Die Europäische Union betont die steigende Bedeutung der integrierten ländlichen Entwicklung (ILE). Maximilian Ortner zeigt, wie die Forstwirtschaft an dieser Entwicklung erfolgreich teilnehmen kann. Forstliche Musterprojekte für Trinkwasserwald, Holzmobilisierung, Holzabsatzsteigerung,...

A key thrust in the implementation of the Bank's new rural development strategy is identifying and "scaling-up good practice investments and innovations in rural development." Historically, successful World Bank projects have been one-time investments without strategies for leveraging projects...

The book clarifies many policy, and technical issues that confront resettlement policymakers, and practitioners. It provides guidance on resettlement design, implementation, and monitoring, and, it discusses resettlement issues particular to development projects in different sectors, such as...

This review discusses the challenges and opportunities of German rural areas. Significant differences between East and West persist and many of these have clear rural dimensions. Factors such as CAP reforms, ageing of the German population and migration trends will also have important rural...