Until recently, we separated farmers and urban communities. Each had their own ministries, policy plans, cultures, knowledge and education institutes and even political parties. Now we accept that this division is gone in the Netherlands. Rural areas ceased to exist, and urbanity was found everywhere. …

There is growing realisation amongst local communities that the organizations and societies within which they live and work need to become more sustainable in order to secure their social, environmental and economic futures (Coyle 2011, Müller et al. 2011). The underlying motivations vary but are often …

Tourism and recreation are important sources of income for communities. Perhaps even more for rural communities. This report evaluates facilities in Bedum and advises the local authors concerning steps in how to improve infrastructure.

This paper deals with Rural Tourism in Twente. A comparison is made between Twente and several other regions in The Netherlands. Economic results like Employment and the development in Tourism over the last few years is taken into the comparison. It becomes clear that Twente is a region with a well-developed …

Poster presented at the workshop Rural signing varieties: social dynamics and linguistic structure, results from the EuroBABEL project on 'Endangered Sign Languages in Village Communities', Leiden, 7th November 2012