and ways of describing rurality in western societies have also …

Land abandonment is an important process for the European Union, which primarily occurs
in less productive, remote and mountainous areas with unfavourable conditions for …

Consumers' food preferences increasingly meet concerns of authenticity, health, origin, and
sustainability, altogether attributes embodied in rural provenance food products. The …

As metropolitan areas around the world keep expanding, behind them, rural areas continue
to be affected by greater rates of depopulation. This is not a new phenomenon: rural to …

As a form of protection, a nature park is often created to protect and valorise natural and
cultural heritage in peripheral rural areas. However, in terms of multifunctionality, new nature …

In rural spaces, new activities are developed to add to the traditional ones in the context of
multifunctionality, considering the protection and enhancement of natural and cultural …

In recent years rural areas, specially the most peripheral and remote ones, have become
increasingly perceived and identified as spaces of outstanding environmental quality. This …

In recent decades, European rural development policies have transitioned toward a more
place-based approach. This claim rests on the assumption that the diversity of resources …