Knowledge hub

• Long-term vision for rural areas’ portal (ENRD)

Stronger rural areas 

• Self-assessment tool on rural revitalisation (ENRD thematic group on rural revitalisation)
• Case study: Regional law to combat depopulation in Castilla-la-Mancha (ENRD thematic group on rural revitalisation)
• Good practice guide for people who live or want to live in rural areas (RURALIZATION)
• Handbook for local authorities to make farmland work for the public good (RURALIZATION)
• Networks on health equity addressing medical deserts (AHEAD)
• RURAL NEET Youth observatory  (RURAL NEET)
• Addressing health inequities among people living in rural and remote areas (who.int) (World Health Organisation)
• Health - Blue print for rural practice in Europe (EURIPA) 
• Horizon funded research on rural and social dynamics 
  • Rural and farming dynamics and policies 
  • AgriResearch Factsheet on rural areas and rural communities 
  • SHERPA repository 
• Tools for smart villages 
  • Roadmap toolbox (SmartRural21)
  • Smart solutions database (SmartRural21)
  • Guidebook on how to become a smart village (SmartRural21)
  • European smart village observatory (SmartRural27)

Connected rural areas 

• DESIRA resources on digitalisation of agriculture and rural areas 
• SMARTA-Net (sustainable mobility in rural areas)

Resilient rural areas 

• Restoring soil health – Resources from the soil deal for Europe 

Prosperous rural areas 

• Storymaps on mountain value chains  (MOVING)
• Inspiring, immersive stories combining text, interactive maps, and other multimedia content about the 23 selected reference mountain regions. 
• Digital stories on mountain value chains (MOVING) 
• Virtual library of rural business models and strategies (RUBIZMO) 
• Business transformation support tool (RUBIZMO) 
• Toolkit for cooperation and networking (RUBIZMO) 
• Training resources for rural businesses (RUBIZMO) 
• Supporting the rural economy through living labs (LIVERUR) 
• Data on specific themes or sectors
  • Agriculture and agrifood 
    • Farm Accountancy Data Network 
    • Farm economy focus database 
    • Agri-food data portal 
  • Digitalisation 
    • Rural in digital index (European Digital Scoreboard)
    • Rural Digital Europe Dashboard of the Horizon 2020 Desira project (desira2020.eu) 
  • Tourism 
    • Tourism dashboard 

Cross-cutting

• EUROSTAT territorial typologies and related databases 
  • Database - Degree of urbanisation 
  • Database – Urban-rural typology 
• EUROSTAT publication
  • Rural Europe - Statistics Explained
• OECD work on rural development
  • OECD Rural development and rural well-being 
  • World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment 
• International Labour Organization tools on work in the rural economy
  • Rural Economy webpage 
  • Policy Brief Advancing social justice and decent work in rural economies 
  • ILO & ITC MOOC on Future of Work in the Rural Economy   
• Foresight 
  • Rural trend cards (RURALIZATION)
  • Scenarios for EU rural areas by 2040 (Joint Research Centre)