Rural-Urban Linkages for Sustainable Development

Armin Kratzer works at the Department of Geography of the University of Innsbruck and the Institute of Interdisciplinary Mountain Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on protected areas, civil society initiatives and innovations for sustainability transitions in rural and urban areas.Jutta Kister is a human geographer, working at the University of Innsbruck. She is investigating in economic geography topics with emphasis on sustainable provision and consumption of food and agricultural resources. She published on alternative-value-chains and fair trade networks and governance in sustainability transitions.

• 1. Rural–Urban Linkages for Sustainable Development – An Introduction Part 1: Transitions, Transformation and Rural-Urban Linkages 2. Rural-Urban Linkages, Agri-Food Sustainability, Ethics and the Circular Economy 3. Agribusiness, Rural-Urban Relations and Social-Ecological Transformation: The Case of the Sinop Region in Northern Mato Grosso 4. The Challenges Posed by UN-Habitat’s Rural-Urban Linkages in a Sustainability Transition Agenda: The Case of the Christchurch, New Zealand Rebuild Part 2: Rural-Urban Differences 5. Rural-Urban Differences in Online Advertisements of Second-Hand Goods. The Case of Dutch People on Marktplaats 6. Urban and Rural Labour Markets in Andalusia: Are They So Different? 7. What Kind of Space Matters in Urban – Rural Heterogeneity? Managing Space in Organizational Entrepreneurship Part 3: Rural-Urban Linkages and Their Impacts 8. The Rise of Craft Beer and Its Impact on Demand for Local Hops 9. Development of Alternative Food Networks in the Peri-Urban Areas of Istanbul 10. Role of Rural-Urban Linkages in Local Development: A Comparative Study on Two Rural Settlements in Bangladesh Part 4: Governance and Rural-Urban Linkages 11. 'Smart Region' As Governance for Innovation: Cooperative Approaches in Hamburg-Southern Elbe Region 12. A Critical Analysis of Rural Tourism Policy: Niksar-Çamiçi Plateau Secondary Residential Area (Turkey) 13. How Do Beneficiaries Perform Rurality and How Does It Become Economy-Dependent? 14. Conclusion