Place branding, embeddedness and endogenous rural development: Four European cases

Mechthild Donner (mechthild.donner@inrae.fr), Lummina Horlings, Fatiha Fort and Sietze Vellema
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Mechthild Donner: UMR MOISA - Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Montpellier SupAgro - Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier
Lummina Horlings: Planning Department - University of Groningen [Groningen]
Sietze Vellema: Knowledge, Technology and Innovation group - WUR - Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen]

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Abstract: This article deals with place branding on the regional scale, in the rural context of food and tourism networks in Europe. Place branding is linked to the concepts of endogenous rural development, territory and embeddedness, by analysing how the valorisation of specific rural assets takes shape. The overall objective is to provide more understanding of how the branding of rural regions can contribute to endogenous rural development. Four European regional rural cases on place branding are explored, two from France, one from Ireland and one from Germany. Described are pre-conditions for branding, brand management, cooperation forms and development outcomes. The analysis is based on interviews as primary data and various secondary data. The cases all involve multiple stakeholders, and integrate the capacities and needs of local people. The findings show different levels of societal, structural and territorial embeddedness, and that higher degrees of embeddedness contribute to a successful branding process. The results indicate that place branding can support endogenous rural development and benefits from the adoption of common values and joint reflections on brand extensions, although there remains a need for more consistent impact measurement methods.

Keywords: place branding; rural areas; food network; embeddedness; regional development; endogenous development; public image; vertical integration; ireland republic; image de marque; milieu rural; intégration; développement endogène; développement régional; marketing; France; allemagne; irlande (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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Published in Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, 2016, 13 (4), pp.1-20. ⟨10.1057/s41254-016-0049-z⟩

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DOI: 10.1057/s41254-016-0049-z

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