Giancarlo Cotella

Annex II contains a methodological overview of the URRUC project.

Annex VI analyses the case study of Liguria - Province of Imperia - Valle Arroscia

Urban-rural linkages and interactions are of vital importance for the future development of the non-metropolitan regions and to achieve the Europe 2020 goals of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth actively supported by the current European Structural and Investment Funds and a number of EU policy initiatives.

Annex VIII contains a methodological overview of the policy development approach as well as the creation of European policy recommendations.

Accessibility to services and opportunities is vital to achieve the EU goals of smart, sustainabl...e and inclusive growth. Some territories are worse equipped than others in this concern, due to their intrinsic peripheral character.

Parlare di accessibilità in aree rurali e montane “interne” implica un cambio di prospettiva risp...etto ai contesti più propriamente urbani, in ragione di densità insediative particolarmente basse e di distanze considerevoli dai servizi di base e dalle opportunità di lavoro e di svago.

Territorial imbalances between catalysts of development and lagging areas are raising concerns in... the majority of European regions. The divide between main urban nodes and marginal territories poses serious development challenges. The polarization of social, economic and cultural opportunities in urban areas and the phenomena of ageing, depopulation and impoverishment of inner areas are often the result of place-neutral, spatially-blind approaches to development, and constitute a hurdle towards the European objective of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

To achieve the international emission reduction targets, current researches underline the need to overcome the dominant techno-centric approaches to energy transition, in favor of analyses that explore in more detail those practices and organizational assets that play a role in favoring a transition towards a low-carbon society. In this light, the article focuses on governance practices and, in particular, on the different tools and actors involved across variable scales and temporalities.