On June 27 and 28, the GRANULAR project held its annual reflective workshop for Living Labs and Replication Labs. Hosted by the University of Pisa, this gathering brought together project partners to reflect on their progress and chart the path ahead as they approach...
Data Collection in the Italian Living Lab of Val di Cecina
Apr 25, 2024 | Blog, GRANULAR Living Labs
Author: Ilaria Lusini (GreenGea snc) The GRANULAR Living Lab of Val di Cecina, based in Italy, recently completed the refinement phase of its questionnaires aimed at agricultural companies within the District. The next step, set to begin soon, involves the...
Prototype Rural Diversity Compass
Mar 14, 2024 | Blog
Authors: Henk Oostindie, Bettina Bock, Rural Sociology, Wageningen University Rural areas are different from one another. They range across islands, mountains, remote rural areas, rural areas close to cities and so on. We need a tool to be able to picture and...
The European Commission launches Communities for Climate: An initiative to support local citizens’ actions to respond to climate change
Feb 27, 2024 | News
Climate change is no longer a distant threat but a pressing reality. Floods, fires, droughts, and the loss of biodiversity are impacting people worldwide. In response to these climate, ecological and related socio-economic challenges, the European Commission is...
Rural accessibility indicators with open source routing engines
Feb 19, 2024 | Blog
Authors: Ronan Ysebaert, Marianne Guérois, Louis Laurian, RIATE Accessibility Is a crucial element of our everyday’s life and a backstone for economic development and service provision. Yet, accessibility is still a major concern for rural and remote areas. This blog...
“Living Labs in Rural Areas: How To?”, real-life cases at GRANULAR’s webinar
Nov 29, 2023 | GRANULAR, Knowledge Transfer Accelerator, News
Read the highlights report! Author: Carla Lostrangio, European Association for Innovation in Local Development 27 November 2023 - Around 100 actors welcomed the first GRANULAR Knowledge Transfer activity on “Living Labs in Rural Areas: How To?”, organised by the...
Our Spanish Living Lab presents GRANULAR in local classrooms
Sep 20, 2023 | GRANULAR Living Labs, News
Our GRANULAR Living Lab in Ourense, Spain, has succeeded in bringing young students from Galicia together for a day focused on Europeanism and rural development. On 13 September, the municipalities of San Xoán de Río and Trives de Galicia (Spain) in Ourense hosted an...
From challenges to opportunities, our Living Lab in Italy
Sep 12, 2023 | Blog
Author: Marco Ricci, Italian Living Lab in GRANULAR Situated in Val di Cecina, the Italian Living Lab covers an area of about 1,055 km2 with 55,900 inhabitants that stretches from a hilly valley to the seacoast. Marco Ricco, facilitator of this Living Lab on behalf of...
Pays Pyrénées Méditerraneé: the «raison d’ être» of our French Living Lab
Jun 27, 2023 | Blog
Author: Louise Chasset, French Living Lab in GRANULAR Pays Pyrénées Méditerranée is a rural territory characterized by great diversity, from coastal to mountainous areas, nearby the French-Spanish border. It covers a territory of 1150 km2 and it represents...
P10, our GRANULAR Living Lab in the Netherlands
May 16, 2023 | Blog
Author: Heleen Huiskamp, Dutch Living Lab in GRANULAR In this blog post, our Living Lab in the Netherlands tells us a bit more about their own rural area and what move them to join this international project. Why have you decided to be part of the GRANULAR project?...