Projects: Rural Areas

At the “Rural Science Slam” in Berlin, organized by the Andreas Hermes Academy, our team member Jessica Fittkau had been shortlisted to present the BLE-funded research project "Krux: Culture at Regional Level Between Endogenous and Exogenous Factors" to a diverse audience. In the end, she took 2nd p...

  Principal Investigators: Tobias Chilla, Stephan Kröner, Lisa Birnbaum Staff: Jessica Fittkau, Carola Sommer Period: 2023-2026 Funding: Federal Office for Agriculture and Food Abstract: Vital cultural events in rural areas are an important factor in the quality of life. Cultural ac...

Recent developments in digitization may be seen as threats, however, they also provide the opportunity to foster a positive relationship of people with their communities via participatory regional development. This may be particularly positive for sustainable development of rural areas at risk of demographic decline. The project's aim is to synthesize, systematize and analyse Europe-wide examples of 'good practice' related to digital strategies and instruments on this issue. These examples will be compiled, resulting in an orientation framework that is being made available in the form of a digital toolbox for further use in regional development...