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GRANULAR
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[2022 - 2026]

Giving Rural Actors Novel data and re-Useable tools to Lead public Action in Rural areas

Departing from an updated conceptualisation of rurality based on the multi-dimensional nature of contemporary rural-urban interrelations and interdependencies, GRANULAR will generate new insights for characterising rural diversity.

Led by CIHEAM Montpellier, GRANULAR gathers 23 partners (academic institutes, international organisations, NGOs, rural networks and local authorities) and will use participatory methods in 16 pilot territories across Europe in order to capture the complexity of challenges faced by rural areas with a local stakeholders’ perspective.

The project is structured in 7 work packages with many inter-linkages and will contribute to current scientific discussions through:

  • (i) advancement of concepts to characterise rural diversity and grasp rural proofing;
  • (ii) novel methods to generate data relevant to rural areas, and new thematic datasets;
  • (iii) empirical findings from Multi-Actor Labs and from data analyses for specific topics.

All partners will contribute to the design of data, indicators and tools. Co-construction will ensure that GRANULAR takes stock of local realities and needs, while fitting the findings in overarching policy frameworks. Data and tools emerging from the project will be developed through an open strategy that will ensure replicability and will be made available online through public repositories and a dedicated online platform. In addition, GRANULAR will create a Rural Compass, that takes into account the factors affecting rural communities and their functional characteristics, informing policymakers and rural actors for the design of tailored rural policies for a just, resilient and inclusive development.

Website : https://www.ruralgranular.eu/ 

GRANULAR 2023 results

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Source of funding

  • European Union, Horizon Europe programme
  • UKRI United Kingdom funds on research and innovation

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Partners

  • CIHEAM Montpellier
  • NORDREGIO
  • WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
  • INTERNATIONALES INSTITUT FUER ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMANALYSE
  • UNIVERSITA DI PISA
  • GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINON
  • ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE POUR L'INFORMATION SUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT LOCAL
  • CESKA ZEMEDELSKA UNIVERZITA V PRAZE
  • CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
  • UNIVERSITE PARIS CITE
  • EUROPEAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
  • JOHANN HEINRICH VON THUENEN-INSTITUT, BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER LAENDLICHE RAEUME, WALD UND FISCHEREI
  • ECORYS
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO
  • PARTENARIAT POUR L'EUROPE RURALE
  • REGION VASTERBOTTEN
  • GEMEENTE OPSTERLAND (P10)
  • ASSOCIAZIONE DISTRETTO RURALE DELLAVAL DI CECINA
  • LUONNONVARAKESKUS
  • Pays Pyrénées-Méditerranée
  • POLITECHNIKA KOSZALINSKA
  • CIHEAM Chania
  • UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
  • THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE

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