A large survey conducted in a large number of rural household in 2001 from more than twenty communities all across Canada previously identified as « lagging » or « leading » allow us to measure a set of indicators of social capital according the path of development of those communities....

This article aims to examine the development trajectory of a local innovation system in a rural region, namely La Pocatière, Québec (Canada), from an extended historical perspective (1830-2005). More specifically, its objective is to identify and analyse historical factors that give us a...

La Québec étant une « société neuve » donne à voir différents modèles d’occupation de ses différents territoires. Sa structuration spatiale présente une région centrale, des régions intermédiaires et des régions périphériques et on observe une déconnexion entre celles-ci et...

Quebec is a new society where we can study the models of settlement. The spatial pattern is divided between one central region and various intermediary and peripheral regions and those last ones seemed disconnected to our metropolis. Three pattern of rural settlement as dynamics of regional...

Scientists and the general public agree that the rural world is characterized by a strong attachment to traditional values, and lacks a sense of initiative, creativity and innovation. This, supposedly, is why the rural world is lagging behind in development. Even if rural people are typically...