An integrated perspective on rural regional learning

Wellbrock Wiebke, Roep Dirk and Wiskerke Johannes
Additional contact information
Wellbrock Wiebke: University of Wageningen
Roep Dirk: University of Wageningen
Wiskerke Johannes: University of Wageningen

European Countryside, 2012, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Regional learning and innovation is a key to promote more resilient, robust and inclusive rural areas. Current analytical frameworks focus on support for knowledge spill-over from academia to industry and sector-oriented learning. The high diversity of actors and activities contributing to rural regional development is thereby not addressed. In this paper, existing frameworks are revised to offer an integrated perspective on the support for rural regional learning. The revised framework is used to identify, map and analyse supportive arrangements and their operational interfaces. It also offers an analytical perspective for beneficiaries to evaluate the support received. The DERREG case study area Westerkwartier is used to illustrate the use of the revised framework and its relevance for empirical research. The revised framework can be used to compare supportive arrangements for learning across different rural regions.

Keywords: rural regional learning; place-based development; supportive policies; joint learning and innovation; public-private arrangements; capacity building; regional reflexivity; rural regional learning; place-based development; supportive policies; joint learning and innovation; public-private arrangements; capacity building; regional reflexivity; regionaal leren; plaatsgebonden ontwikkeling; steun voor ontwikkeling; samen leren en innoveren; publiek-private arrangementen; capaciteitsopbouw; regionale reflexiviteit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://doi.org/10.2478/v10091-012-0010-y (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:vrs:eurcou:v:4:y:2012:i:1:p:1-16:n:1

DOI: 10.2478/v10091-012-0010-y

Access Statistics for this article

European Countryside is currently edited by Milada Šťastná

More articles in European Countryside from Sciendo
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Peter Golla ().