Within the framework of the LEADER approach to rural development applied in rural areas
of the European Union, a high degree of social innovation (SI) has been achieved with the …

Rural tourism has commonly been identified as one of the main areas of application of the
principles of sustainable tourism, but the literature has typically focused solely on the …

Governance has emerged as a very solid conceptual framework within which public policies
are designed and implemented, but with different added values. It constitutes a truly new …

Parts of European rural development policies are meant to empower local decision makers.
These policies are implemented in very different multilevel governance contexts in the …

Decentralization in Ukraine was actualized due to the inability of the local self-government
system to satisfy the needs of the rural population in public services for the comprehensive …

The paper deals with the role of ICT and the related infrastructures to induce innovations for
sustainable rural development. In particular, it focuses on the innovations induced by ICT in …

Over recent decades, various approaches to social innovation (SI) have been developed. At
the same time, the question on how SI can contribute to and can impact the development of …

Based on an exploratory research, this study highlights the role of pure rural
entrepreneurship towards rural development of an inland and mountainous area of Portugal …

Montesinho Natural Park is one of the largest Portuguese natural protected areas,
presenting good biodiversity and a cultural heritage with a strong connection to the territory …

Since the end of the last century, the Rural Development Policy and the associated Rural
Development Aid have been implemented (according to the LEADER Approach) in …