Author: Giulia Martino (Ecorys) Let’s imagine that you are a policymaker tasked with designing a new mobility strategy in your region. Let’s assume that your strategy includes a policy commitment to provide free bus travel to all children under a...

Author: Giulia Martino (Ecorys) Let’s imagine that you are a policymaker tasked with designing a new mobility strategy in your region. Let’s assume that your strategy includes a policy commitment to provide free bus travel to all children under a...
Aug 2, 2024 | European news, News
On 12 July 2024, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) held a COTER external seminar on the role of functional areas in enhancing the EU's Cohesion Policy in Balatonfüred, Hungary. The primary aim was to explore opportunities for developing policy instruments and...
Jul 2, 2024 | GRANULAR, GRANULAR Living Labs, News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...