731347 Rural development


Type
Lecture
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Penker, Marianne
Organisation
Offered in
Sommersemester 2025
Languages of instruction
Englisch

Content

I Rural development concepts and definitions, disparities and vulnerabilities

II Indicators, aggregated indices, shift-share and other structural and development analyses, structural specifics of rural areas, demographic change

III Actors, gender, demographic change

IV Models, theories and methods for explaining and analysing rural development

V Rural governance and rural development policies

VI Moderation of development processes

VII Networks and clusters

VIII Monitoring and evaluation
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Previous knowledge expected

no

Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

At the end of the course students
• understand the basic concepts and theories of rural development and rural governance,
• have an overview on tools and methods for analysing and supporting rural development (and their strengths and weaknesses),
• are able to critically reflect on rural development concepts, theories, strategies and processes.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.