Abstract

DELGADO-SERRANO, María del Mar; AMBROSIO-ALBALA, Mateo  and  AMADOR, Francisco. Exploring Prospective Structural Analysis to Assess the Relevance of Rural Territorial Development in Spain and Nicaragua. Cuad. Desarro. Rural [online]. 2015, vol.12, n.76, pp.35-56. ISSN 0122-1450.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.cdr12-76.epsa.

Rural Territorial Development policy approach was launched in Europe to foster rural development under the LEADER initiative. It sparked off great interest in Latin America. We analyse the role played by RTD principles in the dynamics and evolution of four rural areas in Spain and Nicaragua. In doing so, we provide empirical understanding on the validity of the principles to boost rural change and contribute to evidence-based policy-making. Methodologically, we explore the use of participatory prospective tools that apprehend rural areas' evolving and complex nature. The potential of Prospective Structural Analysis to describe rural dynamics, and to support social changes and decision-making is tested.

Keywords : evidence-based policy-making; regional planning; Europe; Latin America.

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