Urban and rural areas, though often seen as distinct entities, are deeply interconnected through flows of people, goods, services, capital, and knowledge.
These interactions, known as urban-rural linkages, play a pivotal role in advancing EU cohesion priorities such as:
Driving sustainable regional development
Fostering economic growth
Promoting social equity
Ensuring environmental sustainability
Regional policies play a crucial role in strengthening these linkages to enhance territorial cohesion, improve governance, and foster collaborative initiatives that maximize benefits for both urban and rural areas.
In this policy brief you'll find five key recommendations, based on good practices from Interreg Europe projects, fullyleveraging the potential and impact of urban-rural linkages.
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Policy brief on urban-rural linkages
Explore key recommendations and good practices to enhance urban-rural linkages.
Riso&Rane Rural District: a cooperation cluster between SMEs, municipalities and research institutes
The Milan metropolitan rural district allows to develop territorial project of certified short supply chain and strengthens the bond with local consumers.
This practice is regarding a public authority that changed procurement rules in order to ensure her canteen to be stocked for 25% regionally produced food.
Fostering agro-ecological transition, promoting an ecosystem between the food system and the challenges of desertification, climate change and depopulation.
The project Regional Brand “Lubelskie” is to promote products and services form region, by granting them a registered trademark - symbol of quality, innovation.
