Win or Lose in Rural Development

lt;p>EUGENIO CEJUDO-GARCÍA. Full Professor at the Department of Human Geography, University of Granada (Spain), and President of the Rural Geography Group of the Spanish Geographical Association. Director of the Department of Human Geography at the University of Granada. Specialised in socio-territorial contributions, agrarian and patrimonial policies, and neo-endogenous practices of rural development. He has published several scientific articles in WOS/JCR journals and books. Co-director of several national projects funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. Principal investigator in several international projects directly related to this proposal. And finally, participation in different mobility programmes to different European universities.

FRANCISCO ANTONIO NAVARRO-VALVERDE. Senior Lecturer at the Department of Human Geography, University of Granada (Spain), and member of the Rural Geography of the Spanish Geographical Association. Specialized in the socioterritorial contributions and social innovations of neo-endogenous rural development practices. He has published several scientific papers in journals of WOS/JCR and books. Co-director of several national projects, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. Involvement in several international projects directly related to this proposal. And finally, participation in different mobility programmes to different European universities.

JOSÉ ANTONIO CAÑETE-PÉREZ. Geographer, PhD from the University of Granada. Master in Territorial Planning. Master in Urban Planning. Professor at the Department of Human Geography, University of Granada (Spain), since 2000. Previously, he has worked as a geographer-consultant in private companies, drawing up regional, sub-regional and urban plans. He has numerous publications related to rural development both in books and in WOS/JCR journals. He is specialised in subjects related to the spatial treatment of geographical phenomena through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Databases and participates assiduously in research projects both at national and international level, oriented towards the analysis of territorial planning processes and rural development.

Reinvigorating rural values and action - shifting towards new perspectives on rural development.- Schools of pastoralism. Between institutions, groups of interest, local/regional stakeholders and national/european frameworks for rural development.- Is tele-working a major opportunity against depopulation in the Spanish rural areas?.- Are territorial partnerships intermediaries in informing local communities about opportunities for socio-economic development? The analysis of hyperlinks on Local Action Groups Internet Homepages in Poland.- Agricultural, agro industrial and socio-economic territorial factors for the identification of areas of spatial concentrations for rural development in the Apulia region (Italy).- Short food supply chains and rural development in Italy: insights in both Leader approach and National Strategy for Internal Areas.- The Role of Research Activities and Cooperation in Rural Development in the Eastern Sierra Nevada - Case studies from Alboloduy and the Alpujarra of Almería (Spain).- Local projects and innovation strategies: local action through the European LEADER programme 2014-2022.- The practice of neo-endogenous rural development in Extremadura (Spain). The cases of La Vera, Valle del Jerte and Valle de Ambroz.- Projects for the valorization of agricultural and agri-food products with territorial links and multifunction as an example of success of LEADER support in Castilla y León (Spain).- Meaningful action amidst the project society - A narrative interpretation of rural development project experiences.- Case studies in the LEADER approach for tourism in the region of Andalusia.- Failure does not mean non-execution. The case of rural development projects in Andalusia.- Types of companies and reasons for starting or not starting projects in rural development.- Youth and women: causes of non-implementation of LEADER projects.- The third sector in the practice of rural development. Limitations on its participation.- The public sector and its involvement in rural development. The difficulties of its involvement.- Searching in the fall of LEADER projects. Reflections from the technicians of the LAGs.- Conclusions.