The history of knowledge acquisition (what and how we know) can be characterised by a swing between reductionist and holistic systems, depending on whether they focus on the parts or the whole. This swing translates into a predominant model that does not definitively exclude the...
Rural areas in Europe are at risk due to depopulation, failing generation renewal, and a multitude of influences ranging from market-based, regulatory, to societal and climate changes. As a result, current rural policy is no longer keeping pace with these changes. We propose an advanced...
This article begins by tracing how the idea of sustainable development has evolved — from concrete, physical notions to more abstract and intangible ones. The author proposes using the term sustainability instead, as it better reflects the most current perspectives. The discussion places sustainability within...
POLIRURAL is a project for Future Oriented Collaborative Policy Development for Rural Areas and People. POLIRURAL will provide a set of knowledge resources including an inclusive learning environment where rural populations, researches and policymakers come together to address common problems. The technologies used include text...