Civic universities and bottom-up approaches to boost local development of rural areas: the case of the University of Macerata

Abstract The aim of this paper is to provide a review of the main roles HEIs can play in rural areas. A longitudinal case study about the civic engagement of the University of Macerata - UNIMC (Italy) is presented, by assessing its attempt to fulfil its third and fourth mission through the applicati...

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Main Authors: Tomasi Sabrina, Cavicchi Alessio, Aleffi Chiara, Paviotti Gigliola, Ferrara Concetta, Baldoni Federica, Passarini Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-08-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Economics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-021-00185-5