This paper presents initial findings on the establishment of a social logistics project in a peripheral rural region in Germany. As part of a real-life laboratory, two services were developed and tested with the aim of improving rural supply: the delivery of regional goods and the return of...

The aim of this paper is to shed light on territorial development and rural development issues, and to review the links and differences between. Indeed, everything points to reach those dimensions that have long seemed disconnected. On the one hand, rural policies incorporate explicitly the...

Processes and values: Jackson, J. B. Back to the land. Sauer, C. O. Homestead and community on the middle border. Wagner, P. America emerging. Jackson, J. B. The new American countryside. Boundaries and territories: Jackson, J. B. Ghosts at the door, Zelinsky, W. Walls and fences. Jackson, J. B....

This Special Issue contains articles include, but not limited to, empirical, analytical, or design-oriented approaches to the following topics: Monitoring of carrying capacity and mechanisms for managing tourist flows in rural areas; Systems and tools to measure the social, economic, and...