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Small Places Matter and the Right to Stay: New Perspectives
Territorial study on development opportunities in Norway's rural and peripheral regions, focusing on small places as active agents of change and the 'right to stay' as a guiding principle for territorial cohesion. Develops a conceptual framework (agency, connectivity, resilience), provides a territorial typology of small places based on d...
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Territorial study on development opportunities in Norway's rural and peripheral regions, focusing on small places as active agents of change and the 'right to stay' as a guiding principle for territorial cohesion. Develops a conceptual framework (agency, connectivity, resilience), provides a territorial typology of small places based o...
- Tender type:
- Tender
- Contracting authority:
- ESPON EGTC
- Published:
- May 10, 2026
- Deadline:
- June 10, 2026
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Territorial study on development opportunities in Norway's rural and peripheral regions, focusing on small places as active agents of change and the 'right to stay' as a guiding principle for territorial cohesion. Develops a conceptual framework (agency, connectivity, resilience), provides a territorial typology of small places based on drivers and barriers, showcases diverse pathways, and delivers policy recommendations on governance, capacity building, and financing.
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