Human-induced climate change has profound effects on extreme events, particularly those
linked to global warming, such as heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires. These events disrupt …

The uneven rural development and the investigation of the place of rural areas in the
modern knowledge-based economy raise an important question. How can we foster …

Decisions to live in a certain place or region are partly prompted by material and symbolic
factors of that place or region. This paper focuses on the importance of these factors for rural …

Strategies to address the decline and marginalization of rural areas are emerging as a
central issue of European and national policies. Yet, the conceptualization of decline and …

For parts of the sparsely populated areas, the trends of globalisation, urbanisation and
deindustrialisation constitute difficult circumstances. Population decline, escalating …

The term “España Vaciada” has recently been coined to define the long-term trend of
depopulation in Spains inland areas. It has gained traction as it spilled over from a local …

With social innovation being promoted to address the challenge of rural areas, there is a
need to understand how processes of social innovation emerge and evolve at the local …

In many Countries, the depopulation of small towns is a significant phenomenon, which is
causing the disappearance of a vast material and immaterial heritage, the beating heart of …

Civil society plays an essential role in the development of our rural areas. In spite of this,
little research has been conducted on the role of non-profit organizations, often referred to in …

Over the last decades, Europe has been affected by major demographic changes. There are
many remote rural areas where the general processes of rural shrinking are being …