Authors: Fabiana Stortini and Brigida Marovelli (University of Pisa), Ilaria Lusini (GreenGea snc for Rural and Organic District of Val di Cecina Living Lab), and Breixo Martins Rodal (University of Vigo & member of the RIO Living Lab) What is it? The GRANULAR...
Author: Aleksandra Pawlowska, ERDN Most of Scotland's wind turbines stand in the countryside. The GRANULAR Scottish Living Lab wanted to know where exactly, and in whose communities. Mapped against the Scottish rural-urban classification and the deprivation...
Author: Carlos Tapia, Nordregio The GRANULAR project has introduced a groundbreaking tool to better understand and address transport poverty in rural Europe: the Transport Poverty Risk Index (TPRI). This high-resolution index, developed by Nordregio researchers...
Author: Adamantia Kokkinaki (MAICh) What happens when the EU’s digital ambitions meet the realities of rural life? In rural Chania, the answer is clear: digital transformation can open exciting new opportunities—but only if it is designed with rural communities, not...
Author: Lena Friborg (Region Västerbotten) Northern Sweden has become one of Europe's key regions for the green transition. Major investments in fossil-free industry, renewable energy and new technologies have placed the region in the international spotlight. Several...
Authors: Merveille Ntabuhashe and Maite Iglesias (AEIDL) The GRANULAR & RUSTIK Joint Final Conference took place on 24 and 25 June 2026 at the Fondation Universitaire in Brussel. Organised by the European...
Author: Serafin Pazos-Vidal (AEIDL) The OECD Global Forum on Local Development 2026 one of the most important gathering of experts in this field opened in Maastricht with a setting that was both symbolic and highly relevant to the discussions that followed....
The GRANULAR project just published five Living Lab cross-visit dossiers, offering a deep dive into innovative rural development strategies from its Multi-Actor Labs in France, Italy, Poland, Scotland, and Spain. These reports are the result of a collaborative...
Author: Louise Chasset (PPM) Since 2022, the Vallespir region in France has been experiencing severe drought, which are damaging local biodiversity. More than 60% of the region is covered by extensive forest, consisting mainly of deciduous...
Author: Giulia Martino (Ecorys) Rural proofing rarely follows a neat or linear path. When applied in real settings, it quickly raises practical questions. Who produces the evidence? Who makes sense of it? And who finally uses the results? These questions...
