<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper aims to analyse to what extent the level and dynamics of development of rural regions located in two firmly different countries, Austria and Portugal, differ. In order to do this, an index to measure the ‘structural strength’ of rural regions was created. This index is a more holistic measure of socio-economic development than the traditional GDP per capita. After the identification of structurally weak regions in both Austria and Portugal, the paper compares them in the context of challenges faced by such regions.</p></abstract>

This paper aims to analyse to what extent the level and dynamics of development of rural regions located in two firmly different countries, Austria and Portugal, differ. In order to do this, an index to measure the ‘structural strength’ of rural regions was created. This index is a more holistic measure of socio-economic development than the traditional GDP per capita. After the identification of structurally weak regions in both Austria and Portugal, the paper compares them in the context of challenges faced by such regions.

Classification of Structurally Weak Rural Regions: Application of a Rural Development Index for Austria and Portugal

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This paper aims to analyse to what extent the level and dynamics of development of rural regions located in two firmly different countries, Austria and...

Classification of Structurally Weak Rural Regions: Application of a Rural Development Index for Austria and Portugal

Published Online: Jun 11, 2020

Page range: 5 - 14

Received: Mar 26, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2020-0014

Keywords
rural development, regional disparities, TOPSIS method, composite index, Austria, Portugal

© 2020 Barraí Hennebry et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Classification of Structurally Weak Rural Regions: Application of a Rural Development Index for Austria and Portugal

Published Online: Jun 11, 2020

Page range: 5 - 14

Received: Mar 26, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2020-0014

Keywordsrural development, regional disparities, TOPSIS method, composite index, Austria, Portugal

© 2020 Barraí Hennebry et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
rural development, regional disparities, TOPSIS method, composite index, Austria, Portugal