Conceptualization of Regenerative Rural Development: A Systematic Review

Elkin Sánchez-Cañón (), Joao Alveiro Alvarado-Rincón, Dolly Rodríguez, Víctor Montaña Barrera, Diana Katerine Ríos-Moyano and Cristhian Fernández Lizarazo
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Elkin Sánchez-Cañón: School of Humanities and Social Studies, University of La Salle, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
Joao Alveiro Alvarado-Rincón: School of Humanities and Social Studies, University of La Salle, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
Dolly Rodríguez: School of Humanities and Social Studies, University of La Salle, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
Víctor Montaña Barrera: School of Humanities and Social Studies, University of La Salle, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
Diana Katerine Ríos-Moyano: School of Humanities and Social Studies, University of La Salle, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
Cristhian Fernández Lizarazo: School of Humanities and Social Studies, University of La Salle, Bogotá 110231, Colombia

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 2, 1-17

Abstract: In this article, a conceptualization is proposed of regenerative rural development (RRD) based on a literature review and bibliometric analysis conducted using Web of Science and Scopus. Trends in authors, articles, and institutions related to rural development and regeneration are analyzed. The analysis, performed with VOSviewer and Bibliometrix, reveals that RRD is an emerging paradigm with a multidimensional approach aimed at healing the devastation caused by extractive models. The methodology utilized the PRISMA methodological framework and bibliometric analysis. The results demonstrate an upward trend in intellectual production related to regenerative processes in rural areas. Anglo-Saxon countries are the most prolific publishers on the subject, but there is emerging interest from countries such as China and Spain in relation to RRD. Finally, the conclusions focus on defining RRD as a multidimensional process of co-evolution and systemic interrelation that heals the devastation caused by extractive approaches in rural areas and promotes the health of living systems in the ecosystem at different scales and multidimensionally in rurality.

Keywords: rural development; regeneration; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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