Working paper ’Conceptualisation of rural-urban relations and synergies’

Working paper based on: a) a literature review of the conceptualisation of rural-urban relations in different theoretical perspectives, utilising the linguistic resources of the consortium to engage with relevant literatures in major European languages. b) a review of the deployment of concepts of rural-urban relations in policy and spatial planning practice, through document analysis and selected key informant interviews where appropriate. c) a literature review of relational perspectives on space and place will be carried out with a specific focus on its application to rural-urban relations.