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Strategies for action on ‘Shrinking Smartly and Sustainably’
Effectively responding to demographic change requires a multi-level governance approach across a wide range of policy areas, while tailoring policies to the needs, challenges and opportunities of each region.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Rural housing: call for targeted responses and flexible support for local approaches amid demographic shifts
Housing shortages are no longer just an urban issue – rural and peri-urban areas facing depopulation and ageing are equally affected, highlighted a recent workshop organised by the Demographic Change Regions Network (DCRN).
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Rural Repopulation group: an inspiring example of Rural Pact Community collaboration
The Rural Pact community group on ‘Rural depopulation and repopulation’, coordinated by the Fundación Repoblación, is a shining example of the Rural Pact platform’s capacity to spark meaningful collaboration across Europe. Read on to find out more about exchanges within the group.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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Rural Vision Magazine | Edition 1
This first edition of the Rural Vision Magazine provides you with stories and information to inspire and drive progress in implementing the rural vision.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice

Rural Growth Agreements support multi-level governance and local innovation in Norway
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Strengthening local democracy and participation in rural Netherlands through a youth village council
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Facilitating business transfers to ensure economic continuity in rural Salamanca, Spain
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform