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-====== Urban-rural partnerships ======
+===== Urban-rural partnerships =====
-"Rural-urban interactions can be defined as linkages across space (such as
+=== Definition  ===
+**Rural-urban interactions** can be defined as linkages across space (such as
 flows of people, goods, money, information and wastes) and linkages
 between sectors (for example between agriculture and services and
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 place in urban centres (such as urban agriculture) and activities often classified
 as “urban”, such as manufacturing and services) taking place in rural
-settlements." \\ Source: [[http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/heritage/cemat/versionglossaire/Bilingue-en-fr.pdf|CEMAT Spatial Development Glossary]]
+settlements.
+=== Background ====
+In recent decades, urban-rural interactions have intensified throughout
+Europe, in terms of commuter flows, recreation and leisure activities,
+settlement of former urban dwellers in rural areas, location of formerly urban
+functions and activities in rural areas, etc. In other words, the urban
+influence of cities on rural areas (e.g. [[Urban/peri-urban development|peri-urbanization]]) has increased. Rural-urban linkages are
+important to achieve balanced economic development and to reduce
+vulnerability of less favoured rural regions. Rural-urban interactions have
+often critical influences on natural resources use and management,
+especially in the peri-urban interface. In order to promote harmonious
+territorial development, urban-rural partnerships are being set up between
+urban and rural communities (generally represented by local authorities but
+also involving NGOs and the civil society) aiming at providing services,
+protecting [[Natural resource management|natural and environmental resources]], favouring regular contacts
+between urban and rural communities, developing economic synergies, etc." \\ Source: [[http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/heritage/cemat/versionglossaire/Bilingue-en-fr.pdf|CEMAT Spatial Development Glossary]]
+=== Concept ===
+Rural-urban partnership relates to the cooperation between cities/towns and their surroundings. They are generally described as bottom-up approaches, which are grounded on dialogue, participation and local autonomy ([[http://www.ccre.org/docs/cemr_survey_urban_rural_relationship_en.pdf|CMER, 2013]]). They are regarded as longer processes in which several stages are run-through progressively, such as in a life-cycle: warming-up, development of a shared vision, different phases of project implementation, maturity, collaboration fatigue ([[http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/cohesion/urban_rural/index_en.cfm|Artmann et al., 2012]]). Last, they need voluntariness and motivated stakeholders. Generally, they relate to integrated planning and governance approaches. Their aim is to help make rural-urban linkages more efficient and less resource intensive, and to contribute to increasing [[http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/cohesion/index_en.cfm|territorial cohesion]].
+=== Projects ===
+[[Access]], [[Comunis]], [[Demochange]], [[Innocite]], [[Nathcare]],[[Rurbance]]
+=== See also ===
+[[wiki:glossary|Glossary]]
+~~DISCUSSION~~
+{{tag>"urban development" "urban-rural partnership" "territorial development"}}