| Abstract [eng] |
The article analyses urban-rural partnership. The partnership between rural and urban residents can involve them in joint activities and take responsibility and commitment. A strong partnership is based on good faith. Rural and urban development has driving forces: partnership and collaboration, continuous learning, strategic thinking. The European Commission notes that if the EU countries want access to the best development, urban and rural areas should complement each other. Urban and rural areas of interaction must be promoted in every region of the recipient of EU structural funds, and shall be given preference to a more balanced territorial development. Rural areas must have access to specialist services that are offered just in the urban centres. Urban dwellers must be provided with food and be able to take advantage of the natural, tourism and recreation services, which are offered only in rural areas. The results showed that urban and rural communities are different concerning image, resources, skills and entrepreneurship, social infrastructure, the upgrade level of the functions, quality of life, migration trends and scope. EU Structural Funds contribution to integrated territorial development must be based on support networks between urban and rural development and improved transportation between cities and rural areas in order to avoid repetition of the same work and to encourage land use patterns, which are prone to more efficient and sustainable development... [to full text]. |
