Dear Colleagues,

Rural development is one of the most complex topical research issues, demanding complex interdisciplinary research proposing multifunctional sustainable economic development models based on theoretical and empirical studies underscoring socio-economic indicators which may improve policy approaches to analysis evaluation and decision making.

Changes in rural development policies from a sectoral to a multisectoral perspective and, further, to a territorial approach, ultimately embracing a local community development perspective, emphasize the need to provide socio-economic indicators related to rural development that may cope with multifunctional areas displaying nuanced local economies, which are sometimes dominated by agriculture, tourism, or local industries.

Moreover, rural environments are perhaps the ones experiencing the most severe recent changes, and the current orientation of agricultural policies and local economies in different rural regions is concerned, now more than ever, with environmental issues and sustainability aspects.

This Special Issue on Economic Indicators Relating to Rural Development invites researchers to submit theoretical or empirical papers focusing on topics related to rural development indicators, models, or case studies; the sustainable socio-economic development of worldwide rural regions regardless of their scale; rural development policies and the role of decision makers and other stakeholders in addressing challenges in sustainable rural development; community engagement in linking agriculture with other economic sectors (e.g., tourism); etc. We welcome your contributions, including, but not limited to, the above directions.

Dr. Camelia Teodorescu
Dr. Ana-Irina Lequeux-Dincă
Dr. Florentina-Cristina Merciu
Guest Editors

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• rural development
• regional/local economies
• socio-economic indicators
• resilient communities
• sustainable agriculture
• rural tourism
• smart villages