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  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,314 Views
18 Pages

23 July 2021

The State Council of the People’s Republic of China issued the National Territory Spatial Planning Outline (2016–2030), which is a fundamental guide and blueprint for China to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Based on its sustainable...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,748 Views
17 Pages

Almost half of the world’s countries, including cities, have strategically adopted the territorial brand. This essay proposes an interdisciplinary reflection on the relationship between territorial brands and territorial and regional developmen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,375 Views
25 Pages

22 December 2021

This article proposes an alternative policy development approach for territories encompassing rural areas with small urban settlements or ‘small places’, which normally suffer from lagging territorial development trends. The proposed &lsq...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
8,900 Views
24 Pages

30 May 2022

There is a clear controversy between the concepts of place branding and territorial brand in the context of regional development, with different meanings being attributed depending on the regions of the world. On the one hand, there are the typologic...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,758 Views
23 Pages

Territorial Approach and Rural Development Challenges: Governance, State and Territorial Markets

  • Karina Yoshie Martins Kato,
  • Nelson Giordano Delgado and
  • Jorge Osvaldo Romano

9 June 2022

The way we produce food is at the heart of some of the current main global challenges. We are witnessing increasing social inequalities and the accentuation of hunger around the world, especially in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. At...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,541 Views
22 Pages

Regional Development in Russia: An Ecosystem Approach to Territorial Sustainability Assessment

  • Tatyana Tolstykh,
  • Leyla Gamidullaeva,
  • Nadezhda Shmeleva and
  • Yuri Lapygin

10 August 2020

The current crisis has indicated the need to review the policy of economic growth and globalization towards the search for new sustainable models of the internal territory development able to resist external shocks and threats. To achieve this goal,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,606 Views
18 Pages

5 March 2022

The article discusses the permanence of clientelistic practices and their tensions with the participatory approach adopted within the framework of the Brazilian public policy of rural territorial development. It examines, in particular, the case of l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
8,464 Views
16 Pages

5 February 2020

This paper explores the implementation of European Union (EU) Cohesion Policy in Portugal during the 2014–2020 programming period (Portugal 2020) and its contribution to promoting sustainable territorial development. It starts with an anatomiza...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,155 Views
28 Pages

6 October 2022

ASEAN countries are promoting regionally balanced development in their policy in response to development disparity resulting from rapid urbanization. This study aims to draw strategic approaches for balanced development based on the current status of...

  • Concept Paper
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,005 Views
16 Pages

Strategic Competence Model for Understanding Smart Territorial Development

  • Urška Fric,
  • William O’Gorman and
  • Borut Rončević

20 March 2023

In this paper, the authors propose a multi-level model for the strategic competence of territorial units, which can help explain why some territorial units manage to respond appropriately to global challenges and thrive while others fail. Strategic c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
9,493 Views
20 Pages

Territorial Intelligence, a Collective Challenge for Sustainable Development: A Scoping Review

  • Miguel-Ángel García-Madurga,
  • Ana-Julia Grilló-Méndez and
  • Miguel-Ángel Esteban-Navarro

21 July 2020

Territorial Intelligence is a practice devoted to obtaining, analysing and valuing information and knowledge about a territory and its environment to design and implement territorial plans on strategic matters. The purpose of this article is to provi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
845 Views
16 Pages

Validation of the Interpretative Model of the READI® Matrix for Territorial Development

  • Ricard Calvo Palomares,
  • Juli Antoni Aguado Hernández and
  • Enric Sigalat Signes

5 November 2025

In the local development field, it is important to have tools and instruments—methodologies—that make it possible to determine and evaluate the potential of each territory in order to be able to face future socioeconomic development proce...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,621 Views
25 Pages

Designation of Origin Distillates in Mexico: Value Chains and Territorial Development

  • Pablo Pérez-Akaki,
  • Nadia Viridiana Vega-Vera,
  • Yuritzi Paola Enríquez-Caballero and
  • Marisol Velázquez-Salazar

14 May 2021

Geographical Indications (GI) have been used in several countries, mainly in Europe, as tools to promote territorial development. These tools have been adopted in Latin American countries without serious reflection on their scope, limits, and advanta...

  • Review
  • Open Access
62 Citations
2,994 Views
18 Pages

8 April 2024

Coordination between the construction of transport infrastructure and the development and protection of territorial space is an important factor in promoting sustainable regional development, but there is still a lack of systematic research on the im...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,709 Views
30 Pages

30 March 2025

This study develops a new methodological framework to assess territorial cohesion by integrating six critical dimensions: demography, equity, competitiveness, governance, sustainability, and connectivity. Rooted in the context of Portugal, the resear...

  • Article
  • Open Access
536 Views
38 Pages

15 October 2025

The contradiction between economic development and ecological protection has become a common challenge for territorial governance in developing countries around the world. However, extant studies have neglected the coupling and symbiotic relationship...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,831 Views
31 Pages

Exploring the Evolution of the Topics and Research Fields of Territorial Development from a Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis

  • Claudia Jazmín Galeano-Barrera,
  • María Eugenia Arango Ospina,
  • Edgar Mauricio Mendoza García,
  • Dewar Rico-Bautista and
  • Efrén Romero-Riaño

26 May 2022

Countries with great deficiencies in development, research, and innovation are investing resources to advance in this aspect; meanwhile, it is necessary to advance in initiatives that promote local development, through the correct use and management...

  • Hypothesis
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,528 Views
22 Pages

27 September 2023

This contribution aims to present a conceptual framework for developing territorial development strategies based on crowdsourcing technologies to enhance intangible heritage within the context of Italian inner areas. The work provides essential backg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,912 Views
28 Pages

24 June 2022

The integration processes taking place in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) are contributing to the sustainable development of this unique territory. Intensive cooperation financed from EU funds under the cohesion policy and the neighborhood policy have pr...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,709 Views
20 Pages

23 October 2022

This study aims to answer the following research questions: (a) to what extent do EU rural development supports for investments address territorial differences of rural areas, especially concerning the differences between rich and intensive areas, on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,431 Views
16 Pages

7 November 2022

The Province of Rieti (Italy) hosts well-preserved historical villages rich in natural and cultural resources, as well as attractive food traditions. Consequently, being close to the Metropolitan City of Rome, many urban residents may consider it an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
9,378 Views
23 Pages

5 July 2021

The move towards a climate neutral economy and society requires policymakers and practitioners to carefully consider the core technical, social, and spatial dimensions of a just transition. This paper closely examines the processes undertaken during...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,761 Views
13 Pages

15 September 2021

LEADER is a rural development method based on a participative approach, which was tailored in 1991 as a complement to the traditional common agricultural policy (CAP) measures. One of its most important objectives is to reduce the differences between...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,037 Views
16 Pages

30 January 2024

Since their origins, rural development programs have considered the county level as the axis on which to implement their development strategies. Taking Tajo-Salor County (Extremadura, Spain) as a reference, this research analyzes the assessment that...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
820 Views
5 Pages

This paper focuses on one of the instruments provided by the municipal sphere to solve problems in integrated territorial public policies, namely the Strategic Urban Development Plan (SUDP). Considering the starting question, “What lessons can...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
8,804 Views
32 Pages

4 April 2023

In Sub-Saharan Africa, unprecedented population growth, concomitant with limited industrialisation and job creation, have changed the configurations of rural-urban linkages in recent decades. Indeed, as primate cities do not act as strong engines of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,253 Views
33 Pages

18 July 2025

This study examines the added value of territorial cooperation within the LEADER approach, a key pillar of the EU’s rural development policy. Both interterritorial and transnational cooperation projects empower Local Action Groups (LAGs) to tac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,321 Views
19 Pages

Tools and Technologies for Sustainable Territorial Development in the Context of a Quadruple Innovation Helix

  • Danila Parygin,
  • Natalia Sadovnikova,
  • Leyla Gamidullaeva,
  • Anton Finogeev and
  • Nikolay Rashevskiy

25 July 2022

The study of the problem of sustainable development of urban areas led to the understanding of the important role that population involvement plays in solving the issues related to forming a comfortable urban environment. It is normal practice to tak...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,967 Views
16 Pages

Proposal of a Multi-Criteria Model for the Evaluation of Territorial Development Plans: An Application in Chile’s Lagging Areas

  • Sara Arancibia-Carvajal,
  • Felipe Petit-Laurent,
  • María Paz Troncoso and
  • Manuel Vargas-Vargas

The evaluation of Territorial Development Plans (TDP) is a challenge most Latin American countries face. The problem arises in establishing a model to evaluate TDP that meets the criteria and indicators established in a national policy or regulatory...

  • Article
  • Open Access
981 Views
25 Pages

Astrotourism as Social Innovation for Peripheral Territories: Pathways for Sustainable Development Under Dark Skies

  • Elieber Mateus dos Santos,
  • Quésia Postigo Kamimura,
  • Ademir Pereira dos Santos and
  • Wagner José Corradi Barbosa

5 November 2025

Astrotourism is gaining international recognition as a practice that integrates science, culture and sustainability, addressing global challenges such as light pollution and fostering inclusive local development. Although its environmental and econom...

  • Article
  • Open Access
80 Citations
13,890 Views
19 Pages

4 June 2018

One form of cycle tourism can be represented features tourism that focuses on the relation between biking and the discovery of a territory. Geared toward forms of holiday that allow for the low consumption of natural resources and a connection with t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
148 Views
29 Pages

23 January 2026

There is little evidence of the implementation of the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems between universities and businesses, and there is even less research that prioritizes people and implements sustainable develo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,354 Views
27 Pages

30 November 2022

Industrial objects constructed between the XIX century and the first half of the XX century were scattered outside the historical city center. However, they are currently located within the boundaries of the historical area of a big city. Postindustr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,700 Views
18 Pages

6 April 2022

Montesinho Natural Park is one of the largest Portuguese natural protected areas, presenting good biodiversity and a cultural heritage with a strong connection to the territory and its people. It constitutes a low-density territory, characterized by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,589 Views
16 Pages

20 August 2020

The intervention of intermediaries in supporting collaboration for sustainability is considered an effective way to address the challenges faced by all parties involved in this type of commitment. Our paper includes several less frequently approached...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,375 Views
12 Pages

30 August 2021

The paper describes the impact assessment method of new projects and investments in a foundation for the development of the territory based on a venture philanthropy approach. It compares the method identified with the main procedures included in the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,501 Views
13 Pages

A Spatio-Temporal Autowave Model of Shanghai Territory Development

  • Natalia Levashova,
  • Alla Sidorova,
  • Anna Semina and
  • Mingkang Ni

3 July 2019

A spatio-temporal model of megacity development that treats the megacity as an active medium is presented. From our point of view, it is advisable to consider the process of urban ecosystem development from the standpoint of the theory of autowave se...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,069 Views
24 Pages

31 December 2023

The coastal strip, characterized by the urbanization of coastal tourist territories (CTTs), has expanded over decades through civil engineering, altering the shoreline dynamics and creating artificial beaches crucial for tourism. To examine the relat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,242 Views
21 Pages

The certification of Malaga and Ronda wine route, within the model of certified wine routes in Spain, has given a new boost to wine tourism in Malaga. The study focuses on La Axarquía, located on the Eastern Costa del Sol in Southern Spain, which has...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,744 Views
10 Pages

3 September 2019

Polycentric development, territorial cohesion, and territorial diversity are some of the main principles supported at the European level for reducing regional disparities and for making territories more resilient and diversified, which strengthens th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,315 Views
16 Pages

27 March 2024

Cities are complex entities, reflecting an intricate system of relationships intertwined over time, development processes, and territorial planning, sustainability and management. Within this network of interactions among people and territories, the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,797 Views
20 Pages

6 December 2023

To understand and respond to the common ecological and environmental challenges faced by human beings, this study investigated the relationship between territorial spatial development (TSD), eco-environmental responses, and territorial spatial planni...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,665 Views
13 Pages

22 March 2021

This paper considers innovations as one of the factors of sustainable agricultural development of the Stavropol Territory. It focuses on the impact of state policy at the regional level in the field of innovations on the sustainable development of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,484 Views
21 Pages

10 July 2022

The economic relevance of the characteristics of territories has been addressed by many approaches across different disciplines. While some consider them an important source for the reputation of territories, others rely on the fact that in a global...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,471 Views
23 Pages

Territorial Analysis Through the Integration of CFS-RAI Principles and the Working with People Model: An Application in the Andean Highlands of Peru

  • Alejandro Fontana,
  • Antonio Velasquez-Fernandez,
  • Maria Isabel Rodriguez-Vasquez and
  • Grecia Cuervo-Guerrero

8 February 2025

The characterization of territory in Peru’s Andean regions faces significant challenges due to a lack of comprehensive methodologies capable of addressing the complexity of these contexts. This research aims to bridge that gap by developing a m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,272 Views
19 Pages

Creating a Green Infrastructure and Optimizing the City’s Territory in Order to Maintain Sustainable Development

  • Aisulu Abduova,
  • Meirbek Aitugan,
  • Ayaulym Tileuberdi,
  • Bekzat Baibatyrova and
  • Farida Yunusova

30 May 2025

The purpose of the research is to identify the features of development of a pattern of green infrastructure of megapolises as a basis of sustainable development. The advancement algorithm of green infrastructure of megapolises is implemented for the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,056 Views
21 Pages

26 June 2023

Cities involve units of time and space, being part of historical, social, economic, cultural, and tourist imaginary constructions. The goal is to understand how the territorial brand, based on regional development theories, is being used in the metav...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,373 Views
20 Pages

The Territory of Valle del Jerte-La Vera and Its Tourist Development (Extremadura, SW Spain)

  • Nerea Ríos Rodríguez,
  • Gema Cárdenas Alonso,
  • Ana Nieto Masot and
  • Felipe Leco Berrocal

30 November 2022

At the end of the 20th century, tourism was positioned as an activity capable of diversifying and reactivating the economies of rural European areas, which were experiencing problems of demographic regression and a high rate of ageing. Subsequently,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,632 Views
13 Pages

15 November 2022

The paper presents an innovated method for territorial zoning and its implementation in the territory of the Zdíkovský stream catchment area. The basis for projecting is ananthropo-ecological approach to the territory and the propositio...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,568 Views
20 Pages

17 February 2024

Territorial spatial planning involves fixability and flexibility in different driving factors related to control and development orientation, and they play an important role in regional sustainable development, especially in developing countries such...

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