What is smart rural development?

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 40, Issue , 2015, Pages 90-101

  Naldi, Lucia ^a   Nilsson, Pia ^a   Westlund, Hans ^a,b   Wixe, Sofia ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Europe 2020; Smart growth; Smart specialization; Urban rural classification

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EUROPEAN UNION; FUTURE PROSPECT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POLICY; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84934324846     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2015.06.006     Document Type: Article

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