Rural Development

Traditional focus of rural development has been on the exploitation of land-intensive natural resources such as agriculture and forestry. However, recent changes in global production networks and increased urbanization have shifted the dominant economic drivers towards rural tourism, niche manufacturers, and recreation.

Rural regions often experience greater poverty than urban or suburban economic regions due to lack of access to economic activities and investments in key infrastructure such as education.

Rural development emphasizes locally produced economic development strategies and a wider perspective on a broad range of development goals, while urban development may focus on different priorities and face different challenges.

<p>Education, entrepreneurship, physical infrastructure, and social infrastructure all play an important role in developing rural regions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rural areas are highly distinctive from one another, leading to a need for diverse rural development approaches to address the unique characteristics and challenges of different rural regions.</p> Signup and view all the answers