Rural & urban areas are developing unequally in Europe. Rural areas need to overcome population decline & aging populations and attract new generations for sustainable development.
The RURALIZATION project is based around the idea that a process of ‘ruralisation’ can change development patterns in rural areas overcoming population and economic decline and generating new opportunities. To foster a “ruralisation” process across Europe, we need new policy-relevant knowledge, which the RURALIZATION project will generate. Funded under the Horizon 2020 programme, RURALIZATION gathers 18 partners from 12 different countries including not only research organizations but also partners that implement innovative practices.
Trends & Weak signals as examples are:
low cost housing,
energy communities,
emphasis on self sufficiency &
different forms of communality
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