The Rural Creative Class: Counterurbanisation and Entrepreneurship in the Danish Countryside
Summary. Well-educated urban professionals move to rural Denmark to start small businesses, seeking less stressful lives while maintaining careers. Initially, most businesses serve metropolitan markets in media and business services. Over time, these enterprises evolve into regional lifestyle businesses that blend urban-sector work with local market adaptation, reducing travel to cities. While their local impact remains limited, they extend regional networks and provide organizational energy across broader areas.
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Herslund, L. B.. (2012). The Rural Creative Class: Counterurbanisation and Entrepreneurship in the Danish Countryside. Sociologia Ruralis. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2011.00560.x
Herslund, Lise Byskov. “The Rural Creative Class: Counterurbanisation and Entrepreneurship in the Danish Countryside.” Sociologia Ruralis, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2011.00560.x.
Herslund, Lise Byskov. 2012. “The Rural Creative Class: Counterurbanisation and Entrepreneurship in the Danish Countryside.” Sociologia Ruralis. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2011.00560.x.
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- 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2011.00560.x
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- Denmark
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- Europe
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- entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems
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- 2026-04-28