Due to different capacities for protection and development, the vitality of traditional villages
(VTV) in China varies to a great degree. However, the current classification-based …

Sustainable development is socioeconomic growth that integrates political, economic, and
social measures alongside environmental protection to meet the needs of communities and …

Rural areas are essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
necessitating the evaluation of rural sustainability transitions. A precondition for evaluating …

This paper scrutinises European methods developed since 2010 for identifying urban, rural,
and intermediate areas, addressing the need for locally relevant and internationally …

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 …

This article is concerned with the sha** of agricultural knowledge among farmers, in the
context of the rapid changes Polish agriculture has been subject to since the time of the …

Currently, Romania's rural area is undergoing a restructuring process (demographic,
economic, social) acquiring new dimensions and characteristics. In the current paper we …

This article aims to present a comprehensive conceptual model that elucidates the
multifaceted transformations occurring in peripheral rural areas. Once subject to …

Abstract Kerala State in India has a unique Rural-Urban Continuum (RUC) settlement
pattern where it is difficult to distinguish between urban from rural. However, like all the …

This article presents a classifi cation of Poland's administrative areas at the local level:
communes (gminas) drawn up in 2013 to monitor spatial planning. This uses the deductive …