Place-Based Rural Development: A Role for Complex Adaptive Assemblages?
Summary. Rural development programs often improve measurable indicators without making residents feel their lives have actually improved. Using ethnographic research in Cornwall and Southwest Virginia, this paper develops the concept of complex adaptive region assemblages to explain this gap. The author finds that revitalization systems work better when they strengthen connections between local residents and help them navigate their communities more effectively.
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(21908600), J. W.. (2025). Place-Based Rural Development: A Role for Complex Adaptive Assemblages?. Figshare.
(21908600), J Willett. “Place-Based Rural Development: A Role for Complex Adaptive Assemblages?.” Figshare, 2025.
(21908600), J Willett. 2025. “Place-Based Rural Development: A Role for Complex Adaptive Assemblages?.” Figshare.
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- regional-innovation-systems, policy, general-innovation
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- 2026-05-01