Innovation, Spatial Loyalty, and ICTs as Locational Determinants of Rural Development in the Catalan Pyrenees

Ana Vera Martin, Antoni F. Tulla i Pujol · 2019 · European Countryside

Summary. Information and communication technologies enable rural and mountain development by dispersing economic activity from cities and connecting local territories to global markets. In the Catalan Pyrenees, companies leverage local identity and lower costs while performing high-value activities like design locally and manufacturing elsewhere. ICTs support education, workforce development, and new business creation in these areas, offsetting labor shortages through small company structures and spatial loyalty among clustered firms.

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  title   = {Innovation, Spatial Loyalty, and ICTs as Locational Determinants of Rural Development in the Catalan Pyrenees},
  author  = {Ana Vera Martin and Antoni F. Tulla i Pujol},
  journal = {European Countryside},
  year    = {2019},
  doi     = {10.2478/euco-2019-0029},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2019-0029}
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DOI

10.2478/euco-2019-0029

Countries

Spain

Regions

Europe

Categories

broadband-and-digital, regional-innovation-systems, entrepreneurship

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